Beatles History - 1960: The Silver Beatles audition for Larry Parnes to take on the Billy Fury tour.  They don't pass the audition but are sent on a tour of Scotland instead.

1960: The Silver Beatles audition for Larry Parnes to take on the Billy Fury tour. They don't pass the audition but are sent on a tour of Scotland instead.

Friday, May 10, 2024

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Event Description

This was an audition in search of a backing band for an upcoming Billy Fury tour. The Silver Beatles didn't win the audition. However, Larry Parnes liked what he heard and hired the band to back Johnny Gentle ona tour of Scotland at the end of May. Tommy Moore, The Silver Beatles' drummer at this time, arrived late after a couple of songs. Johnny Hutchinson from Cass And The Cassanovas (seen in the first photo) graciously filled in on drums with a routine drum beat. These photos illustrate perfectly Stuart's tendency to play with his back to the audience. At one point during the audition, Parnes requested to hear the band without Stuart. John would have no part of it. "We're a group, all or none. That's the way it is."