Book Review: Meet The Beatles Bar Band In Hamburg In 1960
AP The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison, are shown in this November 1963 photo. (AP Photo) In a new novel, an aspiring poet and American exchange student finds unexpected inspiration through the influence of a ragtag group of musicians from Liverpool - the pre-fame Beatles. Dan Greenberger is a television writer and producer who has made part of the "origin story" of The Beatles the basis of his debut novel "The Boys Next Door" (Appian Way Press). It's historical fiction, with the first-person narrative told through the letters and diary entrie...