![]() ![]() And the reason why the band is called the Beat Brothers on their very first recording (backing Tony Sheridan on "My Bonnie"). There's plenty of Beatles trivia too, like George being sent home to England by the German authorities because he was underage (17). I love the energy and immediacy of this biography. Astrid and Stu fell in love this is mostly a story about them. Astrid took photos of them (and would go on to be one of The Beatles premier photographers). ![]() They eventually got to know the band members very well. A couple of young German friends, Klaus Voortman and Astrid Kirchherr, started going almost nightly to hear them. It's a slice of pop culture history, created in graphic novel format by German artist Arne Bellstorf.Īt that time, The Beatles were comprised of John, Paul, George, Pete Best (on drums) and Stu Sucliffe (on bass). Baby's in Black is set in 1960-62, when The Beatles were honing their musical skills by playing long sets every night in a dive bar in the red light district of Hamburg, Germany. ![]()
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