THE STORY OF JOHNNY GENTLE AND JOHNNY LENNON, AND HOW THE SONG “I’VE JUST FALLEN FOR SOMEONE” WAS CREATED!
Gentle’s account of taking the Beatles on their first tour in Scotland back in 1960!
Merseyrock Publications, 1998-co-authored with Ian Forsyth
Johnny’s real name was John Askew, and he also used the pseudonym, Darren Young! John passed away in 2024 at the age of 87.
A signed copy of the book: (Not my copy) My personal copy is signed by both authors.
Some background information about singer John Askew, aka Darren Young, aka Johnny Gentle, who passed away in 2024:
Johnny’s Wikipedia biography:
Written on their tour in May 1960, this is the Johnny Gentle song for which John Lennon wrote the middle 8 bars of the song, without ever having received official songwriting credit! Gentle just asked for help with the middle of the song and John Lennon wrote the middle 8 very quickly and simply gave it to him without any flinching, and never required any credit be given to him for his contribution!
DARREN YOUNG (aka JOHNNY GENTLE) I’ve Just Fallen for Someone
Have you heard this song before?
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Yes, the story of Johnny Gentle and the (Silver) Beatles interested me from an early age. I have the vinyl single in my collection.
I just realized that I have the Finnish edition of the single