Horst Fascher
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| Born | 5 February 1936 Hamburg, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Manager, producer |
Horst Fascher (born 5 February 1936) is a German music business figure who was a friend and business associate of the Beatles during their early career playing in Hamburg, Germany.
Biography
Early life
Horst Fascher was born in
The Beatles
When the Beatles (including original drummer
Indra Club and the Kaiserkeller. As they rose through the ranks of bands playing the Reeperbahn (making five trips in all over the next two-and-a-half years), Fascher usually managed to be working at the same clubs, and for the same boss, as the Beatles. They visited him at home, and he in turn kept troublemakers away from the band. The only favour Fascher asked was to be able to sing with them occasionally onstage, which was granted; Eddie Cochran
's music was a common choice.
The Beatles (with Best now replaced by
marks under the table to make him do it." Nonetheless, the band had a holiday residency at the Star-Club
(which Fascher co-ran), through the New Year.
Fascher guested with the Beatles during their
Be-Bop-A-Lula
", features his brother Fred's vocals.
Fascher remained a friend and admirer of the band years after they became famous. Some of his stories about the band's Hamburg days (and his impressions of the young Beatles) have found their way into music biographies, including Philip Norman's Shout!. His own memoir "Let The Good Times Roll! Der Star-Club-Gründer Erzählt" ("Told By The Star-Club Founder") was published in 2006.
References
Notes
- ^ Bernstein, Richard (8 April 2006). "Memories of Hamburg, Enough to Build a Dream On". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Harry, Bill. "A Man called Horst". Mersey Beat. Triumph PC. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
Bibliography
- Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation, by Philip Norman (Warner Books, 1982)
- The Beatles, by Hunter Davies (McGraw-Hill, 1968)
- Let the good times roll! Der Star-Club-Gründer erzählt, Autobiography by Horst Fascher. Written by Oliver Flesch. With greetings from ISBN 978-3-8368-0013-6.
External links
- Horst Fascher at IMDb
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