The first full-length biography of Mal Evans the Beatles' beloved friend confidant and
roadie. Malcolm Evans the Beatles' long-time roadie personal assistant and devoted friend
was an invaluable member of the band's inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses
Evans loomed large in the Beatles' story contributing at times as a performer and sometime
lyricist while struggling mightily to protect his beloved ?boys.? He was there for the whole
of the group's remarkable unparalleled story: from the Shea Stadium triumph through the
creation of the timeless cover art for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the famous Let
It Be rooftop concert. Leaving a stable job as telecommunications engineer to serve as road
manager for this fledgling band Mal was the odd man out from the start?older married with
children and without any music business experience. And yet he threw himself headlong into
their world traveling across the globe and making himself indispensable. In the years after
the Beatles' disbandment Big Mal continued in their employ as each embarked upon solo careers.
By 1974 he was determined to make his name as a songwriter and record producer setting off
for a new life in Los Angeles where he penned his memoirs. But in January 1976 on the verge
of sharing his book with the world Evans's story came to a tragic end during a domestic
standoff with the LAPD. For Beatles devotes Mal's life and untimely death have always been
shrouded in mystery. For decades his diaries manuscripts and vast collection of memorabilia
was missing seemingly lost forever...until now. Working with full access to Mal's unpublished
archives and having conducted hundreds of new interviews Beatles' scholar and author Kenneth
Womack affords readers with a full telling of Mal's unknown story at the heart of the Beatles'
legend. Lavishly illustrated with unseen photos and ephemera from Mal's archives Living the
Beatles' Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans is the missing puzzle piece in the Fab Four's
incredible story.
