Peppers lonely hearts club band is the eighth studio album by the english rock band the beatles. Apollo hinted rather strongly that bill shepherd contributed to the beatles musically. The beatles are said to have covered up the death, despite inserting a series of clues into their songs and artwork. But the beatles folklore also has william billy shears campbell as the supposed replacement for the supposedly dead paul mccartney. Im not saying i believe in the paul is dead theory. Billy shears replaced paul mccartney in the beatles sir paul mccartney provided this information to thomas e. Paul mccartney was replaced by billy shepherd, the king of. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd goodreads. The memoirs of billy shears uses over two hundred songs to explain the paul switch including the torment it caused before and after pauls death, to establish the historical context, and to add support, richness, and texture to the books concepts. The memoirs of billy shears, the first fully encoded fulllength book, is also the first to create messages by wordstacking.
Billy shepherd writer for the beatles monthly book the. Beverly hills the former drummer of the beatles, ringo starr, surprised the world this morning during an interview in his luxurious californian residence when he admitted that the 45yearold rumors about the alleged death of paul mccartney in 1966 were actually true. The fab official book about the beatles john lennon. This video gives detailed information about the beatles and billy shepherd. It is proof that the beatles conceived the paul is dead concept. Whereas all the other beatles are facing to one side paul i. George harrison by shepherd, billy the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, ringo starr, george harrison related.
Apparently the name of the man who replaced paul in 1966 if you believe that was named billy shepherd. A tale of four beatles by billy shepherd the king is. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd abebooks. Although billy shears was supposedly the fictional leader of the fictional sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, his name is mentioned only once in the album. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd 1964 ebay. Paul is dead 1966 car crash billy pepper and the pepperpots strawberry fields a day in the life beatles silver beatles paul mccartney billy shears. Former beatle ringo starr claims the real paul mccartney. Did sir paul, or william shepherd, write this book.
Paul mccartney and billy shepherd the full story part 1 youtube. The true story of the beatles as told to billy shepherd 1964 bantam. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. True story of the beatles mass market paperback 1964. The paul is dead myth began in 1969, and alleged that paul mccartney died in 1966. The facial transformation took place after surgery, fillers and latex.
Billy s back shows how william shepherd billy shears replaced paul mccartney in the beatles, going from billy pepper of billy pepper and the pepper pots to sgt. The mans name is supposed to be billy shepherd ex leader of the pepperpots billy pepper and the pepperpots band. Gary shepherd denies that father, bill shepherd, was faul. Sir paul mccartney provided this information to thomas e. While i was away, i found a used bookstore and came away with this nice item.
Mark devlin wmike williams paul is dead the memoirs of billy. Paul mccartney died in 1966 replaced by billy shepherd, page 1. Selections from the memoirs of billy shears by thomas e. Also, ive heard him known as william shears campbell. According to the cover it is the true story of the beatles as personally told to billy shepherd. Billys name is there at the end of the very first song i dont really want to stop the show. The latest deception off the surrogate slipway concerns one william sheppard a. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd, ist edition beat. Apr 05, 2018 this is william bill shepherd playing the character of vivian stanshall. Paul mccartney was replaced by billy shepherd youtube. The memoirs of billy shears and beatles enlightenment mention lindas lifetime achievement award from peta people for the ethical treatment of animals. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Who wasis billy shears sgt peppers lonely hearts club band.
We know when billy shears first appeared on the scene. Billy shears, also known as william campbell, born 15 november 1943 is most commonly known for replacing paul mccartney after his death in 1966. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd 1964. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. David icke the beatles with a little help from their. In september 1969, american college students published a series of articles in which they claimed that clues to mccartneys death could be found among the lyrics and artwork of the beatles recordings. True story of the beatles, the mass market paperback import, 1964 by billy shepherd author. Johns upbringing, in particular, was a major bugaboo for early beatle biography, and brauns willingness to present it, relatively unvarnished, distinguished love me do from other works, such as billy shepherd s the true story of the beatles, which was released around the same time. As posted in another thread, billy shepherd wrote articles for the beatles monthly book, from n. Listen to mark devlin wmike williams paul is dead the memoirs of billy. The true story of the beatles as personally told to billy shepherd. Cover photos by leslie bryce drawings by bob gibson 190page book with 11.
Billy shepherd author of the true story of the beatles. The true story of the beatles as personally told to billy shepherd, with 32 pages of photos. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd, ist edition beat books 1964. The beatles are strongly linked in billy s back with the illuminati, primarily through the committee of 300, freemasonry and the social engineering experts tavistock. Dismiss a myth when you buy lies daily ground up in vinyl disks. The february 1967 false rumour article that appeared in the beatles monthly book was a seed and from it would grow the paul is dead myth. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Heres an lp dating back to before the beatles, yeah. If you enjoy books by illuminaries such as deepak chopra, wayne dyer, eckhart tolle, or marianne williamson, you will love reading some of their favorite concepts behind beatles songs. The billy shears story goes that in 1965 william campbell shears entered and won a beatle lookalike competition organised by brian epstein who was looking for beatle doubles just in case one of his boys got killed. This is a photograph of william shears campbell, the man.
It is as an engineer, and later a producerarranger, however, that he had a major impact on popular music by virtue of his association with the bee gees. Buy the true story of the beatles by billy shepherd online at alibris. So logically, if the rumors are correct, and this really is the face of a lookalike, it will be conclusive match for the face of the supposed lookalike from 1967s sgt. There never was a real person called billy shepherd who wrote for and about the beatles. You will see how the switch in the band immensely improved the beatles, but. Billy pepper and the pepperpots was the exploitation album by my father to cash in on merseymania the band never existed outside of a studio and the songs credited to my father bill shepherd were pastiche beatles copies. Paul mccartney and billy shepherd the full story part 1. Billy shepherd was also known as neil aspinall and he was billy shears from the beatles song and also billy pepperaka sgt. Released on 26 may 1967 in the united kingdom nb 1 and 2 june 1967 in the united states, it spent 27 weeks at number one on the uk albums chart and 15 weeks. His parents raised him along with his 7 brothers and sisters and got little education. The book, written in the first person as billy shepherd, the man who took over from dead paul, explains that proponents of the new world order didnt wish the beatles to fold. The true story of the beatles 1964 by beat publications ltd. This book contains selections from the memoirs of billy shears that are too philosophical, or spiritually esoteric, for the general readership of billys back.
Click download or read online button to get the memoirs of billy shears book now. Uharriet with the book written in the first person of bill shepherd. Apr 24, 2017 rob sheffield on the beatles solo wilderness years in an excerpt from his new book dreaming the beatles, the author looks back at the ups and downs of the former fab four adrift in the. The author was given as billy shepherd, the penname used by jones for his writing and editing work on the beatles monthly book, an authorised. The britishborn shepherd had first achieved notice in the pop world in 1959 with. What was the first song that william shepherd the man who replaced paul took part in recording as one of the beatles. This bill shepherd also wrote articles for the beatles book. The true story of the beatles as personally told to billy shepherd with 32 pages of photographs. The rumour began circulating around 1967, but grew in popularity after being reported on american college campuses in. Uharriet so he could write this eyeopening book explaining how he replaced paul after his fatal car crash of september was billy the kid really a hardened criminal murderer or was he merely misunderstood. Released on 26 may 1967 in the united kingdom and 2 june 1967 in the united states, it spent 27 weeks at number one on the uk albums chart and 15 weeks at number one on the billboard top lps chart in the us.
Peta asks us to question the reasonableness of eating meat, wearing leather, and of going to circuses or zoos. Billy pepper and the pepperpots were a group in liverpool in who copied the beatles style, and even covered some of faul mccartney billy shepherd. Find great deals on ebay for the beatles book 1964. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. He remains to be the recent paul mccartney and is said to be more talented, refined, and down to. Feb 20, 2006 billy shepherd was also known as neil aspinall and he was billy shears from the beatles song and also billy pepperaka sgt. As personally told to billy shepherd with 32 pages of photographs published for the first time in this country.
Amazon price new from used from paperback please retry. Billy shepherd writer for the beatles monthly book the king. This is a photograph of william shears campbell, the man now. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Sir paul mccartney was phil ackrill, the 2nd replacement paul. Cluehunting rapidly proved infectious, and within a few weeks, it had become an international phenomenon. Controversy still raged over them recording what was described as a kiddiestune, but it sold ridiculously fast all over the world. George harrison by shepherd, billy the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, ringo starr, george harrison related edition.
The true story of the beatles billy shepherd beat publications uk. The memoirs of billy shears brings many astonishing facts to light that have been hidden for decades. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd alibris. Pepper billy went through plastic surgery and singing lessons to replace paul maccartney and take on the role of paul not just replace him.
Billys back selections from the book that set world records. Nov 05, 2017 paul mccartney was replaced by billy shepherd. Plastic macca pidbeatles conspiracy book by tina foster chapter 1. As personally told to billy shepherd with 32 pages of. Replacing paul saved the beatles, but plagued each band member. Theres barely a mention of billy pepper and the pepperpots on either album. As a recording artist, bill shepherd has released such successful albums as the pop instrumental lp shepherd and his flock in 1959 and, in 1968, the aurora lp.
The fab official book about the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney. The story goes that at 5am on wednesday 9 november 1966, mccartney stormed out of a session for. Replacing paul saved the beatles, but plagued each. The memoirs of billy shears uses over two hundred songs to explain the paul switch including the torment it caused before and after pauls death, to establish the historical context, and to add support. The memoirs of billy shears download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. On every page of the narrative, with over a thousand instances in all, words are arranged on separate lines to add extra meaning to that chapter. Paul mccartney died in 1966 replaced by billy shepherd page. Paul mccartney died in 1966 replaced by billy shepherd. Buy the true story of the beatles beat books first edition by shepherd, billy isbn. Billy shepherd was the pen name of peter jones, journalist, who has written many books in his time beatles, stones, who among others. This is william bill shepherd playing the character of vivian stanshall.
Paul died late in the evening of 11 september 1966. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. It was the 1 st june 1967, the day on which the beatles released their much anticipated masterwork album, sgt peppers lonely hearts club band. Billys back shows how william shepherd billy shears replaced paul mccartney in the beatles, going from billy pepper of billy. Beatles fan, you can read it as an amazing story of deception that fooled the world for over 47 years. By billy shepherd and johnny dean go back two years, to september 1966, and the beatles were topping the charts with yellow submarine, backed with the wondrous eleanor rigby. Paul is dead is an urban legend and conspiracy theory alleging that paul mccartney, of the english rock band the beatles, died on 9 november 1966 and was secretly replaced by a lookalike. The true story of the beatles by billy shepherd 1964 bantam. Billy shears,william wallace campbell or billy shepherd.
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