John Lennon, autograph hound: The fan-musician community in Hamburg's early rock-and-roll scene, 1960–65

This article explores the Beat music scene in Hamburg, West Germany, in the early 1960s. This scene became famous for its role in incubating the Beatles, who played over 250 nights there in 1960–62, but this article focuses on the prominent role of fans in this scene. Here fans were welcomed by band...

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Main Author: Julia Sneeringer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Organization for Transformative Works 2011-03-01
Series:Transformative Works and Cultures
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Online Access:http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/228/203