The life of the Beatles' road manager Mal Evans is being celebrated with a special museum display to mark what would have been his 90th birthday.
Mr Evans who worked as road manager and personal assistant for the Fab Four from 1963, until their break up in 1970, will have a displayed dedicated to him at the Liverpool Beatles Museum to mark his 90th birthday, in front of his children Julie Rossow and Gary Evans.
It was confirmed that a singlet ring which Mr Evans lost in a poker game to fellow roadie, Neil Aspinall, would also go on display. The museum is run by Neil's son, Roag Best.
"I find it a real honour to be honest; the recognition and the interest people have in him. It’s really lovely and very special", Ms Rossow said.
Elsewhere, Ms Rossow said that interest her father's life grew following the release of Peter Jackson's 'Beatles: Got Back' documentary in 2021, with a biography on his life, Living The Beatles Legend, being published in 2023, written by Kenneth Womack.
"It’s changed my life in ways. People who knew him and knew stories have been able to tell me and I’ve learnt more about him. It’s been an incredible journey", Ms Rossow said.
"I was born in 1966 when he was away with the Beatles and from what I know he was told by them 'your wife’s had a baby girl - go and see her’, she added. "He loved those four boys, to the detriment of his family at times. What a life he had".
Regarding the singlet ring, it was reported that Mr Evans had thrown it into the pot during a game of cards in 1964, when the Beatles stayed in Paris for concerts at the Olympic Theatre.
"I never knew this story. The ring was given to him on his 21st birthday from his parents so it was a bit naughty of him to lose it but he must have been caught in the wildness and excitement of a poker match", Ms Rossow said. "From speaking to Roag I believe he lost the ring several times and was given it back but lost it finally to Neil".
This display, which was unveiled yesterday, also showed a portrait of Mr Evans, from artist Dave Miles.
