The Beatles, The Bible and Bodega Bay: A Long and Winding Road

by Ken Mansfield

Overview

The Beatles, the Bible and Bodega Bay presents two portraits: the young man in London on top of the Apple building (and on top of the world!) as he watches the Beatles perform for the last time, and the older man on a remote Sonoma beach on his knees looking out to sea and into the heart of his Creator.

#1 Best Selling Beatles Book – Amazon.com

#2 “Books About the Beatles” – Senior Editor, Rock, Amazon.com
(Beatles Anthology listed as #1)

MAJOR PRESS REVIEWS

Barnes&Noble.com (Kevin Giordano)
“There is something quite Lennonesque about Mansfield’s soul-searching—his tales are astonishingly clear and vivid.”

Amazon.com (Gail Hudson)
“It is his writing talent and depth of personal story that makes this spiritual memoir rock.”

Fox News Channel
“A fabulous book about the Fab Four. It’s historical and a must-have.”

Publishers Weekly, June 2000
“Eschewing the usual druggy histories of musicians, Mansfield delivers a book that is more philosophical than tell-all. There are enough tidbits to satiate any Beatle maniac,

Library Journal, August 2000
“This is a ruminative and ultimately very personal journey through a man’s life and his personal relationships with each member of the Fab Four.

Washington Post, October 2000
“This account is a warm-hearted look at an exciting period, related by an observer who was often at the right place at the right time.”

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*Because of Ken’s personal relationship, respect and loyalty to Apple and the Beatles he sought all necessary official and personal approvals from Capitol, Apple, and each of the Beatles including Yoko on John’s behalf. At the time of the original release of The Beatles, The Bible and Bodega Bay he was informed that outside of their own Anthology that this was the only book approved by them. Once again, out of that same respect there have been no changes or updates—the content before you is exactly the same as the original book. These are the thoughts and events exactly as they were happening then...a unique insider’s look at a time that will never exist again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637583234
Publisher:	Post Hill Press
Publication date:	05/17/2022
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ken Mansfield has experienced a life that most people have only read about. He was in the heart and heat of the music industry when it was young and vibrant—back when creativity and passion made the music. A simple young man from the Indian reservation lands in Northern Idaho, Ken found himself propelled into the center of a Rock ‘n’ Roll whirlwind when as a Capitol Records executive the Beatles asked him to be the US Manager of their Apple Record label as well as acting as their personal liaison between the UK and the US. When the Beatles breakup seemed inevitable, he moved on to become a Vice President at MGM Records and then President of Barnaby Records a CBS label owned by Andy Williams. Wanting to fly even higher and faster, he left the corporate world to set up his own company, Hometown Productions Inc., where he produced famous artists of that era such as Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Don Ho, David Cassidy, Claudine Longet, Nick Gilder, The Flying Burrito Bros. and more.

Ken is the author of six books including the top selling The Beatles, The Bible and Bodega Bay (Broadman and Holman) and The White Book (Thomas Nelson). Other titles include, Between Wyomings (Thomas Nelson), Stumbling on Open Ground (Thomas Nelson), Rock and a Heart Place (Broadstreet) and Philco (Post Hill Press). Ken now lives, loves and writes on the beautiful Florida gulf coast with his wife Connie.

Table of Contents

Here, There, and Everywhere xiv

Author's Bent, Intent, and Lament xvi

A Foreword from Back Then xviii

Preludes xx

Hands Across the Water 1

Lost at Sea 6

'50s Rock and Roll 10

Kings 24

Eight Arms to Hold You 30

Beauty for Ashes 36

The Fool on the Hill 42

Fish Tales 48

Like Peggy Lee Said: "Is That All There Is?" 52

Just Like Jeremiah 62

Hollywood Paul 'e Would 66

Beauty and the Beach 78

Hello, Goodbye 86

Victory at Sea 96

Up on the Roof 100

Without Using Your Hands 108

There's a Place 112

Peter, Appalling, & Merry 122

Norwegian Wood - A Separate Reality 126

The Son in My Eyes 132

(Why Couldn't They Just) Let It Be 136

Message in a Bottle 144

I'm Only Sleeping 150

Fissures of Men 154

I've Just Seen a Face 160

The Waves and the Word 166

He was the Eggman 170

Harbor Lights 180

Deklein of the Roamin' Allen Empire 184

Blessing of the Fleet 192

Imagine There's No Heaven 198

The Rocks Cry Out 212

Across the Universe 218

The Heart of the Matter 226

Homeward 230

Father, Wherever You Are 236

Mal 240

A Child's Prayer 250

While My Guitars Gently Sleep 254

The Old Man and the Sea 260

Kass: Reinventing the Apple 264

Past Tours, Pastures, and Pastors 274

The Beatles the Bible and Bodega Bay 286

Blood, Sweet, & Tears 290

Added Infinite Items 292

And in the End 294

The End 296

Photography Credits 298

Song Credits 301

About the Author 303