Apple Scruffs at Abbey Road

So there I was on my London Beatles Walk, outside Abbey Road Studios, telling the story of how Beatles fans Lizzie Bravo and Gayleen Pease sang backing vocals on ‘Across The Universe’ – and who should be listening to my speech? Gayleen Pease!!

Gayleen, and Lizzie, were outside Abbey Road in February 1968, with some other fans, when Paul came out to see if anyone could sing. Gayleen and Lizzie said yes, and were invited into the studio to sing backing vocals on ‘Across the Universe’.

Gayleen was there today with many of the original ‘Apple Scruffs’ – who were having there annual reunion. The fans got the name because they were always outside 3 Savile Row, the Beatles Apple HQ, and were apparently scruffy in appearance, as they were pretty much camped on the doorstep. George Harrison wrote the song ‘Apple Scruffs’ about them.

While I was chatting to the Apple Scruffs, Ronan Keating went into Abbey Road Studios. Much work was being done too for what looked like a big event at the Studios, maybe for the 50th anniversary of Sgt Pepper tomorrow?

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