R.I.P. “Shake”
According to the BBC, the comedy actor John Junkin, died yesterday at the age of 76 after a battle with lung cancer.
John Junkin will be best known to Beatles fans as the long suffering roadie “Shake” in A Hard Day’s Night.
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
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