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Johnny Gentle, born John Askew on the 8th of December 1936 in Liverpool, was a British singer and songwriter managed by Larry Parnes and signed to Philips Records in 1959. He is best known for a short Scottish tour in May 1960 on which the Silver Beetles, later the Beatles, served as his backing group.
The tour ran from the 20th to the 28th of May 1960, covering venues in Alloa, Inverness, Fraserburgh, Keith, Forres, Nairn, and Peterhead in Scotland. The Silver Beetles, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, and drummer Tommy Moore, were selected to back Gentle following auditions held on the 10th of May 1960.
During the Scottish tour, Paul McCartney went by Paul Ramon, George Harrison called himself Carl Harrison, John Lennon used the name Long John, and Stuart Sutcliffe adopted Stuart de Staël. The group was billed publicly only as "Johnny Gentle and his group".
None of Johnny Gentle's releases charted. He released two singles and an EP on Philips in 1959, three further Philips singles in 1960 and 1961, and a single on Parlophone in 1962 under the name Darren Young, all without commercial success.
Gentle composed "I've Just Fallen For Someone" during the 1960 Scottish tour, reputedly with help from Lennon. The song was later recorded by Adam Faith on his second album.
Johnny Gentle died on the 29th of February 2024, at the age of 87. In 1998 he had co-written a book titled Johnny Gentle & the Beatles: First Ever Tour documenting the May 1960 Scottish dates.