Toxteth mural honours the musician known as the sixth Beatle - BBC
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Mural honours the forgotten force behind The Beatles8 hours agoNaj ModakNorth WestCourtesy of the Phillips FamilyLord Woodbine was known for promoting The Beatles during their early daysA mural celebrating a musician who has been described as the "forgotten sixth Beatle" is set to be unveiled later by the community he helped to shape. The artwork in Liverpool's Toxteth area honours Lord Woodbine, a mentor to The Beatles and an icon of the city's Caribbean community. The Trinidadian calypsonian, steelpan player and promoter became an influential figure in Liverpool's Caribbean music scene and played a role in the Fab Four's early years. His daughter Carol Phillips said: "We hope it [the mural] will be a catalyst for the celebration and visibility of the Liverpool 8 [district] music scene and the contributions musicians like my Dad made. "Mandela8The mural is part of a series celebrating community role models and local heroes from Liverpool's Caribbean and black communitiesLord Woodbine, whose real name was Harold Adolphus Phillips, arrived in England in 1948 as a member of the Windrush generation after serving in the Royal Air Force.
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