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Jul 6, 2024 · The up-and-coming phenomenon of Mersey Beat got its own name and magazine, when the fortnightly newspaper of that name published its first edition for the period July 6-20, 1961. Edited by Bill ...
Mersey Beat was a music publication in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s. It was founded by Bill Harry, who was one of John Lennon's classmates at Liverpool Art College. [ 1 ] The paper carried news about all the local Liverpool bands, and stars who came to town to perform. The Beatles had a close association with Mersey Beat, which carried ...
Sixties City - The Story of Mersey Beat. Presented here, in his own words, is the definitive story of one of the Sixties' seminal music newspapers - providing a fascinating and unique personal insight into the early days of the 'British Beat Boom' and the events, personalities, facts and legend surrounding the birth of the greatest musical ...
Jan 10, 2024 · The Merseybeat era in the 1960s brought a seismic shift to the music culture in the UK. It was a time when bands from Liverpool, such as Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, and Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, gained popularity and captivated a generation. The heart of the Merseybeat movement was The Cavern Club, a legendary venue where ...
Bill Harry was the founder of the Liverpool music paper which chronicled the groups and venues responsible for the 'Mersey Sound', the publication which was to give its name to the Sixties phenomenon and musical era that has since become almost universally known as 'Mersey Beat'.
The Beatles' early records, like "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do," were the prototypes of the genre, and soon other Liverpudlian bands like Gerry & the Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer, and the Searchers were following the same style. Called Merseybeat because of the Mersey River in Liverpool, the sound flourished throughout 1963 and the first ...
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Jun 23, 2013 · 11:00, 23 Jun 2013. Band performing on stage at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool. Circa 1963. Half a century ago, in 1963, The Beatles – Liverpool’s most famous musical export – had ...
