The Beatles backing Davy Jones At the famous Liverpool Stadium concert on 3 May 1960, when Gene Vincent appeared with several Liverpool groups following Eddie Cochran’s death, one of those artists on the bill was the...
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On the anniversary of Sgt Pepper, how many of the Fab104 can you spot?
When I was writing my book, and the number kept rising, I considered doing a tribute to Sgt. Pepper with as many of the Fab one hundred and Four I could find. In the end we decided not to proceed with it, but see how...
When The Beatles were only the Silver Beats – with a drummer called Cliff!
On 14th May 1960, The Silver Beats – as they called themselves for this one occasion – the boys headed up to the north of Liverpool to appear at Lathom Hall. They arrived there with their current lineup...
John Lennon Nerk and Paul McCartney Nerk
The Fox and Hounds On this day in 1960, 23rd April, John and Paul took a trip to a pub, The Fox and Hounds, in Caversham in Berkshire, England to stay with Paul’s cousin Bett Robbins and her husband Mike who ran...