The Beryl Marsden Story Beryl Marsden, one of the great performers from the Merseybeat era. Beryl is probably Liverpool's greatest secret, Beryl recently headlined the 2010 Mathew Street Festival www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Beryl-Marsden-Story.html Horst Fascher Liverpool Tribute Horst Fascher the man who first booked the Beatles at the Star Club in Hamburg was honoured by Merseybeat bands from the sixties in January 2010 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Horst-Fascher-Liverpool-Tribute.html Brian Jones of the Undertakers Talks Brian Jones is a world class musician who famously began his career with one of Liverpool's great original bands - The Undertakers. Ever since the sixties, Brian has been a professional musician featuring as a session musician on many famous recordings. Brian is also a permanent member of the Glitter Band who still tour extensively. www.liverpoolbeat.com/Brian-Jones-of-the-Undertakers-Talks.html Farons Scrapbook Faron was one of the great stars of the Merseybeat. Faron's Scrapbook is a fab collection photos, videos and interviews chronicling what actually happened behind the headlines. The interview at Faron's Cabin took place in July 2010 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Farons-Scrapbook.html Chan Romero - The Hippy Hippy Shake Chan Romero famously wrote and recorded The Hippy Hippy Shake made famous by The Beatles and The Swinging Blue Jeans. This article catches up with Chan who is still performing today. www.liverpoolbeat.com/Chan-Romero-The-Hippy-Hippy-Shake.html Sam Leach -The Beatles Promoter Sam Leach promoter of the first Beatles shows in Liverpool remembers the early days of Merseybeat www.liverpoolbeat.com/Sam-Leach-The-Beatles-Promoter.html The Heroes of The Golden Age of Merseybeat Videos and interviews with the artists who started the Merseybeat boom of the 60s in Liverpool. www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Heroes-of-The-Golden-Age-of-Merseybeat.html Chuck Berry Is 84 Its hard to believe that Chuck Berry is now in his eighties and still touring.Includes the hilarious video with Keith Richards www.liverpoolbeat.com/Chuck-Berry-Is-84.html John Lennon Reports A world exclusive for Liverpool Beat. Recently uncovered daily comments from John's teacher at Quarry Bank High School recovered from a Skip(Dumpster) www.liverpoolbeat.com/John-Lennon-Reports.html Nowhere Boy Review A Review of Nowhere Boy the film based on John Lennon's early Life www.liverpoolbeat.com/Nowhere-Boy-Review.html Top 40 Videos of 2010 The Videos charts for Liverpool in 2010. The Undertakers take the No.1 position. www.liverpoolbeat.com/Top-40-Videos-of-2010.html How I Didn't Become A Beatle How I Didn't Become A Beatle, a review of the book by Brian Hudson who played with the Big Three in Liverpool in the 60s. www.liverpoolbeat.com/How-I-Didn't-Become-A-Beatle.html Liverpool in The 60s A great video illustrating Liverpool as it was in the 60s. www.liverpoolbeat.com/Liverpool-in-The-60s.html The T.A.M.I Show The Greatest Rock Show Ever? www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-T.A.M.I-Show.html Billy J Returns To The Cavern Billy J back at the Cavern for the first time in many years www.liverpoolbeat.com/Billy-J-Returns-To-The-Cavern.html Dave Forshaw Booked the Act Dave Forshaw was the agent who paid the Beatles £7 for one of their first bookings in 1960 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Dave-Forshaw-Booked-the-Act.html Billy Kinsley Gets His Own Brick Billy Kinsley from The Merseybeats gets his own brick in Mathew Street www.liverpoolbeat.com/Billy-Kinsley-Gets-His-Own-Brick.html Spencer Leigh Spencer Leigh Radio Merseyside personality is also a proliferate author. His 25th book "Tomorrow Never Knows" the inside story on all the Beatles recordings www.liverpoolbeat.com/Spencer-Leigh.html Earl Preston & A TT Earl Preston and Wally Shepard at The Casbah www.liverpoolbeat.com/Earl-Preston-&-A-TT.html Charlies Wedding Gift Charlie Gallagher of the Cryin Shames and The Bumblies with his lovely wife Lissa donate their wedding gifts to charity www.liverpoolbeat.com/Charlies-Wedding-Gift.html And They Could Play Football Too The Merseybeat Football team. See if you can recognise the faces. www.liverpoolbeat.com/And-They-Could-Play-Football-Too.html Revelation No 9 - The Murder Of John Lennon An article from Clyde Lewis speculating on the events around the murder of John Lennon www.liverpoolbeat.com/Revelation-No-9-The-Murder-Of-John-Lennon.html The Beatles on Itunes The Beatles available as a download...at last www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Beatles-on-Itunes.html The Missing 6th Bullet Five Bullets ripped into John Lennon, on that fateday day in 1980. What happened to the 6th Bullet? Now we know. www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Missing-6th-Bullet.html The Missing 6th Bullet Part 2 Five Bullets ripped into John Lennon, on that fateday day in 1980. What happened to the 6th Bullet? Now we know. www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Missing-6th-Bullet-Part-2.html Young Beatles Fan Shows off Her Tattoos An interview with Lynda-Louise and her fab Beatles Tattoos www.liverpoolbeat.com/Young-Beatles-Fan-Shows-off-Her-Tattoos.html When Ricky Wasn’t Around – John Lennon’s Other Guitars The History of John Lennon's Guitars www.liverpoolbeat.com/When-Ricky-Wasn't-Around-John-Lennon's-Other-Guitars.html BOOKS, DVDS AND CDS There are over 10,000 books, DVDs and CDs about Liverpool and the Beatles. This is a selection of the best of them. www.liverpoolbeat.com/BOOKS,-DVDS-AND-CDS.html Books The best books written about the Merseybeat and The Beatles www.liverpoolbeat.com/Books.html DVDs DVDs about the Beatles and the Merseybeat www.liverpoolbeat.com/DVDs.html CDs and Records CDs and records from the Beatles and the Merseybeat www.liverpoolbeat.com/CDs-and-Records.html BLOGS www.liverpoolbeat.com/BLOGS.html Liddypool Times www.liverpoolbeat.com/Liddypool-Times.html Wyvern To Hamburg 50 Years On The Wyvern, later known as The Blue Angel was were The Beatles had their first audition. www.liverpoolbeat.com/Wyvern-To-Hamburg-50-Years-On.html The Casbah 1959 Ken Brown met John and Paul at the Casbah coffee club in 1959. Sadly Ken has passed on at age 70. Gone to that big quarry in the sky. www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Casbah-1959.html John's Sister - Julia Baird The story of John Lennon's half sister Julia Baird www.liverpoolbeat.com/John's-Sister-Julia-Baird.html Ringos Friend Ringo's Friend www.liverpoolbeat.com/Ringos-Friend.html Bassman's Blog Ken Shalliker Bass Guitarist with the Famous Star Club band of the 60s Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes writes his weekly blog on all things guitars at Liverpool Beat www.liverpoolbeat.com/Bassman's-Blog.html Guitars Part 1 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Guitars-Part-1.html Guitars Part 2 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Guitars-Part-2.html Guitars Part 3 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Guitars-Part-3.html The Forgotten Guitars and Amps www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Forgotten-Guitars-and-Amps.html Pickups www.liverpoolbeat.com/Pickups.html Humming - The Noise From A Pick Up www.liverpoolbeat.com/Humming-The-Noise-From-A-Pick-Up.html Setting Up The Guitar - Part 1 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Setting-Up-The-Guitar-Part-1.html The Piano Guitar Paul McCartney An explanation of how Paul converted his Rosetti Solid 7 into his first bass guitar www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Piano-Guitar-Paul-McCartney.html FuZZy Guitar An amazing guitar design www.liverpoolbeat.com/FuZZy-Guitar.html NEWS All the latest news about Liverpool music of the 60s and the Merseybeat. www.liverpoolbeat.com/NEWS.html The Day The Music Died What if John Lennon hadn't Died? A short story to commemorate the passing of the late great great John Lennon www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Day-The-Music-Died.html What Julia Really Thought Of Aunt Mimi Julia, John Lennon's sister talks about her relationship with Aunt Mimi www.liverpoolbeat.com/What-Julia-Really-Thought-Of-Aunt-Mimi.html Apollo Gig Paul McCartney at the Apollo in New York December 2010 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Apollo-Gig.html Paul at The O2 Paul McCartney returns to Liverpool in December 2010 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Paul-at-The-O2.html Paul McCartney at the Apollo A report of Paul McCartney's historic concert at the Apollo theatre in New York on December 13th 2010 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Paul-McCartney-at-the-Apollo.html Lennon Tributes Closes At The Blue Coat The end of the John Lennon tribute season in Liverpool December 2010 www.liverpoolbeat.com/Lennon-Tributes-Closes-At-The-Blue-Coat.html The Last Night Of The Cavern On the 23rd May 1973 the world famous Cavern club closed for the last time.This is the story of that night. www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Last-Night-Of-The-Cavern.html Undertakers Record Sells for Loads of Money Merseybaet legends The Undertakers are still selling records, this time at auction for an unbeleivable price www.liverpoolbeat.com/Undertakers-Record-Sells-for-Loads-of-Money.html GREATEST BANDS Liverpool's greatest bands of the sixties www.liverpoolbeat.com/GREATEST-BANDS.html The Beatles- The Early Days A look at the early history of the Beatles before they were famous www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Beatles-The-Early-Days.html Historic Videos Historic videos capturing the Fab days of the Merseybeat www.liverpoolbeat.com/Historic-Videos.html The Beatles Page The early days of the Beatles plus links to some great Beatles sites www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Beatles-Page.html The Daily Beatles Its fifty years since the Beatles started out and you would think everything that could be written about the Beatles has been written. Wrong, the Beatles news is updated daily. www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Daily-Beatles.html The Beatles Live Set 1960 - 1962 The Beatles live set from 1960 to 1962 www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Beatles-Live-Set-1960-1962.html The John Lennon Diaries www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-John-Lennon-Diaries.html The Abbey Road Beatles Page www.liverpoolbeat.com/The-Abbey-Road-Beatles-Page.html Beatles Unlimited www.liverpoolbeat.com/Beatles-Unlimited.html In The Life Of The Beatles www.liverpoolbeat.com/In-The-Life-Of-The-Beatles.html