MERSEYBEAT FOREVER

The Ryan brothers were identical twins, the sons of a popular singer of the Fifties, Marion Ryan.

Signed by Decca, the brothers racked up a number of minor hits between 1965 and '67 before redefining their roles in 1968. Paul began to concentrate on writing and producing, and Barry embarked on a solo career which reached its high point when he took Paul's "Eloise" to #2 late in '68.

THIS COULD BE UNDER RESPECT PAGE...ANYWAY THANK GOD WE HAD THESE TALENTS   LONG LIVE ROCK & ROLL

Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe - Died 4-10-1962 - Cerebral Paralysis ( Rock ) Born 6-23-1940 in Edinburgh, Scotland

Tommy Moore - Died 1981 ( Rock ) He was a tour drummer for The Silver Beetles who were backing up Johnny Gentle - Worked with Stu Sutcliffe, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison

  Brian Epstein - Died 8-27-1967 - Accidental overdose of brandy and barbiturates  Manager ) Born 9-19-1934 in Liverpool, England

Beatles Road manager Mal Evans - Died 1976 - Shot by the Police because he was waving a gun at them after threatening his girlfriend - Born 1936 -  

  Maureen Tigrett (Maureen Cox) - Died 12-30-1994 - Mylodysplasia, a form of leukemia despite a bone marrow transplant from her son Zak Born 8-4-1946 in Liverpool, England - She sang backup vocals on The Beatles, "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill" - She had been married to Ringo Starr and was married to Isaac Tigrett who owned the Hard Rock Cafe chain and House of Blues.

Linda McCartney (Pauls Wife)

Alf Bicknell - Died 3-9-2004 in Oxford - Born 1929 - He was a chauffeur for The Beatles during the 60's and was the inspiration for their  song, "Baby You Can Drive My Car

The Quarrymen

Ivan Vaughan 

Eric Griffiths (Eric Ronald Griffiths) - Died 1-29-2005 in Edinburgh, Scotland - Pancreatic cancer ( Skiffle ) Born 10-31-1940 in Denbigh - Played guitar and sang - Was a founding member of The Quarrymen who would later become The Beatles - Worked with John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

   Ty Brian - Died 1967 - Complications from an appendicitis operation  Born 1941

The Fourmost

Mike Millward - Died 3-?-1966  - Leukemia Born 5-9-1942 in Bromborough, England - Vocalist  and rhythm guitarist 

Brian O'Hara - Died 6-27-1999 - Found hanged ( Rock ) Born 3-12-1942 in Liverpool, England  - Was the  singer and guitarist for the group(They recorded,"A Little Loving" and "Hello Little Girl") The Fourmost were also known as The Four Jays and The Four Mosts.

The Remo Four

Colin Manley - Died 4-9-1999 - Cancer  Born 1943 -  Was the lead guitarist for Tommy Quickly And The Remo Four (They did,"Tip Of My Tongue" and "You Might As Well Forget Him").also for many years with Swinging Blue Jeans 

Tony Ashton (Edward Anthony Ashton)- Died 5-28-2001 - Cancer  Born 3-1-1946 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England - Organist and vocalist - He was a member of The Executives (They did,"March Of The Mods"), The College Boys, The Mastersounds, The Remo Four (They did remakes of,"Nothin's Too Good For My Baby" and No Money Down"), Ashton,Gardner & Dyke (They did,"Reserruction Shuffle"), P.A.L. (Paice, Ashton, Lord) and Family - Worked with Chicken Shack and Wings.

The Dennisons

Terry "Tex" Carson (Allan Willis) - Died 1991 bass player

Eddie Parry - Died 1995 - Heart attack

Ray Scragg (Raymond Arthur Scragg) - Died 2-7-2001 - Throat cancer ( Rock ) Born 8-4-1946 - He was a guitarist and vocalist  (They did,"Be My Girl" and "Nobody Like My Baby") and The Dennisons 2000 (They did a remake of,"Unchain My Heart") They appeared several times on the same bill with The Beatles at The Cavern Club.

Faron's Flamingos

Dave "Mushy" Cooper - Died 1998 ( Rock ) Was a bass guitarist for The Undertakers  Faron's Flamingos  The Renegades, The Pawns and Lee Curtis & The All Stars .

Paddy Chambers (Patrick John Chambers) - Died 9-28-2000 - CancerBorn 4-30-1944 in Liverpool, England - Guitarist - Was a member of The Creoles, Steve Bennett And The Syndicate, The Dominoes, The Eyes, Paddy, Klaus And Gibson, Sinbad, Faron's Flamingoes and The Big Three.

 Pam Connelly  vocals 

Ross Sullivan  keyboards

Mogsy Cook vocals  

Arthur Hayes  bass guitar

 Vic Grace lead guitar  

Don Alcyd  drums

Sonny Kaye and the Reds

Sonny Kaye(Brian Keenan) vocals

Paddy Mullen  rhythm guitar

The Blackwells

Roy Little   drums

Clay Ellis and the Raiders

Clay Ellis   vocals

The Merseybeats

John Banks   drums

The Calderstones/ Badfinger

The Cryin Shames

Joey Kneen  lead guitar  

Charlie Crane   vocals

Jimmy Ryan

Norman Eastwood.  Manager/roadie

 with the Cryin Shames and Bumblies.

The Excerts

Tommy Shire   bass guitar

The Federal Five

Phil Gannon   vocals

The Markfour

Derek Shaw   lead guitar

The Pressure Points

Greg Reece  rhythm guitar

Greg was in the first band I ever played in he dressed so old fashioned apart from his Beatle boots, He was a great singer that was a loss to the entertainment World. his big song was "Blowiin the wind" sang in TOP C. I tried to find him many times, then I read of his death in The Runcorn Weekly News from a car crash.

The Incas

The Nitelife

Cliff White   sax  

 Larry Downey  lead guitar

Johnny Templer and the Hi cats

Roy Woods   rhythm guitar

The Vocals

Les Herdman   bass guitar

Pete Best Four

Tommy McGurk  lead guitar

Red Mountain Skiffle

Roy Kelly   guitar

The Hideaways

John Shell  bass guitar

The Kruzads

Fat Larry Coulson  vocals 

 Eddie Hill   bass guitar

The Blues Angels

Derek Armstrong

The Shufflers

Mike Kearns  sax

Derry Wilkie and the Pressmen

Derry Wilkie   vocals

The Atlantics Skiffle

Ken Hardy 

Ron Higginson

The Zodiacs

Peter Griffiths   lead guitar

The Four Just Men

Lally Stott   lead guitar

Billy j Kramer and the Dakotas

Ray Jones (Raymond Jones) - Died 1-20-2000 - Heart attack? ( Rock ) Born 10-20-1940 - Was the bassist for Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas (They did,"Little Children" and "Bad To Me

Johnny Gus Set

Daryl Dugdale  keyboards

Steve Day and The Drifters

Steve Day   vocals

The Addicts

Steve Duggan   rhythm guitar

Jeannie & the Big Guys

Rita (Jeannie)Hughes    vocals

The Blue Mountain Boys

Andy Dwyer lead guitsr  

Billy Cooper  steel guitar

Kenny Navies bass guitar 

Tommy Brownell  drums

Dusty Rd Ramblers

Bob Kelly

Pete Kellys Solution

The Toreadors

Tommy Longman   drums

Howie Casey and the Seniors

Frank Wibberley  drums 

Derry Wilkie - Derek Davis Died 12-22-2001Born 1-10-1941 in Liverpool, England - Singer - Member of Derry And The Seniors, Derry Wilkie And The Pressmen, Derry Wilkie & The Others and Howie Casey And The Seniors.

Liverpool's first Rock n Roll Stars

Billy Fury ( Ronald Wycherley ) - Died 1-28-1983 - Heart disease ( Rockabilly - Pop ) Born 4-17-1941 in Liverpool,

Frankie Vaughan (Francis Abelson) - Mr. Moonlight - Died 9-17-1999   Born 2-3-1928 in Liverpool, England (He did,"Give me the Moonlight" and "Green Door").

The Dark Town Skiffle

Jill Martin  vocals   

Al Robinson  lead guitar  

 Dave McKew

The Detours

Dick Yates  vocals

Kenny Johnson's Northwind

Bobby Arnold  lead guitar

One Armed drummer

Arthur Brindle

The Clayton Squares

Les Smith   sax

The Undertakers

Mushy Cooper bass guitar  

Ralph Webster (manager)

Rave on

Kenny Fillingham   lead guitar

The TTs (Tempest Tornadoes)

Johnny Tempest vocals 

 Lance Railton - Died 12-24-1989

Don Alcyd  drums

Ritchie Galvin (Richard Hughes) - Died 7-13-2001 ( Rock - Country ) Born 12-28-1943 in Liverpool, England - Drummer - Was a member of The Tigers and  Earl Preston And The TTs (They did,"I Know Something" and "Watch Your Step") - Worked with Joe Piper, The Stringdusters and Western Union.

Sonny Webb and the Cascades

Frankie Wan  lead guitar

One Liverpool's First Elvis Impersonator

Billy (Elvis) Helms

I joined Billy as drummer in the 70s had a few rehearsals and decided I didn't really want to play Elvis in Las Vegas Style, But I found him to be a really nice guy, and am sad to hear of his untimely death by accident in Ireland

Promoters/managers/misc

Doug Martin 

 Ted Knibbs

Beryl Adams - Died 3-1-2003 -  Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ( Secretary ) Born 1937 in Liverpool, England - She was a secretary for The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein and for Ray McFall, owner of The Cavern club- She also managed The Kirkbys - You can read about her life in the book, "The Tragical History Tour" to be released in the summer of 2003 was married to Bob Wooler for a time..

Charlie McBain

Jim Ireland 

Bobby Willis - Died 10-23-1999 - Pneumonia Born 1942 - Was husband and manager of pop star Cilla Black (She did,"Anyone Who Had a Heart'' and `You're My World").  

Graham Spencer 

 Bob Aurzidia

Geoff Leack

Charles Comer - Died 2-11-1999 - Complications due to diabetes ( Music Publicist - Promoter ) Born 1935 in Liverpool, England - Help to start the careers of Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Chieftians and Marianne Faithful -  Promoted the first Beatles album - Represented Bob Marley, John Lennon and The Rolling Stones.

 Clifford T. Ward (Clifford Thomas Ward) - Died 12-18-2001 - Pneumonia Born 2-10-1944 in Stourport-on-Severn near Kidderminster, Worcestershire - Singer and songwriter - (He did,"Gaye" and "Scullery") Was a member of The Cruisers and The Secrets (They did,"Candy To Me) I've included Clifford as a tribute from the guys who went to play for him from Our Merseycats, weeks before he died.

John Peel ( John Robert Parker Ravenscoft) - Died 10-25-2004 in Cuzco, Peru - Heart attack ( DJ - Music Promoter ) Born 8-30-1939 in Heswall near Chester, England - He was  BBC's longest serving radio DJ - First DJ to introduce U2, Roxy Music, The Smiths,  The Fall, Rod Stewart, Blur, The Sex Pistols, T-Rex and others to the masses - Founded Dandelion Records which released records by Gene Vincent, Lol Coxhill and Kevin Coyne - Maybe best known for his, "Peel Sessions" releases of live radio broadcasts of different music groups.

If I have Missed anyone please contact me,

We want to remember.

kopart2002@hotmail.com

OK,  GET YOUR THINKING GEAR AROUND THESE, NO CHEATING WITH BOOKS , INTERNET ETC, IF YOU WANT THE ANSWERS, SEND AN E-MAIL.

All questions are sixties related.

The Searchers had three No1's in the swinging sixties , What were they ?

What was the last No1 by The Beatles in the 60's ?

Name Gerry & The Pacemakers  three No1's in the sixties ?

What was The Scaffold's only No1 in the fab sixties ?

Which 3 records by The Beatles got to No1 in 1965 ?

Name Ken Dodds only No1 in the 60's ?

Gimmie, Gimmie Good Lovin' was a hit for which group ?

What was The Monkees 1st Chart entry ?

What is Wayne Fontana's real name ?

Which lead singer of a famous 60's band has now took place of The Hollies lead singer,(Allan Clarke) ?

Which group had a hit with, 'Happy together' ?

Before The Shadows, what were the group called ?

Name The Swinging Blue Jeans last 60's chart entry ?

What is Peter & Gordon's last names ?

Who had a hit with 'Red Balloon' ?

Who was Chris Farlowe's backing group ?

Who had a hit with, '1,2,3'  ?

Who had a hit with, 'Must to Avoid' ?

Did the Beatles Get to No 1 in the UK with, 'Please Please Me' ?

Which famous singer's real name is, 'Ernest Evans' ?

Who is, ' Brian Rankin ', better known as ?

LOT'S MORE TO BE ADDED SOON, VERY BUSY.... BUT WILL BE LOADS MORE TRIVIA QUESTIONS

BELOW, LIVERPOOL No1's 1953 - 1969

Not bad for one city in england !

look below.......

below are from liverpool and have reached No. 1

 still         Under Construction

This part is a feature I   used  to    do on my other site,' its gotta be sixties', as i'm closing it down , due to AOL friggin me about, some of the content will end up here, ' it's gotta be sixties', will be back totally revamped.  now revamped . ..its now called merseybeatabd

end bit will be diff...!,though merseybeatlover1@aol.com will still be active.forever ! so, use this email address to contact me with anything you my have comments/questions , just ask !, Brian Smith, AKA (merseybeatlover1)

MONTHLY MOAN

Ok then what's me Monthly Moan , This month..July 2008

well it's took me long enough to get onto this, and no kidding I have loads-a-moans

parents, go out of their way to get 'some hit of the day' toy ...costs them a bleedin fortune,...then a week later the kids hate it......and yer still paying for the friggin thing!

Well i'm sick & tired of people being sick & tired & i'm sick and tired of hearing about it !

Well my fav pc my laptop has given up! can't be repaired & i'm pissed off!

I'm using a spare tower which belongs to my partner kath as she has a new one! with tf screen, while I pound away on a keyboard that pleases itself & a crap monitor that has seen better days!

WOMEN & TOILET SEATS!

Why do women always moan about us men leaving the toilet seat up?

We are nice enough to lift it up in case we may splash a little!...and what do they do?

Moan about it being up!.( yes the toilet seat too!).....it's sooooo hard to lower the seat !, but we have to lift it up coz were nice, so..guys...let's leave the seat down, and do what we have to do, then wait for the argument!

Well I am very un-chuffed at the crap stuff being sold, that have really no use at all, ie,  electronic potato peeler, red eye level ( for getting shelves level etc)  what's wrong with the good old bubble level !  ,also, now don't get me wrong here, but how many more times are they going to re-issue elvis music in a different package & name...all Elvis fans HAVE all the music...I wonder how many recordings of 'Are You lonesome Tonight', do any/all Elvis fan's have!!!!

REVENGE OF THE TOILET SEAT PROBLEM FOR US BLOKES

I f woman think they have got us by the short & curlys, here is something you guys can say to your female partner/wife whatever, If your living together this applys...go on say it...!

Right..(whoever the female will be called), I'm fed up putting the toilet seat up to have just a piss... & then put it down again... In future when you have had a piss, please put the toilet seat back up!. 

....WATCH THE FACE!....

EXTRA MOAN

And another bloody thing

Woman need to pass a test before going out with umbrellas & prams

I'm sick  of woman hogging pavements with there little runts &  poke yer eye out  with umbrellas!

I dont know about you, but I hate projection TV screens, they are dull blurred, and, let's face it...crap!...update...they are getting better...may have to eject this moan!

THE MOAN BELOW IS ONE THAT STAYS ON!

Also, the amount of re-releases of great 60's acts re-recorded, within the last couple of year.... Sorry, but, They are SH*T, Always look for original recordings..NOT, original artists, when buying any older music, trust me, you will be let down, if you buy original artists, ALWAYS go for original recordings.

NEW MOANS  ..  JULY 2008

SO THAT TORRY TWAT ...DARLING WANT'S TO INCREASE TAX ON OLDER CARS...I & MY GIRLFRIEND  (KATH) DON'T OWN A CAR NOW, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT JUST G ET BY...THEY ARE GOING TO SUFFER ..WHO WILL YOU VOTE FOR?

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I smoke ciggies,..no happy fags or any other drugs, I don't gamble, but alas guess who were first to suffer the smoking ban in pubs...yes!! IRELAND....SCOTLAND (where I'm from)...the goverment wait to see how it go's before putting the ban on england 1 year later.

A pubs a place to relax, it costs so much now to go out to a pub & you can't even have a ciggie

People buying lottery & scrach card tickets, in my local sommerfield store I hate to have to shop ,ie, for a paper,ciggies on a wednesday & saturday ..the q's go on forever some people put on their works lotto numbers  sometimes 70 odd tickets & thats just 1 person!!

I've grown a beard in that friggin q

 More moans next montn..................or when I can!.