“My first [friend] was Graham Beard—my best friend (though I was perhaps not his best) from the age of 4 until about 11, when we went to watch Bill Haley play, and I picked up a guitar,” said ...

In the annals of rock and roll history, the British Invasion caused a seismic disturbance in the pop culture zeitgeist thanks to myriad British groups that invaded the United States fueled by the ...

THE Cavern opened on Wednesday, January 16, 1957, and became a home for Merseybeat groups. Alan Sytner got the idea for his club from the thriving Paris jazz district, where there were a number of ...

"A big voice of music has gone from Liverpool. A rare player, recognisable from just his sound" ...