Good going, guys.Ĭatch up with Gerry and the Pacemakers hereĮLVIS COSTELLO at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. It only took two years for the band to bring us two world-famous tracks the city will never forget. In 1989, the track was rereleased by Stock Aitken Waterman, holding the N✡ spot for three weeks featuring Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson and The Christians in support of The Hillsborough disaster.
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In 1964, the band followed up with another three Top Ten hits including Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey which reached Nº8, became a movie and the ultimate soundtrack to our city which endures to this day. You’ll Never Walk Aloneheld N✡ for four weeks, playing as the last song at the top of the charts as LFC headed onto the pitch as the crowds chorused.
When they weren’t breaking UK Chart records, over at Anfield Gerry & the Pacemakers were about to become synonymous with one of the world’s most famous football anthems. Never heard of ‘em? Discover The Beatles hereĪt the forefront of Merseybeat in 1962 Gerry and the Pacemakers were signed by Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein and from March to October 1963 were the first band ever to score three consecutive UK N✡s with their first three singles – How Do You Do It, I Like It and You’ll Never Walk Alone – until 20 years later in 1984 when in a spooky twist of Liverpool music fate, Frankie Goes to Hollywood did the exact same thing… John Lennon is experimenting with heroin, George walks out after clashing with McCartney, and with Ringo aware of the fractures and subdued throughout, it’s described as The Beatles darkest era but a fascinating insight into the highs and lows of a band who continue to captivate.
The Let It Be sessions feature 55 hours of footage, 140 hours of audio – and reveal huge tensions within the band which were previously edited out of the original. While the world continues to be fascinated by The Fab Four a new version of their 1969 documentary Let It Be is set to re-edited by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson and released this year alongside the original film to mark the 50th anniversary of the sessions. Get the latest news about the Fab Four in our Beatles section of our site here. John, Paul, George and Ringo continue to be the most loved and famous Scousers the city has ever produced, and as well as their considerable influence on every aspiring musician and vocalist back home, it’s impossible to imagine the evolution of music without their contribution as a band of four daydreaming Liverpool lads who made it happen. Travel to whichever end of the earth you choose, take it back to the beginning and meet us somewhere in the middle, but whichever way you take it, no matter what your sound, no matter which era you hit upon first – The Beatles are still the biggest band in the world. Here are 27 (of many) Liverpool bands and musicians that have shaped a city that has music etched in its heart. Liverpool is home to the biggest band in the world – we’ll leave that one to your imagination, but we’ve never been short of chart-topping, dance-floor filling talent in any decade, and the music doesn’t stop playing at the end of this list as our music scene continues to flourish into new decade too. We could go on forever with a list of Liverpool bands and musicians who have shaped our city, let’s start with these 27.
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