Well, we’re not beating about the bush, eh? This week’s topic will be Merseybeat (a name that popularly gets shortened to just “beat”), a northern English take on American popular music as imported via Liverpool, which was popularised by bands such as Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Merseybeats, The Searchers, the Quarrymen… the latter sort of monopolised the name after two name changes and a stint playing clubs in Germany.
See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse