by Malcolm Pheby | Feb 2, 2019 | Liverpool, Music
Some remarkable and awe-inspiring craft have come out of the Cammell Laird shipyards over the years. Liners like the Mauretania, warships including the Ark Royal and the nuclear submarines Conqueror, Revenge and Renown have all rolled down the Birkenhead slipway. But...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 19, 2019 | Celebrity, Liverpool, Music
It’s hard to believe that half a century has passed since John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their famous ‘Bed-In’ at the Amsterdam Hilton. The couple decided to spend their honeymoon staging a week-long protest against the Vietnam War and other conflicts. They took to...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jan 17, 2019 | Music
It’s hard to believe that nearly 55 years have passed since Georgie Fame topped the singles charts with his 1964 release Yeh, Yeh. The catchy Latin soul tune, first recorded by Mongo Santamaria, ended the Beatles’ five-week reign at No. 1 with I Feel Fine. It was a...
by Malcolm Pheby | Dec 29, 2018 | Liverpool, Music
There are plenty of familiar faces, facts and figures to stir the memory over the Christmas holiday – with some general questions thrown in too. Many of the questions come from Clive Hardy’s book Around Merseyside in the 1960s, featuring unmissable photos from an...
by Malcolm Pheby | Dec 26, 2018 | Music
Once again, there are plenty of familiar faces, facts and figures to stir the memory over the Christmas holiday. Many of the questions come from Clive Hardy’s trio of Around Manchester books focusing on the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Each features more than 300 unmissable...
by Malcolm Pheby | Oct 10, 2018 | 1970s, Manchester, Music
It’s fair to say there was a seismic shift in the Manchester music scene during 1968. Freddie and the Dreamers split up after a lack of chart success, Graham Nash left The Hollies and The Mindbenders folded after their latest album and single flopped. A potent mix of...
