| Liverpool
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There's
much more to Liverpool music than the Beatles. We take a look at Liverpool
music through five decades.
Famous Bands from Liverpool |
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1960's
A decade
dominated by you know who, and 40 years on the Beatles still bring
millions of pounds to the local economy and millions of visitors to
the city. But in addition to the Beatles the 1960's saw Number One's
for many other Liverpool acts including The Searchers, Gerry and The
Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black and even Ken
Dodd.
 The
BBC's Claire Hamilton looks at 1960's Liverpool music
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| The
Real Thing |
1970's
The shadow of the fab four continued to linger over the Liverpool
music scene in the 1970's. The Beatles record label Apple was even
home to Badfinger the Liverpool act who had a hit with the McCartney
penned 'Come and Get It', although they're more famous for writing
Harry Nillson's 'Without You'. Deaf School won the respct of folk
music fans but were never to make it big. Unlike Toxteth's The Real
Thing who were Britains biggest selling black group of the 1970's.
Eric's nightclub was to prove a focal point for the late 1970's Liverpool
music scene Holly Johnson, Ian Broudie, Ian
McCulloch, Pete Wylie and Julian cope all served their apprenticeship
at the club.
The
BBC's Claire Hamilton looks at 1970's Liverpool music
1980's
Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Echo and The Bunnymen led the charge
of Liverpool groups in the 1980's.
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Eric's alumini exploded as The Lightning Seeds, Pete Wylie and Teardrops
Explodes all stormed the charts. Meanwhile the centre of Liverpool
music moved to the Picket and The La's recorded an album that would
influence the next decade.
The
BBC's Claire Hamilton looks at 1980's Liverpool music
1990's
The heart of Liverpool music in the 1990's was an old warehouse
in Wolstenholme Square, home to the world famous Cream. Dance may
have dominated clubland but in the charts the Lightning Seeds, Cast,
Space, The Boo Radleys and a returning Echo and The Bunnymen all
kept the Liverpool music scene alive
The
BBC's Claire Hamilton looks at 1990's Liverpool music
2000 onwards
Liverpool music entered the 21st century stronger than ever.
The Bandwagon nights at Zanzibar created a new scene and a new crop
of bands The Coral,
The Bandits, Ladytron and Hokum Clones. Number one's came from Atomic
Kitten and following his death in 2001 George Harrison's 'My Sweet
Lord'
The
BBC's Claire Hamilton looks at Liverpool music now
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