Sixties City - Bringing on back the good times

What's On? A selection of current and future 60s-related events to get you out of the house, including original acts, tribute artists, gig guides and booking details.

Sixties City Online Quizzes
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Bill Harry's Sixties
The story of his 60s music paper 'Mersey Beat plus many other 60s-related articles from the legendary Bill Harry

Carnaby Cavern
Exclusive tales and reminiscences of the 'Swinging London' fashion scene from
60s boutique owner, Danny Benjamin

Where To Get Sixties Things
Online 60s music sites and link sources
for all sorts of other 60s- related items,
both retro & original

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Inventions, Innovations and Discoveries of The Sixties

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The Mini Moke
A Sixties icon or just an oddity?

Classic and Cult Television
Programmes and History

TV Licence Detector Vans
A myth or a menace?

It's hard to believe that it's nearly 40 years since the end of 'The Sixties' and we're all getting that much older - but the spirit remains, as do the memories of the great personalities and stars of the decade who have left us - God bless them all!

As always, you can get to most of the hundreds of pages in Sixties City by starting from the menu on the left or by clicking on the various images, icons and links around the site. Most subjects and articles are cross-linked but you might just come across some interesting 'gems' still doing their best to hide if you dig deep enough!
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Thanks to all of you who visit the site or e-mail me with questions, information and your own personal memories. I have to say that I'm finding less and less time to be able to work on the site at the moment and I'm very grateful to people like Danny and Bill who contribute to the site content. I will continue to make numerous small changes and additions to the content each week and add new pages when available.
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Whether you're feeling nostalgic, researching some facet of the Sixties or just browsing, you are always very welcome here at Sixties City. I hope that you'll find this a fab and child-safe starting place for discovering, or reminiscing, the many and varied aspects of a truly fantastic decade! In the words of John Lennon:

“The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had.
It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility.”

The sound now playing is a great version of the Shadows hit 'Wonderful Land' by The Apaches

The Mersey Sound

EMI Gold has released a new CD compiled by Mersey Beat founder Bill Harry. Iissued on 25th February, to celebrate Liverpool’s year as the European City of Culture, it contains 30 tracks by both known and relatively little-known acts from the early to mid Sixties.

The tracks are:

Gerry & The Pacemakers: A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues.
Cilla Black: Love Of The Loved.
The Swinging Blue Jeans: Good Lovin’.
Cindy Cole: He’s Sure The Boy Love.
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas: From A Window.
The Fourmost: Yakety Yak.
Beryl Marsden: Break-A-Way.
Gerry & The Pacemakers: Ferry Cross The Mersey.
The Blackwells: Why Don’t You Love Me.
Cilla Black: Anyone Who Had A Heart.
The Scaffold: Lily The Pink.
The Pathfinders: Don’t You Believe.
Gerry & The Pacemakers: You’ll Never Walk Alone.
The Swinging Bluejeans: You’re No Good.
Lee Castle & The Barons: A Love She Can Count On.
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas: Trains And Boats And Planes.
The Fourmost: Hello Little Girl.
Cindy Cole: Lonely City Blue Boy.
The Fourmost: A Little Loving.
Jason Eddie & The Centremen: Come On Baby.
Steve Aldo: Everybody Has to Cry.
The Scaffold: Liverpool Lou.
Gerry & The Pacemakers: Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying.
Tiffany’s Thoughts: Find Out What’s Happening.
Beryl Marsden: Let’s Go Somewhere.
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas: I’ll Keep You Satisfied.
The Scaffold; Thank U Very Much.
Cilla Black: Liverpool Lullaby.
The Kubas: The Face.
The Fourmost: I’m In Love.

. . . and incidentally . . .
Beryl Marsden, the Kubas and Steve Aldo were all part of The Beatles final tour of Britain in December 1965. Beryl was regarded as the best female vocalist in Liverpool at the time, Steve was a highly regarded singer and the Kubas were always on the brink of fame, but never quite made it.

Cindy Cole is, of course, Rita Hughes, the best female vocalist to emerge from Chester and former lead singer with Jeannie & The Big Guys. Sadly, Rita died of cancer in 1989. Tiffany’s real name was Irene Hughes and she was a founder-member of Liverpool’s first all-girl rock ‘n’ roll band the Liverbirds before leading her own Tiffany’s Dimensions and Tiffany’s Thoughts.

The Pacemakers, Fourmost, Scaffold, Billy J, Cilla and The Bluejeans are all well known, but Lee Castle & The Barons and The Pathfinders seem to have vanished from history. However, Jason Eddie is still an active performer. His real name is Albie Wycherley and he is Billy Fury’s younger brother.

The CD is a wonderful souvenir of the exciting sounds that emerged from Merseyside in the heyday of the Mersey Sound.

Mersey Beat - Merseyside's Own Entertainment Paper
The Beatles, The Liverpool Sound, The Swinging Sixties...
It's still happening, man:
http://www.mersey-beat.com

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