CAVERN CLUB (Room 113)
CAVERN CLUB (Room 113)
The Cavern quickly became the place to play in Liverpool and was the home of Merseybeat. The Beatles shared the stage with hundreds of beat groups that were springing up in the City, but it was The Beatles who became the most popular. There remains just one piece of film of the Beatles playing at The Cavern Club, which was shot by Granada TV. Lennon once famously said “if you didn’t see the Beatles live at the Cavern you didn’t see The Beatles”. This was their favourite place and time to play. They had the stability that Liverpool gave them and also the hoards of local fans that were packing in the Club. DJ Bob Wooler and the fledgling Mersey Beat paper were constantly promoting the band. There was a feeling that something special was happening. Their fans formed a fan club, their gigs would herald queues up and down the length of Mathew Street, whether the gig was at lunchtime or evening. Very soon a prominent local businessman, Brian Epstein heard about the band. He was the owner of NEMS Electrical Store that also sold records. Fans were asking for copies of “My Bonnie”, which the group had recorded with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg. He was curious and asked his assistant Alistair Taylor to accompany him along to lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, which he was surprised to learn was only a few hundred yards away. On 9th November 1961 Alistair led Brian down the steps to The Cavern where The Beatles were playing. They were just about to change the course of history.
Artwork © Shannon
CAVERN CLUB (Room 113)
The Cavern quickly became the place to play in Liverpool and was the home of Merseybeat. The Beatles shared the stage with hundreds of beat groups that were springing up in the City, but it was The Beatles who became the most popular. There remains just one piece of film of the Beatles playing at The Cavern Club, which was shot by Granada TV. Lennon once famously said “if you didn’t see the Beatles live at the Cavern you didn’t see The Beatles”. This was their favourite place and time to play. They had the stability that Liverpool gave them and also the hoards of local fans that were packing in the Club. DJ Bob Wooler and the fledgling Mersey Beat paper were constantly promoting the band. There was a feeling that something special was happening. Their fans formed a fan club, their gigs would herald queues up and down the length of Mathew Street, whether the gig was at lunchtime or evening. Very soon a prominent local businessman, Brian Epstein heard about the band. He was the owner of NEMS Electrical Store that also sold records. Fans were asking for copies of “My Bonnie”, which the group had recorded with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg. He was curious and asked his assistant Alistair Taylor to accompany him along to lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, which he was surprised to learn was only a few hundred yards away. On 9th November 1961 Alistair led Brian down the steps to The Cavern where The Beatles were playing. They were just about to change the course of history.
Artwork © Shannon
CAVERN CLUB (Room 113)
The Cavern quickly became the place to play in Liverpool and was the home of Merseybeat. The Beatles shared the stage with hundreds of beat groups that were springing up in the City, but it was The Beatles who became the most popular. There remains just one piece of film of the Beatles playing at The Cavern Club, which was shot by Granada TV. Lennon once famously said “if you didn’t see the Beatles live at the Cavern you didn’t see The Beatles”. This was their favourite place and time to play. They had the stability that Liverpool gave them and also the hoards of local fans that were packing in the Club. DJ Bob Wooler and the fledgling Mersey Beat paper were constantly promoting the band. There was a feeling that something special was happening. Their fans formed a fan club, their gigs would herald queues up and down the length of Mathew Street, whether the gig was at lunchtime or evening. Very soon a prominent local businessman, Brian Epstein heard about the band. He was the owner of NEMS Electrical Store that also sold records. Fans were asking for copies of “My Bonnie”, which the group had recorded with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg. He was curious and asked his assistant Alistair Taylor to accompany him along to lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, which he was surprised to learn was only a few hundred yards away. On 9th November 1961 Alistair led Brian down the steps to The Cavern where The Beatles were playing. They were just about to change the course of history.
Artwork © Shannon