FROM THE CAVERN

They were "four lads who shook the world" ... or so says the sign on Mathew Street in Liverpool -- nicknamed Beatle Street for obvious reasons: Not only is it the home of The Cavern (and everyone knows by now that The Fab Four made the original Club their sound stage, right?) but also Lennon's Bar and other Beatleific spots.
The original Cavern (which was torn down back in '73 for work on the Merseyrail underground rail loop), natch, was where every Mersey band worth its salt would play (in fact, between '60 and '62, The Beatles played there 292 times! Their spot was then taken over by The Hollies. The Fab Four had just signed with Polydor Records and had "graduated" from The Cavern). Soon, acts from all across England were eager to perform there!
Those included a band in 1966 called Bluesology, which featured a young pianist called Reginald Dwight -- later to be known as Elton John!

In 1984, the Club was rebuilt, using many of the bricks from the old one, and, today, regularly features about 40 different bands per week. Spencer Hannabuss, leader and songwriter/bassist for the popular UK band, The Fore (who played the Club regularly), tells me of  "the legend": Apparently, there's a door in the ladies' washroom that leads to the remnants of the original club!


DIDJA KNOW THAT ...

Ringo apparently played the Cavern for the first time in 1957? He was with a band called "The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group". He was followed, a week later, by a skiffle band called 'The Quarrymen"

The last band to play the original Cavern (just days before it closed) was the Dutch group, Focus? They had a hit with the song Hocus Pocus in 1971.

The date recognized as the start of the British rock era (one that climaxed with The British Invasion) was May 25th 1960, when Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (with Ringo Starr on drums) opened the first beat night sessions at the Cavern?

So, if ya ever get a chance to visit the most famous musical city in the world (the 'Pool,. of course!), you've just gotta take in at least one or two shows at The Cavern! Believe me, it's gonna be an event you'll remember for a lifetime!!
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