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The Roadrunners make two contributions to the recording of the grandly-named "First Annual R&B Festival" (1964) and also cut an e.p. to help raise money for Liverpool University's rag or "panto" week (a charity fund raising event). Mike Hart left the band to pursue a solo career, recording two albums for John Peel's "Dandelion" label. (Peel was ...
The Liverpool Roadrunners: 1960s band; The Room: Critically acclaimed (by John Peel and others) band from Liverpool, signed to Virgin 10, released three albums and several singles, one produced by Tom Verlaine, between 1980 and 1985; Rooney: Released three albums from 1998 to 2000 and recorded a Radio 1 John Peel session in 1999
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Michael William Hart (3 December 1943 – 22 June 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and poet. [1]In 1962, he founded the band The Roadrunners, before leaving in 1965 to join The Liverpool Scene, a poetry and music collective, with Adrian Henri, Andy Roberts, and Mike Evans.
Originally called the Mavericks, the band was formed by singer/guitarist Tony Crane and singer/bassist Billy Kinsley in late 1960. [3] They became the Pacifics in September 1961. [1] They were renamed the Mersey Beats in February 1962 by Bob Wooler, MC at the Cavern Club. In April 1962, they became the Merseybeats.
The Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) [4] evolved from the Mathew Street Music Festival, which was the largest annual free music festival in Liverpool attracting over 200,000 visitors to the city. In 2011 the GIT Award [5] - formed through influential Liverpool music blog Getintothis - was founded. Dubbed the 'Scouse Mercury Prize ...
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They founded a folk club in Liverpool, the 'Triton Club' (while they were still called 'The Liverpool Spinners' [4]), but soon were performing in London at places such as The Troubadour coffee house. Their first album, Songs Spun in Liverpool (released under the group name of 'The Liverpool Spinners'), was recorded by Bill Leader from live ...