Month: October 2021

The Beatles Ground Zero to Pepper

The Beatles Ground Zero to Pepper Derek Shelmerdine, author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled is one of the guests on Tony Higginson’s Book Club On 18 October 1957 Paul McCartney played his first gig with John Lennon’s group, Quarry Men – The Beatles Ground Zero to Pepper. The song When I’m Sixty-Four on the Sgt Pepper album…


The Beatmakers One Night Only

The Beatles Unravelled #12…..The Beatmakers – For One Night Only The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Karl Terry and the Cruisers combined for a one-off performance at Liverpool’s Litherland Town Hall on 19 October 1961. That night the audience witnessed the only performance given by – The Beatmakers. Derek Shelmerdine presents the feature segment…


Elvis’s Uninvited Guests in 1976

Elvis Presley Unravelled #13…..Elvis’s Uninvited Guests in 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis and Bruce Springsteen both paid unexpected visits to Elvis’s Graceland home in 1976, neither visitor succeeded in meeting the King – Elvis’s Uninvited Guests 8-14 October…guest feature on the Mop Tops and The King show Derek Shelmerdine presents the feature segment Elvis Presley Unravelled…