Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show
Manchester Beat Groups
– who found international success …podcast
In this Manchester Beat Groups podcast: 1960s Manchester bands who found international success, The Hollies, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman’s Hermits, Freddie and the Dreamers, and The Dakotas (after they teamed up with Billy J Kramer).
All with very different stories to tell.
This is the original radio show and includes all the music played on the show.
PLAYLIST
1 The Dakotas – The Cruel Sea
2 James Ray – If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
3 Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders – Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
4 The Rays – Silhouettes
5 The Hollies – Listen to Me
Manchester Beat Groups
…who found international success
When beat music arrived in 1963, Manchester groups were amongst the first to find national fame.
This show looks at five of the groups who went on to international fame:
The Dakotas (who found success after teaming up with Liverpool frontman Billy J Kramer)
Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman’s Hermits, and the Hollies.
They all have very different tales to tell…
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Manchester Beat Groups podcast…
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Manchester Beat Groups – original broadcast
The Rock’n’Roll Unravelled Show
on Access North West Community Radio – 1 April 2019
