The Liverbirds - Why Do You Hang Around Me? (Beat Club, 1965)

The Liverbirds performing ’Why Do You Hang Around Me?’ at German TV Show ’Beat Club’ in 1965. The Beat Club Logo is a trade mark of & under licence from Transport for London In the early ’60s, four friends from Liverpool formed a band. But this is not the ‘fab four’ story we know . . . The Liverbirds, comprising Mary, Sylvia, Valerie, and Pamela, were the first ever all-female Rock’n’Roll band. Despite John Lennon’s early skepticism at the Cavern Club, where he declared ’girls don’t play guitars,’ they embraced the challenge. Within just five short years, they conquered tough crowds at the Star Club, toured stadiums, recorded two hit albums, and collaborated with legends such as the Kinks, The Rolling Stones, and Chuck Berry. In their newly released book, “The Liverbirds,“ surviving members Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders, share their full and remarkable story. The book, published by Faber on March 14th as both a print and