The Merseybeats-a rock group that formed in Liverpool, England, in the early 1960s-were very much a part of the scene that led to the British Invasion, but for whatever reason, they weren't part of ...

A few bands can have their original master tapes mucked about with to offer a new spin. The Beatles have become the wallet-busting exemplars. However, with most of their Sixties contemporaries, such ...

Tony, 73, lives on the Wirral and has two children and four grandchildren. His wife Carole died in 2003. “Music was all I ever wanted to do. I played the trumpet in my church band and then my sisters ...

Olly Murs, JLS and a plethora of X Factor contestants hit the top of "major venues" category, in a live music survey conducted by UK collections agency PRS for Music. Other top live acts included Skin ...

Viv Hardwick talks to founder member of The Merseybeats, Tony Crane, about the fateful day his band lost the chance to record Lennon and McCartney songs. WHEN the Merseybeats walked away from a ...

ALTHOUGH Tony Crane is delighted to be part of a show which celebrates the heyday of Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club, there’s one thing he doesn’t want to recreate. “It was a bit of a smelly place to ...