Thursday, 5th October, 1961
In the October 5th-19th issue of Mersey Beat local DJ Bob Wooler rated The Beatles as the “number one most popular rock group” in Liverpool. Howver the accolade did come with the caveat that he couldn’t compare The Beatles to The Bluegenes who Wooler considered ”beyond comparison.”
Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
