Friday, 10th August, 1962
The Beatles were back on board the MV Royal Iris for another “Riverboat Shuffle” event as the ferry steamed around the River Mersey. This time they shared top billing with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates. Also appearing on the bill were The Dakotas (before the became Billy J. Kramer’s backing band.)
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.
