FREE THE CAVERN CLUB: THE RISE OF THE BEATLES AND MERSEYBEAT PDF Spencer Leigh,Paul McCartney | 256 pages | 29 Mar 2016 | McNidder & Grace | 9780857160973 | English | Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom The Cavern Club: The Rise of the Beatles and Merseybeat by Spencer Leigh Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Paul McCartney Foreword. From the early days as a jazz club, through the Beatles years and the dramatic The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat and closings, every page of this book about the Cavern Club abounds with wit and insight. The author is an acknowledged authority on the Beatles and Sir Paul McCartney has written a foreword. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Cavern Clubplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Dec 14, Susan rated it it was amazing. Spencer Leigh The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat written many books about music; mostly centring on the Beatles and Merseybeat. He has, indeed, also written previous books about the Cavern, all of which grace my bookshelves. This book has a foreward written by Sir Paul McCartney and this immediately informs us of a very important fact. What is important — really important — about the Cavern, the reason why books are still being written about it, is that the Beatles played there so many times. Allan Williams once stated and I paraphrase here that it was not the Cavern which made the Beatles, but the Beatles which made the Cavern, and it is undeniable that they are central to this book. The Cavern may have The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat as a jazz club, owned by Alan Sytner until when it was sold to Ray McFall, but eventually Beat took over. Indeed, the club has had many different owners and many different incarnations. However, despite the fact that the Cavern has been opened and closed and moved and re-opened - now a back to front replica of the original exits in a Mathew Street, and a city, which have finally begun to realise the pulling power of the Beatles; even the rubble of the former club was enough to attract fans. So, if you are a Beatles fan, you will certainly find a lot to interest you in this book — a wealth of memories, anecdotes and colourful characters populate these pages. Spencer Leigh has, though, done his best to tell the story of the club itself in this book and not just the Beatles. He gives a diary of dates, with each band listed giving rise to interviews and stories as he darts off and heads in different directions. Of course, though, the Beatles are central and Spencer Leigh does give the year its own chapter, as it was so essential to Merseybeat in general and the Beatles in particular. He also dwells on — when the Beatles returned from Hamburg and played that oh-so-important concert at Litherland Town Hall which led to promoters signing them up for concerts around the city; while Bob Wooler scuttled off to Ray McFall to insist that he book them at the Cavern. Although earlier incarnations of the band had played there The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat, saw George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe both climbing the Cavern stage for the first time. So, if you love music, the Beatles or have an interest in the history of the Cavern, you will certainly enjoy this book. From Brian Epstein descending the steps to see this band he had heard so much about, ot a drunk Jet Harris of the Shadows falling off the stage, to the rise of Merseybeat and the breakout of the Beatles to nationwide and then worldwide success, there is so much to enjoy in this book. A fascinating account of one of the most important clubs in the world and a wholly enjoyable read for music lovers in general and Beatles fans in particular. View all 4 comments. Mar 18, Gwen rated it it was amazing. Great book. Loved the "inside" scoop. 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The club became closely associated with the Merseybeat music genre and, famously, regularly played host to The Beatles in their early years. The Cavern Club closed and opened in a new site in March and was filled in during construction work on the Merseyrail underground rail loop. It would later be excavated and reopened on 26 April Alan Sytner opened The Cavern Club, having been inspired by the jazz district in Paris, where there were a number of clubs in cellars. Sytner returned to Liverpool and strove to open a club similar to the Le Caveau de la Huchette jazz club in Paris. He eventually found a fruit warehouse where people were leasing the cellar; before this, it was used as an air raid shelter in World War II. The club was opened on 16 January The first act to perform at the opening of the club was the Merseysippi Jazz Band. What started as a jazz club eventually became The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat hangout for skiffle groups. Whilst playing golf with Sytner's father, Dr. Sytner if his son could book The Quarrymen at The Cavern, which was one of three jazz clubs he managed. Sytner suggested that the band should play at the golf club first, so as to assess their talent. Before the performance, the Quarrymen argued amongst themselves about the set list, as rock 'n roll songs were definitely not allowed at the club, but skiffle was tolerated. Rod Davis warned Lennon that the audience would "eat you alive", but Lennon ignored this and started playing the song himself, forcing the others to join The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat. Halfway through, Sytner pushed his way through the audience and handed Lennon a note which read, "Cut out the bloody rock 'n roll". The first Beat night was held on 25 May and featured a performance by Rory Storm and the Hurricanes which included Ringo Starr as drummer. The club hosted its first performance by the Beatles on Thursday 9 February Brian EpsteinThe Beatles manager who secured the groups' first The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat contract, first saw the group perform at the club on 9 November Inspired by the group, Epstein made moves to take over their management. The Beatles made their first appearance at the club on 9 February after returning to Liverpool from HamburgGermany where they had been playing at the Indra and the Kaiserkeller clubs. The Cavern Club: The Rise of The Beatles and Merseybeat stage show had been through a lot of changes, with some in the audience thinking they were watching a German band, as they were billed from Hamburg. The amount of musical activity in Liverpool and Manchester caused record producers who had previously never ventured very far from London to start looking to the north. Inyoung local band The Hideaways were signed up to the newly founded Cavern Club agency and became the resident group, often stepping in for last minute artist cancellations; they also became the first pop group to appear on a nationwide television commercial for Timex Watch Company filmed by the Rank Organisation at the Cavern Club.