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- noun The characteristic style of music produced by
pop groups from Merseyside between 1958 and 1964, typified by the Beatles.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their parents can explain the origins of the phrase "Merseybeat" after listening to Eric Brace and Last Train Home strum the songs of Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Nightlife Agenda 2010
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Their parents can explain the origins of the term "Merseybeat" after listening to Eric Brace and Last Train Home strum the songs of Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Nightlife agenda 2010
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Their parents can explain the origins of the term "Merseybeat" after listening to Eric Brace and Last Train Home strum the songs of Gerry and the Pacemakers.
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According to a tweet from none other than Bill 'Merseybeat' Harry, Mark is um .. taking his time on this 3 volume biography.
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He also contributed to Merseybeat newspaper, the local alternative magazine in his hometown of Liverpool that helped initially promote the band, with stories under pseudonyms.
John Lennon's Unseen Personal Letters To Be Published Jordan Zakarin 2011
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He also contributed to Merseybeat newspaper, the local alternative magazine in his hometown of Liverpool that helped initially promote the band, with stories under pseudonyms.
John Lennon's Unseen Personal Letters To Be Published Jordan Zakarin 2011
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From Merseybeat to grunge, it is doubtful any major local music scene would have had the same impact in the age of the internet and the 'bedroom musician'.
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The Undertakers were a big deal on the Merseybeat scene The Beatles had emerged from, and their gimmicky appearance didn't hide the fact that guitarist Jackie Lomax was a guitarist and songwriter of some talent and George Harrison saw to it that he wound up on Apple for an album.
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He also contributed to Merseybeat newspaper, the local alternative magazine in his hometown of Liverpool that helped initially promote the band, with stories under pseudonyms.
John Lennon's Unseen Personal Letters To Be Published Jordan Zakarin 2011
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He also contributed to Merseybeat newspaper, the local alternative magazine in his hometown of Liverpool that helped initially promote the band, with stories under pseudonyms.
John Lennon's Unseen Personal Letters To Be Published Jordan Zakarin 2011
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