The Merseybeats

Originally called The Mavericks, they changed their name in 1962 long before The Beatles put Liverpool on the map.

Managed by Brian Epstein and appearing hundreds of times at the Cavern Club in their own show, they often had the Beatles as their guests. They recorded seven top 50 singles and spent 64 weeks in the U.K. charts between September 1963 to January 1966.

They briefly shortened their name to The Merseys and spent a further 13 weeks in the charts, reaching number 4 with their classic hit "Sorrow". David Bowie later released his version and at the time named The Merseybeats as his favourite group.