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Bill Harry was born in Liverpool, England. He attended Liverpool College of Art with John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe. Harry was a member of The Dissenters [1] and the founder and editor of Mersey Beat, a weekly pop newspaper documenting the Liverpool scene. The publication is best known for being the first to feature a then-new band called The Beatles in the early 1960s.

Harry has also worked as a publicist, providing public relations for such acts as Led Zeppelin, Suzi Quatro, Free, The Arrows, and Hot Chocolate.

He is a critically acclaimed author, receiving the Gold Badge Award from the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters in 1995 [2].

Bill is currently Chief Consultant to Rock and Pop Shop [3], the memorabilia company which produces replica issues of Mersey Beat magazine as well as many art prints of the Mersey Beat front covers and other images from the original magazines.

Books written or co-written by Bill Harry

  • Arrows : The Official Story Everest Books 1976 ISBN 0-903925-61-3
  • Mersey Beat: The Beginnings of The Beatles Omnibus Press 1977 ISBN 0-86001-415-0
  • The Beatles Who's Who Aurum Press 1982 ISBN 0-906053-38-2
  • Beatlemania Virgin Books 1984 ISBN 0-86369-041-6
  • Paperback Writers Virgin Books 1984 ISBN 0-86369-021-1
  • The Book of Lennon Aurum Press 1984 ISBN 0-906053-74-9
  • Ask Me Why Javelin Books 1985 ISBN 0-7137-1635-5
  • Beatles For Sale Virgin Books 1985 ISBN 0-86369-097-1
  • The Book of Beatle Lists Javelin Books 1985 ISBN 0-7137-1521-9
  • The McCartney File Virgin Books 1986 ISBN 0-86369-157-9
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Atalanta Press 1987 ISBN 187004908X
  • The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia Virgin Books 1992 ISBN 0-86369-681-3
  • Jan Olofsson: My 60s Taschen 1994 ISBN 3-8228-8915-6
  • The Encyclopedia of Beatles People Blandford Press 1997 ISBN 0-7137-2606-7
  • The Best Years of The Beatles Headline 1997 ISBN 0-7472-7762-1
  • Whatever Happened to ... Cassell 1999 ISBN 0-7137-2675-X
  • The John Lennon Encyclopedia Virgin Books 2000 ISBN 0-7535-0404-9
  • The Paul Mccartney Encyclopedia Virgin Books 2002 ISBN 0-7535-0716-1
  • The George Harrison Encyclopedia Virgin Books 2003 ISBN 0-7535-0822-2
  • The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia Virgin Books 2004 ISBN 0-7535-0843-5
  • The British Invasion Chrome Dreams 2004 ISBN 1-84240-247-1

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City of Liverpool
Liverpool skyline, as seen from across the River Mersey

Coat of Arms
Location within England
Coordinates:
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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Liverpool College of Art is located at 68 Hope Street, in Liverpool, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The building is currently owned by Liverpool John Moores University, in January 2006 and was put up for sale.
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Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British musician and artist.

Until his early death Sutcliffe earned praise for his paintings, which mostly explored a style related to Abstract Expressionism.
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The Dissenters were a musical group predating The Quarrymen that included John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Rod Murray and Bill Harry. A plaque in Ye Cracke Pub in Rice Street, Liverpool, UK commemorates the group.

External links

  • http://www.sixtiescity.co.

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Mersey Sound or Merseybeat or may refer to
  • Merseybeat (TV series), a television series
  • Mersey Beat (magazine), a music magazine
  • Beat music, a musical genre also known as the Mersey Sound or Merseybeat

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The Beatles were an English musical group from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music.
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A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, or for a work such as a book or film. Publicists usually work at large companies handling multiple clients. See more at Publicity.
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Topics in journalism
Professional issues
Ethics & objectivity
Sources & attribution
News & news values
Reporting & writing
Fourth estate • Libel law
Education & books
Other topics

Fields
Advocacy journalism
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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in September 1968. Led Zeppelin consisted of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands.
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Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatro on June 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, bassist, radio personality and actress.

Biography

Early life

Her father, Art Quatro (whose name is short for Quatrocchio), was of Italian descent and her mother, Helen
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Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968 and best known for their popular song "All Right Now".

Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums.
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The Arrows were a three piece Anglo-American band, based in London, England. The group was formed in 1974, and disbanded in 1978. They are best known for writing and recording the first released version of the well known international rock anthem, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," in 1975.
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For the beverage, see Hot chocolate.

Hot Chocolate was a British pop band of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s formed by Errol Brown (a Briton who was born in Jamaica).
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