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Over the generations, the Manchester area has nurtured thousands of musical acts, ranging in styles as diverse as music hall and Madchester.
But it was the sixties that was the first to bring the music to the people. There were groups in almost every street, kids playing their music without thought of fame - just fun.
Although many were adopted on a national scale, others were content to stir only local interest before their eventual demise.
Despite their lack of national commercial success, they were part of the tremendous Manchester area music scene that continues to play such a major part in our lives.
Proudly based in the sixties, these pages salute the groups, agents, disc jockeys, shops and clubs in the Manchester area that gave us all such a great time! Memories that have lasted a lifetime!
Enjoy the site ... Add to it ... Revisit! We spend many hours per week on developing the site. Not just now and then - "it's all because of you".
Vale Kevin Parrott
Very sad to hear of the passing of Kevin.
Most will, of course, know of his role in Brian and Michael and their "Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs" work but Kevin had a long, successful career both before and after B and M.
It is well worth reading of his work with The Pathfinders, The Big Sound (previously Fat sound) and the hilarious Royal Variety Show, who also worked as the more rock orientated Oscar. In recent years, Kevin developed his interest in production.
I haven't managed to find any footage of RVS but have included one of Oscar's albums for your enjoyment.
Well worth a watch!!!
Manchester's Ko-dels in Today magazine, New Sound of '64 Beat contest (5th May 1964)
Final filmed at the Cavern.
They came 2nd!
Interesting sections of the site you may have missed
My Story
We all have a story to tell - no matter what part we played in this great period in Manchester music. Add your personal story or contribute to the many tributes for Manchester musos who have now passed.
Clubland Beat
A small section on the site - that gets lots of interest. Not all of us worked the beat/pop scene, many of us made a good living working the hundreds of local Working Men' Clubs. Can you add anything in this section?
Stuff!
You may not have noticed a new menu option - Stuff.
Click on it and there's lots of extra information and reading for you on a huge variety of ... err, stuff!
Enjoy!
Popular pages
- If you remember the 60s ...
- Dave Cave
- Talk of the North (Eccles)
- Kevin Lane
- Hardrock (Greatstone Road, Stretford)
- Missing Links (Oldham)
- The Twisted Wheel (Brazenose Street then Whitworth St)
- Hollies
- Top Ten Club (Belle Vue, Gorton)
- Top of the Pops - BBC Studios (Rusholme)
- Blighty's ex-Monaco (Farnworth)
- About the site
- Oasis (Lloyd Street)
- Magic Village, Cromford Court, off Market Street
- The Plaza Ballroom
- The Vedettes
- Factotums (Audenshaw/Droylsden)
- The Ampliferters page
- Poco-Poco (Stockport)
- Bernard Herrmann and the N.D.O.
Recently added
- Oasis Gig List
- Bredbury Hall Country Club (Bredbury)
- Oasis Gigs listing
- Top Rank (Preston)
- Bamboo Rooms (Salford)
- The John Norman Four (Manchester)
- Red Sox Skiffle Group
- Kingfishers
- Freddie and The Dreamers - The Dreamers
- Phoenix City Smash - band members
- Jaguars (Bury)
- Jaguars (Stockport)
- PigMarket (The Harrow Inn, Culcheth)
- Willows (Salford)
- All-star Show at The Willows, Jan 2004
- Electric Circus (Collyhurst)
- Pygmalia
- Reg Coates Combo/Experience
- The Intermediates (Accrington)
- Ko-dels
How to add to the site
Comments - add to the appropriate page
Add new groups, djs, etc - email
