When John Lennon met this week’s guests backstage at The Cavern he had a message for them: “Girls don’t play guitars.”


But that only made The Liver Birds even more determined to become the world’s first all-girl rock 'n' roll group.


The band’s two remaining members, Mary McGlory and Sylvia Wiggins (nee Saunders), share their memories of becoming one of the top attractions at the famous Star Club in Hamburg.


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