at just 26 years of age. Bass guitarist Wally Eymond would be re christened Lou Walters the first of all the Liverpool musicians to have an electric bass, and on drums the Dingles own Richard Starkey now called Ringo Starr.

The Hurricanes played numerous gigs in Liverpool developing into a tight professional outfit, there was a massive fan base to be tapped into as can be highlighted by other famous Rock n Roll stars such as Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent following on the heels of the recently deceased Buddy Holly and playing Liverpool this time gracing the Empire, this gig and the Liverpool crowd didn’t go unnoticed by British Rock n Roll stable head Larry Parnes seeing the potential in the Liverpool audience he and Liverpool based Alansupport to Johnny Gentle a lesser Parnes act. That Scottish tour not only honed the talents of the Silver Beatles it also provided the Ramones with their name in honour of McCartney’s Scottish stage name Paul Ramon. The Hurricanes also passed on Alan Williams offer to go to Hamburg, there was no need they had just secured Summer playing at Butlin’s, Pwllheli the money was so good it even convinced Ringo that he could give up his day job. Williams sent another Liverpool group Derry And The Seniors to Hamburg quickly followed by The Beatles. On the face of it the Hurricanes got the better deal certainly the more lucrative but they were perhaps playing it safe providing family entertainment whereas the Beatles were on a very steep