The Merseybeat Phenomenon and more!

This was Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes at theStar Club in Hamburg which we discussed in ourchat on BIG FM 12th December 2011Teddy Taylor, aka Kingsize Taylor and theDominoes was kind enough to have a quick chatwith me about the Cilla s

Ray O'Brien and Fritz Speigl

Aug 15th, 2013

Ray is the Beatles Ambassador to the Wirral and a man of great knowledge. We were looking at the origin of the word Scouse and Scousers in general

Scouse or How to talk Proper in Liverpool

Aug 15th, 2013

Lern Yerself Scouseis a series of books subtitled 'How to talk Proper on Merseyside.' However, it's interesting to see how two scousers view the phrases quoted in the book. Is it really Scouse? How long has it been around?

Joe Flannery-Beatles Booking Agent

Sep 29th, 2012

Joe is being filmed for a documentary to be screened on Spanish TV. He tells me about his early days with Brian Epstein and Brian's mother, Queenie. He also remembers how he met and worked with Jimi Hendrix. Joe also tells me about his work at

Norman Higham

Jul 19th, 2012

Vince met Norman in Rudi0's music shop in Alfaz del Pi and at last they got together to create this podcast. Norman was surprised at how many times their lives had the same path in their voyage of discovery that led them to Benidorm. This is a

Billy Butler Cavern DJ

Feb 10th, 2012

Vince used to work with Billy in the early days of local radio in the UK. Vince guested on Billy's Radio Merseyside Show on Monday 16th July remembering those early days

Beryl Marsden

Feb 10th, 2012

Beryl Marsden has had a fantastic career and has a fabulous voice. She joined Vince on the show on 19th MAY 2008Please visit her pages and listen to her current music-it´s brilliant!

Gerry Marsden

Feb 10th, 2012

Gerry is one of Britain's best loved popstars and his great achievement of being the first to have three number ones one of Gerry's great accolades. Vince played football with Gerry on the Merseyside Showbiz team. June 9th 2008

Frank Allen

Feb 10th, 2012

Frank Allen joined Vince on the line to discuss his life as one of the Searchers July 9th 2007

Spencer Leigh

Feb 10th, 2012

Spencer’s recent books include biographies of the Merseysippi Jazz Band (Sweeping The Blues Away for Liverpool University) and the late Cavern DJ, Bob Wooler (The Best Of Fellas). His biography of Lonnie Donegan, Puttin’ On The Style, and Billy

Kingsize Taylor

Feb 10th, 2012

Kingsize Taylor is one of the legends of Merseybeat. You only need to hear his music to feel the nostalgia of MerseybeatTed joined Vince and Paul on 13th August 2007 to give his insight into the fabulous story of Merseybeat.