The Liverbirds: Europe’s first all-female rock band recall sexist John Lennon remark | The Independent
Europe’s first all-female rock band The Liverbirds have recalled how they were met with a sexist remark from a young John Lennon during their first encounter with The Beatles.Formed in 1963, The Liverbirds were one of the few female bands on the Merseybeat scene, led by Lennon and his Beatles bandmates, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.Comprising singer Valerie Gell, guitarist/singer Pamela Birch, bassist/singer Mary McGlory and drummer Sylvia Saunders, The Liverbirds were dubbed “The Other Fab Four” or “The Female Beatles”, and achieved a top 10 single in Germany with their cover of bo Diddley’s “Diddley Daddy”.
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