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We're Britain's First Female Rock Band. This is Why You Don't Know Us. 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs

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Its hard to say what, exactly, was in the water in Liverpool in the early 1960s that wound up producing the Merseybeat sound and hundreds of groups of varying success. Four teenagers caught the scene by surprise and found screaming fans at every turn. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam and Val. It wasnt only their sound that turned heads. They were The Liverbirds, Britains first all-female rock n roll band. Sitting down with surviving members Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders, youd never know these two exceedingly charming Scouse (that means they come from Liverpool) matriarchs rocked a tour with The Rolling Stones. Lent their instruments to The Kinks. Rolled joints for Jimi Hendrix. John Lennon himself told them that girls dont play guitar. Well, John, they did. Imagine that. Almost Famous is a special Op-Docs series of short films directed by Ben Proudfoot featuring people who nearly made history only to fall short. These are tales of overcoming disappointment at its most epic, from an astronaut who never flew to a superstar who never was. See more from the Almost Famous series: Credits Director: Ben Proudfoot Featuring: Mary Dostal, Sylvia Wiggins Producers: Gabriel Berk Godoi, Abby Lynn Kang Davis Co-Producer: Jeremy Lambert Cinematography: Brandon Somerhalder Editor: Monica Salazar Composer: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson Assistant Editor: Lisset Mendoza First Assistant Camera: Haley Watson Production Sound Recordist: Geoffrey Fyfe Colorist: Stephen Derluguian Re-Recording Mixer: Sean Higgins Archival Coordinator: Sarah Stewart Associate Producer: Caley Fox Shannon Post-Production Supervisor: Dillon Brown Post-Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Brooke Supervising Editor: Federico Conforti Sound Effects Editor: Tom Boykin Additional Orchestration L Roger Juli Satorra Scoring Mixer: Brad Haehnel
Date: 2020-08-15

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Comments and reviews: 6

inthesparklingsky
I didn't know about their existence and as a women into Rock 'n' Roll I feel shame for that. Thank you for telling us this beautiful story. and OMG, these ladies have all my admiration and respect for each one of their decision!
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Womynxx
Topless! Seriously! Not all men, but come on guys! And if they'd done that would they have achieved Beatles status? Not likely in that time. They seem sweet and this made me smile
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Rolf
I was fascinated of them at a concert in 1965, Oldenburg, Germany. Me and my friend were talking to them backstage. The autographs I still have preserved.
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The
Brian Epstein
Whos that?
Lollll Im 23 and even I know who that is, its not about age its about knowing the slightest thing about music history.
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Baxter1999
Someday there will be a video like this for Little Mix describing how the world slept on their talent and preferred dumb boy bands.
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ampoules1
It was meant for babies to die of cancer. It was meant for children to die in their mother's arms. It was meant. It was meant.
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