The Cavern Club’s Jay Murray Opens Up About Life, Music & Going Viral

Jay Murray has spent his life entertaining audiences around the world. Best known as one of the resident musicians at Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club and as a member of The Mersey Beatles, Jay has performed across the globe while building a career rooted in the music that made Liverpool famous. In this episode of The Liverpool Stories Podcast, recorded inside George Harrison’s childhood home, Jay shares stories from his life, life on the road, performing thousands of shows, the Liverpool music scene, Beatle tourism, and the unexpected moment he became international news after being attacked on stage during a performance at the Cavern Club. This is an honest conversation about music, resilience, Liverpool, and what it’s really like making a living performing Beatles music every day. If you enjoy Liverpool history, Beatles stories and conversations with the people keeping the city’s musical heritage alive, don’t forget to subscribe for new episodes every other Thursday. Introducing: 00:00 - 01:30 The power of Music: 01:31 - 04:05 Jays early life: 04:06 - 07:59 Getting into music and joining The Pete Best Band: 08:00 - 11:10 Being a musician, traveling the world and Beatles: 11:11 - 24:14 The Cavern and Jay’s viral moment: 24:15 - 37:04 Jays colourful life: 37:05 - 52:18 Little piece of England: 52:19 Hosted by Dale Roberts Filmed inside George Harrison’s childhood home in Speke, Liverpool.