The influence of Black music on The Beatles: Mark Lewisohn, Peter Hooton & Paul Gallagher. Part 2

ON RECORD: UNTOLD & RETOLD is a specially curated festival that explores black music in Liverpool and the role it has played in the city and communities over the past 70 years. The Influence of Black music on The Beatles is a unique two-part interview with Mark Lewisohn, the acknowledged world authority on The Beatles. He was joined by representatives of the Liverpool City Region Music Board, Paul Gallagher and Peter Hooton, to discuss the Black artists and Black music genres that inspired the Fab Four from Liverpool. The first of the two-part interview was shown on Monday 30 December and focuses on the early influences of Black music on The Beatles from 1956-1962. The second, was shown on Monday 7 December and continues the story, focusing on their recording career, 1963 and beyond. This has been brought to you in partnership with National Museums Liverpool. More information can be found over on LIMFESTIVAL.COM/ONRECORD