What is recorded here

This black commemorative plaque records: At this site on 9 April 1960, Geoff Hogarth & Harry Ormesher opened... The Iron Door, Cradle of Mersey Beat ...Bringing us the sound that conquered the World. The Beatles' (as the Silver Beetles) first show here 15 May 1960. Kenny Ball, The Big Three, Cilla Black, Lee Curtis, Faron's Flamingos, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, The Remo Four, The Searchers, Freddie Starr, Rory Storm, Kingsize Taylor , Karl Terry, The Undertakers & many others.

The Iron Door was a pivotal nightclub in Liverpool that hosted early performances by numerous influential Merseybeat bands and artists, including The Beatles, helping to launch the careers of these musicians who would later define 1960s popular music.

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