Merseys

The Merseys had a big pop-rock hit in the UK in 1966 with "Sorrow," later covered by David Bowie (on Pinups), but never followed up on the promise of this successful debut. They were a spinoff group from The Merseybeats, who were one of the more popular Liverpool bands of the British Invasion, although they never managed to land a hit in the United States. The Merseybeats split up in 1966, with lead guitarist Tony Crane and bassist Billy Kinsley forming The Merseys. Unlike The Merseybeats, a self-contained quartet, The Merseys were a duo, backed onstage by the Fruit Eating Bears, who had two drummers and featured Joey Molland (later of Badfinger) as lead guitarist. The Merseys were managed by Who managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, which seemed a solid indicator of future growth, although Kinsley has said Lambert and Stamp naturally focused much more of their attention on The Who.



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