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Mary McGlory and Sylvia Saunders: The Liverbirds – Our Life in Britain's First Female Rock 'n' Roll Band

Kate Mossman, New Statesman, 4 April 2024

How the Liverbirds disrupted the rock 'n' roll boys' club

The all-female band shone briefly in Sixties Hamburg, but were prevented from flourishing in a male-dominated scene.

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