On this day in 1963, legendary producer George Martin oversaw the recording of the first song from a Liverpool band to go to number 1 in the UK. It wasn't The Beatles. BUT The Beatles DID record the song first, but the songwriter hated what he heard and refused to let them release it. This wonderful story is told in full by the songwriter himself, Mitch Murray, on today's episode of THIS DAY ROCKS!
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