The Roadrunners

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There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) a British band from the burgeoning music scene in 1960s Liverpool; 2) a psych-rock band from New Zealand; 3) an American rock band from early-60s Connecticut; 4) an American garage rock band from 1960s Jackson, Michigan. 1) The Roadrunners was a British band that emerged from the burgeoning music scene in 1960s Liverpool. (They were billed either as The Roadrunners or as The Road Runners. The word "Liverpool" has been added to distinguish them from other bands who subsequently used the name.) Unlike many of their Liverpool contemporaries, they specialised in a Chicago blues / Muddy Waters / Bo Diddley style of British rhythm and blues - a genre of music which was more popular in Southern England at the time, led by the up-and-coming Rolling Stones. Bill Harry, editor of Mersey Beat, recollects that George Harrison once said that "The Stones are good - almost as good as the Roadrunners". The band was resident at the Hope Hall (now the Liverpool Everyman Theatre). Here they entertained students from the nearby university and art school. They also took part in "happenings" organised by Liverpool poet Adrian Henri. The band also performed many times at the Cavern Club. They were invited to support The Beatles on their last Cavern gig on 3 August 1963 and, on 28 February 1964, were on the bill of the first annual British Rhythm and Blues Festival held in Birmingham. Two trips were made to Hamburg's Star-Club, firs

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Quantic Presents: The World's Rarest Funk 45s Volume Two

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Have We Got Blues For You

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Texas Funk

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Hot Rockin' Instrumentals

Funk Spectrum

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funk spectrum vol.1: real funk for real people

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Funk Spectrum Vol. 1

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Funk Spectrum (VA)

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Fury-Mental

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Hot Rockin`Instrumentals

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This Desert Feels Like Home

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Secrets Under Wire

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