The Blackwells

Merseyside band The Blackwells in September 1964

The Blackwells were a 60s male Merseybeat group who were resident at the Peppermint Lounge in Liverpool’s city centre. They had dyed hair and skin-tight leather outfits and were known as ‘the blond bombshells’. Who appeared in the film Ferry Cross The Mersey With The Black Knights. Their 1965 Columbia Records single, ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’, is indicative of their gutsy sound. The band is not to be confused with the US group who made the original version of ‘Love Or Money’.On Monday 18th May 1964 they appeared in an all day session at The Cavern with other groups including The Clayton Squares, Billy Kinsley's new group, The Centremen, The Mastersounds, The Hideaways, The Nashpool Four, Freddy Starr & The Flamingoes, The Spidermen, The St Louis Checks, The Georgians, The Coins and The Schatz.

Here is "Why Don't You Love Me" From 1965 Enjoy.