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Allan Clarke (vocalist, The Hollies) : We played at The Cavern on a bill with The Beatles, but The Big Three were the stars for me. I idolised that group. Griff played a Guyatone guitar with rusty strings, and he made it sing. Johnny Gus was a marvellous bass player. They did songs that nobody had ever heard before and it used to make my back tingle.

Tony Hicks (guitarist, The Hollies) : We'd play at the Cavern and just wander out and see The Big Three play, which was just incredible. It was something very new, very exciting. Old amplifiers, no sophisticated stuff. I remember the guitarist with The Big Three [Brian Griffiths] used to go onstage with four strings. He'd go out and play with four strings. They were just rough and ready Liverpool geezers, there for a few pints. And you'd think 'four strings? Fair enough. Better than three, but I'd prefer five or six.'
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