We celebrate a Merseybeat legend today, a man whose band became the first Liverpool band to hit number 1 in the UK beating the Beatles, and whose band became the first act in UK history to have all of their first three singles hit the top spot! In this episode you'll hear from a mega-hit songwriter (whose songs have sold collectively over a BILLION copies worldwide) tell the story of writing the first two of these number 1's and the connection to the Beatles!