Hessy Music Centre

The Story

The instrument shop where virtually all Merseybeat musicians bought their first guitars or amplifiers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Owner Frank Hessy sold a guitar on a payment plan to a young John Lennon. Aunt Mimi signed the agreement as guarantor and unknowingly changed music history. A blue plaque marks the spot on Stanley Street. The shop itself has long ceased to exist.

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