The Beatstalkers are a Glasgow beat group that formed in 1962. They were sometimes billed as "the Scottish Beatles",[1][2] because of the hordes of screaming girls attending their concerts, and like other Scottish beat groups The Poets, The Athenians and The Pathfinders, specialised in covers of US hits.[3]
- ^ Mike Read Major to Minor: The Rise and Fall of the Songwriter 2000- Page 181 "Bill knew most people on the thriving group scene in Scotland, including Glasgow outfit The Beatstalkers (who were usually billed as "the Scottish Beatles") and fellow Glaswegian Tommy Scott (born Tommy Kilpatrick in 1940), who was ..."
- ^ Simon Berry, Hamish Whyte Glasgow Observed - 0859761894, 1987, p. 250, Beatstalkers
- ^ Paul H. Scott - Scotland: A Concise Cultural History -1993 Page 192 Scottish beat groups like The Poets, The Beatstalkers, The Athenians and The Pathfinders, specialised in covers of US ..."