LANKY BEAT III - The Story.. A LANKYPEDIA OF BANDS FROM YESTERDAY - TODAY.. Putting the English Red Rose County of Lancashire on the world's rock 'n roll map.. The ancient County Palatine of Lancashire is located between two of the most famous landmark rock 'n roll musical cities in the UK.. Liverpool and Manchester. A small geographical area in the UK where a major and most vitally important role was played by hundreds of rock 'n roll bands in the most iconic and glorious popular musical era of all time: The late 1950's, the 1960's, well beyond the 70's.. and rockin' on into the here and now.. Yeh!