associated_acts years_active alias birth_place name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
cass casey jones & the governors the big three & the cassanovas casey jones & the engineers 1959 -- 1970s intermittently later cass casey jones casey valence newcastle-upon-tyne , england brian casser solo_singer 21 march 1936 beat music , rock and roll brian casser
 brian casser singer
brian casser

brian casser -lrb- born 21 march 1936 , newcastle-upon-tyne , england -rrb- is a british singer and guitarist .
he led the first notable beat group in liverpool , cass & the cassanovas , who were early rivals of the beatles in the city .
he later led another group , casey jones & the engineers , which was one of eric clapton 's first bands , and then , as leader of casey jones & the governors , became successful in germany in the mid-1960s .
