1957–1960 ENTER THE BEATLES

Faced with another dull city summer, a young Liverpool lad named John Lennon had found a way around the boredom. His skiffle group, The Quarrymen, were named after the school he loathed. They would play wherever they could find an audience, although they were rarely received with enthusiasm.

On July 6, 1957, the Quarrymen played St Peter’s Parish church fete in Woolton. Ivan Vaughan came just to watch, bringing with him a friend from the Liverpool Institute. He wanted John to meet his friend – Paul McCartney. John and Paul’s first meeting started out as a cool affair, until Paul revealed a winning secret – he could tune a guitar. John and Paul gradually spent more and more time together. Despite very different personalities they shared a love of music and guitars. The other Quarrymen were unconvinced, finding McCartney bossy and big-headed. Skiffle had been a short-lived fad. Rock and roll was the real thing: rising stars like Eddie Cochran were not only brilliant performers, they also wrote their own songs. John and Paul also started to create…

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