Paul McCartney’s debut with the Quarrymen
Liverpudlian promoter Charlie ‘Mac’ McBain held regular skiffle and rock events at his venues. On Friday 18 October 1957 he […]
The Quarrymen first play the Cavern Club
The Cavern Club would become a regular venue for Beatles shows while they remained a Liverpool secret. Once Beatlemania took
Paul McCartney goes to Scout camp
Three weeks after first meeting John Lennon, Paul McCartney and his brother Michael went to Scout camp at Hathersage in
John Lennon meets Paul McCartney
6 July 1957 was a pivotal day for the history of modern music: it was the day that John Lennon
The Quarrymen live: Rosebery St, Liverpool
The Quarrymen played twice on this day. In the afternoon they performed on the back of a stationary coal lorry,
The Quarrymen enter the TV Star Search competition
Less than a month after their first live appearance, The Quarrymen entered ABC TV’s talent show TV Star Search, organised
The Cavern Club opens in Mathew Street, Liverpool
The Cavern Club, which was to become world-famous after The Beatles performed there nearly 200 times, opened its doors for
Paul McCartney watches Lonnie Donegan perform in Liverpool
Paul McCartney saw skiffle king Lonnie Donegan perform at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre on 11 November 1956.
Paul McCartney’s mother Mary dies
Mary Patricia McCartney, the mother of Michael and Paul McCartney, died on 31 October 1956 at the age of 47.
John Lennon’s 16th birthday
The rock ‘n’ roll fanatic John Lennon used his 16th birthday money to buy two much-prized 78rpm records.
Paul McCartney is given a trumpet for his 14th birthday
Keen for his son to follow his interest in music, Jim McCartney bought his son Paul a trumpet for his
Maureen Cox is born
Maureen Cox, the future first wife of Ringo Starr, was born Mary Cox on 4 August 1946 in Liverpool.
Jane Asher is born
Jane Asher, who was in a relationship with Paul McCartney between 1963 and 1968, was born on 5 April 1946
John Lennon’s half-sister Victoria is born
While her husband Alf was away at sea, Julia Lennon lived with their son John at the Dairy Cottage, 120a
Pattie Boyd is born
Pattie Boyd, the future first wife of George Harrison, was born on 17 March 1944.
George Harrison is born
George Harrison was born on 25 February 1943 in a tiny ‘two up, two down’ house on Arnold Grove, a
Linda Eastman is born
Linda Louise Eastman, the future first wife of Paul McCartney, was born in New York City on 24 September 1941.
Jim McCartney marries Mary Mohin
Fourteen months before the birth of their eldest son Paul, James McCartney married Mary Mohin in Liverpool, England.