George Harrison meets the Quarrymen
George Harrison claimed the first time he saw the Quarrymen was at the Wilson Hall, opposite the bus depot in […]
The Quarrymen live: Cavern Club, Liverpool
The Quarrymen’s first performance at the Cavern Club with Paul McCartney took place on 24 January 1958.
The Quarrymen live: New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool
The Quarrymen’s first live engagement of 1958 was their third at the New Clubmoor Hall, a Conservative Club in Liverpool’s
The Quarrymen live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool
This was the Quarrymen’s second of four performances at Wilson Hall in Liverpool’s Garston district, one of the venues run
The Quarrymen live: New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool
The Quarrymen returned to the New Clubmoor Hall in Norris Green, Liverpool, less than a month after they first played
The Quarrymen live: Stanley Abattoir social club, Liverpool
A somewhat bizarre booking for the nascent Quarrymen: they performed two raucous sets for the social club of Liverpool’s Stanley
The Quarrymen live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool
This was the first time the Quarrymen played at this notoriously rough venue in the Garston district of Liverpool.
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