The Band that Made The Beatles
In 1957 Lennon and McCartney performed together for the first time in The Quarrymen
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
In October 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney performed together for the first time in The Quarrymen, which went on to become The Beatles. Rod Davis played banjo in The Quarrymen, and tells us about the origins of the most famous group in the world.
(Photo: The Quarrymen on the back of a lorry as part of a procession round Woolton Village in Liverpool, 6 July 1957. Rod Davis is far right, John Lennon is third from right. Credit: Rod Davis)