The Quarrymen (also written as "the Quarry Men") are a British skiffle and rock and roll group, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956, which evolved...
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Rod Davis (musician) (category The Quarrymen members)
English musician, best known for being a member of The Quarrymen, a band who would later evolve into The Beatles. Davis was born in Smithdown Hospital, Sefton...
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primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles evolved from Lennon's previous group, the Quarrymen, and built their reputation by playing clubs...
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Chas Newby (category The Beatles members)
a charity group, the Racketts. In 2016, Newby began performing as a member of the Quarrymen, the band that was the precursor to the Beatles. Newby died...
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Len Garry (category The Quarrymen members)
English musician, best known for being a member of The Quarrymen, a band who would later evolve into The Beatles. Garry was born at 77 Lance Lane, Wavertree...
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Eric Griffiths (category The Quarrymen members)
dry cleaner, he was best known as the guitarist in the original lineup of the Quarrymen until he left the group in the summer of 1958. Born in Denbigh,...
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Colin Hanton (category The Quarrymen members)
as the drummer for the 1950s skiffle band the Quarrymen, led by a young John Lennon. He currently plays for the reformed version of the Quarrymen. Hanton...
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"In Spite of All the Danger" is the first song recorded by the Quarrymen, then consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, pianist John...
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skiffle group the Quarrymen. The 15-year-old McCartney, brought along by a mutual friend, Ivan Vaughan, impressed Lennon with his ability on the guitar and...
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Paul McCartney (redirect from Back in the World (tour))
group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later immersed himself in the London...
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Nowhere Boy (redirect from Nowhere Boy: The John Lennon Story)
(Anne-Marie Duff), the creation of his first band, the Quarrymen, and its evolution into the Beatles. Following its premiere at the London Film Festival...
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Pete Best (redirect from The Pete Best Band)
(1924–1988), opened the Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Bests' house in Liverpool. The Beatles (at the time known as the Quarrymen) played some of...
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Nigel Walley (category The Quarrymen members)
player and manager, best known for his association with band The Quarrymen, the precursor of The Beatles which included John Lennon. His surname has often...
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John Lennon (redirect from The smart Beatle)
1956, he formed the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", Lennon initially was the group's de facto...
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of the Beatles Recording practices of the Beatles British Invasion The Quarrymen The Beatles' rooftop concert The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show The Beatles...
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All the Danger" in the studio. Other clients included Billy Fury, Ken Dodd, and Marty Wilde. Phillips died in 1984. The Quarrymen recording and the site...
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African kwela bands, the same sort of bass has a tea chest as a resonator. The Quarrymen, John Lennon and Paul McCartney's band before the Beatles, featured...
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Pete Shotton (category The Quarrymen members)
Beatles' precursor the Quarrymen and remained close to the band, holding various positions related to their business ventures over the years. Shotton was...
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television special in the series had aired, Anthology 1 was released to stores, and included music recorded by the Quarrymen, the famous Decca Records...
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Stuart Sutcliffe (category The Beatles members)
known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool...
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George Harrison (redirect from The George O'Hara-Smith Singers)
Institute, and the pair bonded over their shared love of music. McCartney and his friend John Lennon were in a skiffle group called the Quarrymen. In March...
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The Beatles were an English rock band, active from 1960 until 1970. From 1962 onwards, the band's members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison...
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skiffle groups of the day, including The Quarrymen. Under the advocacy of the influential Seeger family, the copyright was eventually restored to Cotten...
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Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby...
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Casbah Coffee Club (redirect from The Casbah Coffee Club)
several singers had been discovered. The Quarrymen—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ken Brown—went to the club to arrange their first booking...
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barricade the quarry against the priory, but Philip foils them by having his quarrymen travel there under the protection of the monks. The Hamleighs'...
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2020 at the Wayback Machine The Beatles' Hamburg Recordings on Record Photos of the Quarrymen and the Beatles in Hamburg Archived 26 May 2009 at the Wayback...
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Telugu language (redirect from Italian of the East)
or quarrymen), is found on one of the rock-cut caves around the Keesaragutta temple, 35 kilometers from Hyderabad. This inscription is dated to the Vishnukundina...
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The Beatles began in 1957, when John Lennon formed a skiffle group with his friends called the Quarrymen. The band underwent many name and membership...
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Parthenon (redirect from The Parthenon)
and drills. The quarrymen would hold their tools against the marble block and firmly tap the surface of the rock. A big project like the Parthenon attracted...
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