Category Archives: Popular Music 1950s

Lennon and McCartney meet at garden fete in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1957)


Video: 'How Lennon Met McCartney'

(Saturday, July 6, 1957, late afternoon BST) — John Lennon, 16, first met Paul McCartney, 15, today when Lennon’s band, the Quarrymen skiffle group, performed at the garden fete of St. Peter’s Church in Woolton, Liverpool. Continue reading Lennon and McCartney meet at garden fete in Liverpool 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1957)

‘Love Letters in the Sand’ by Pat Boone peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1957)

(Monday, June 3, 1957)“Love Letters in the Sand” by Pat Boone peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for five consecutive weeks (June 3/10/17/24, July 1, 1957). Continue reading ‘Love Letters in the Sand’ by Pat Boone peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1957)