Category Archives: The Beatles 1950s

Paul McCartney debuts with John Lennon’s Quarrymen 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1957)


Image: 'The Quarry Men 23 November 1957 - Saturday New Clubmoor Hall Broadway Liverpool '

(Friday, October 18, 1957) — Musicians John Lennon, 17, and Paul McCartney, 15, performed onstage together for the first time today as McCartney (playing lead guitar) debuted with the Quarrymen at the New Clubmoor Hall in Norris Green, Liverpool, England. Continue reading Paul McCartney debuts with John Lennon’s Quarrymen 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 18 1957)

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)

Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 16 1957)

(Wednesday, January 16, 1957, 7:00 p.m. GMT)The Cavern Club, a jazz club that later became a center of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool, England (The Beatles performed there nearly 300 times between 1961 and 1963), opened its doors tonight with the Merseysippi Jazz Band as the first act to perform. Continue reading Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 16 1957)