Filed under: Spinner Interview When the less-renowned members of the Quarrymen -- the Liverpool group that nurtured three young rock 'n' rollers named John , Paul and George -- reunited in 1997 for a 40th anniversary celebration, a local radio program asked a man on the street to review their performance. "Terrible!" the guy griped, as recalled by Quarrymen singer-guitarist Rod Davis. "These guys haven't improved in 40 years." Well, exactly, thought the [...]
...which moment would you choose and why? It's not really much of a secret that I'm an insanely huge fan of The Beatles and I don't think there's anyone before or since who've changed music and culture in such a hugely profound way. The moment in time that I'd go back to would be just before, during, and after the moment that John Lennon and Paul McCartney were introduced to each other at St. Peter's Church Rose Queen garden fete in Woolton, on July 6th 1957. John was 17 and was playing with his band The Quarrymen when Paul arrived [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Ken Brown, a guitarist who played alongside three future members of the Beatles -- George Harrison , John Lennon and Paul McCartney -- in the Quarrymen, has died. Brown, 70, suffered from emphysema and passed away earlier this month. He was found dead in his home by authorities on June 14. "Former Quarrymen guitarist Ken Brown was discovered at his home in Essex on Monday after a concerned relative had raised the alarm," the Liverpool Echo [...]
This is the second of two releases that surfaced on CD as a series 'The Complete Beatles' and captures some of the transistion period from The Quarrymen through to The Beatles. Material includes some longer home taped improvised instrumentals that are quite listenable however in reality more of a historical collectors item than one for your mp3 player. The studio material is very good quality and marks another milestone on the road to The Beatles. Credit and respect should be given to Tony Sheridan who was also clearly part of this era [...]
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Este fin de semana se celebró el Record Store Day en el que dueños de estudios de grabación e interpretes se unen para celebrar el arte de la música. Se realizan distintas actividades, e incluso varios artistas lazan singles o reversiones en honor a esta fecha. Es también una fecha en homenaje al coleccionismo, y de eso nos vamos a ocupar en este post. Consultados por NME , coleccionistas del Reino Unido confeccionaron un ranking con los 20 discos mas valiosos. Veamos. El que [...]
This is another selection of material from The Quarrymen dating back to 1957. Some of this material is a duplication on the first Quarryman bootleg featured on Beehive Candy, however this is from an alternative CD source and the sound quality is much cleaner. With the amount of interest generated by John Lennon's first band (joined by Paul McCartney & George Harrison along the way) it is not surprising that many versions of the same material have surfaced down the years. The obvious historical nature of the recordings continues to fascinate fans over four [...]
The Quarrymen : In Spite Of All The Danger [ purchase ] Sometime in 1957, either in July or sometime in October or November, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lowe and Colin Hanton walked into the small shop and home recording studio of one Percy Phillips at 38 Kensington, Liverpool. With one microphone in the middle of the room they recorded That'll Be The Day and a tune written by McCartney and Harrison titled In Spite Of All The Danger. Sung by Lennon this little doo-wop ballad was recorded [...]
As the rain started to fall and lightning took over the sky, I had to find shelter. No better place for that than a second hand book store. There were 3 floors, completely packed with books. I knew I was going to be there for hours. Finally I came to the music book section and my eyes immediately were struck by one book, with four lads on the cover. The title said: "The Beatles, the definitive biography" This book is the dutch version of "Shout! - The true story of the Beatles", written by Philip Norman. I wish [...]
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of Buddy Holly's death (along with Richie Valens and the Big Bopper) in a plane crash in an Iowan cornfield, on the way home from a concert in Clear Lake's Surf Ballroom . Better than I could say it, this eloquent story blazes with warmth and vibrancy as it fleshes out Holly's last days, and is well worth your time. Radio newscast of the breaking story - KLGO Radio Dearest (demo) - Buddy Holly Heartbeat - [...]
Been spending the last few weeks zipping through a few old books about The Beatles and their early days - "The Beatles: The True Beginnings" and Bob Spitz's " The Beatles - The Biography ". More on the Spitz book later, as I'm still going through it (1000 pages plus!), but wanted to share a bit about the first one. "The Beatles: The True Beginnings" is from the family Best, that is, ex-Beatles drummer Pete Best and his younger brother Roag [...]
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The Beatles : I'll Follow the Sun The Quarrymen : I'll Follow The Sun [ purchase ] Paul McCartney wrote I'll Follow The Sun when he was sixteen, I included The Quarrymen version along with The Beatles one. This song is a perfect example of the band's transition from Merseybeat to sophisticated Pop/Rock. I also came across a clip of I'll Follow The Sun from the old animated Beatles 60s cartoon show, it can be found here [...]
"When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger." - Mark Rutherford "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin Roosevelt "A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time and a courageous person afterwards." - Jean Paul Richter "The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is [...]
I've been looking for a relevant reason to post up some demos and rehearsals from the earliest incarnation of what would become The Beatles: The Quarrymen. John Lennon put together the earliest forms of this band in March 1957 with several friends. Paul McCartney joined in October of that year, followed by George Harrison in early 1958. And ever-shifting lineup ensued throughout those years with
1957 Charlie Feathers, Nobody's Woman. Charlie Feathers, Too Much Alike. Charlie Feathers, When You Come Around. In which Charlie Feathers attempts to beat Elvis at his own game. The Feathers saga to date: Charlie was one of the many ambitious Southern kids who came to Memphis in search of musical fortune, and he recorded, like many others, for Sam Phillips. Yet Phillips never really took to
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