Latest appearance of The Quarrymen, with me on bass guitar, and John Duff Lowe’s son Henry on keyboard.
Great fun, at the main Arena in Liverpool in front of 2000 fans. We were there to support The Mersey Beatles, a fantastic tribute band.
Enjoy.
Tag: The Quarrymen
The Quarrymen in Conversation
Episode 9 – The Quarrymen in Conversation with Billy Bragg. Rod Davis and Colin Hanton talk about The Quarrymen, their stories, John meeting Paul and making the first record in 1958, plus so much more!
Becoming The Quarrymen- interview with David
I am playing with the Quarrymen in Bristol on 22nd July, and so the organisers interviewed me about the story of the Quarrymen.
Watch below
The Day John met Paul – Audio from 6th July 1957
It is amazing that, not only did John and Paul only meet through Ivan Vaughan, their only connection, but their friend Geoff Rhind took a photo, and another friend, Bob Molyneux, recorded them that evening.
This is the audio that survived.
Enjoy!
David
The Quarrymen in 2004!
I first met the Quarrymen in 2004 when they came to play at my invitation at Dovedale Primary School. (I make a brief appearance!)
This one is rare because it is a film with Eric Griffiths in, who sadly died in 2005. He introduces the group and there are 2 songs too.
Enjoy!
The Quarrymen: Pete Shotton and John Lennon
In Episode 5 of my new series on how The Quarrymen became the Beatles, using rare interviews, I look at Pete Shotton, John Lennon’s best friend.
When did The Quarrymen Start? New Evidence!!
It has always been an intriguing question – when did the Quarrymen start? There’s lots of evidence and a new twist too!
Find out more in this video
Let me know what you think?
David
The Quarrymen at Strawberry Field
Last Saturday, 15th April 23, I had the honour of playing with The Quarrymen at Strawberry Field on their new stage. Great fun!
You can watch it here. Great stories from the guys and enormous fun to play bass with them.
How did The Quarrymen become The Beatles?
I’m starting a new series on YouTube taking you on the journey from the very beginning of the Quarrymen through to them becoming John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Here is the overview of the series giving you a taste of what is to come!
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Inside Julia Lennon’s House
I had the opportunity to take a look inside 1 Blomfield Road, home to Julia Lennon, her partner John “Bobby” Dykins and their daughters Julia and Jackie.
John, of course spent a lot of time there with his mother and family. It was here that Julia taught John how to play banjo chords on his guitar, and so much more.
Come inside with me now:
