The Day John Met Paul - The Quarrymen 6th July 1957

The 6th July 1957 has gone down in Beatles history as the day that John Lennon was introduced to Paul McCartney at St. Peter's Church Fete in Woolton, Liverpool.

Beatles historian and tour guide David Bedford takes you through the key moments of this important day, who did what, who said what, and how The Beatles nearly didn't happen! And it was all down to Ivan!

Paul McCartney watched John Lennon and the Quarrymen performing in the field at St. Peter's Church and being impressed, and yet confused, by what John was playing.

It was over in the Church Hall that Ivan Vaughan introduced Paul McCartney to John Lennon and through talking together that John told Paul about learning to play banjo chords from his mother, Julia.

By the end of the conversation/ introduction/ audition, John was convinced by Paul's prowess and a couple of weeks later, was invited to join The Quarrymen, and the rest, as they say, is history.

David Bedford is a Beatles historian and author of several books on The Beatles, including his worldwide most popular book, “Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles”.

Find out more about David at https://liddypool.com/

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