Episode 9 - The Quarrymen in Conversation with Billy Bragg

The Quarrymen in conversation with Billy Bragg in Bristol, July 2023. Original Quarrymen Rod Davis and Colin Hanton discussed the history of The Quarrymen and their part in the story of The Quarrymen to The Beatles.

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00:00 Introduction
02:10 Skiffle
04:07 Liverpool After the War
05:52 Music before The Quarrymen
08:08 Rock Island Line
10:36 Lonnie Donegan
14:00 The Quarrymen
15:43 Colin Joins The Quarrymen
16:53 Rod Joins The Quarrymen
18:30 Quarrymen Photos
21:09 6th July 1957 John meets Paul
31:53 Playing the Cavern
34:31 Recording In Spite of all The Danger
35:55 Rod and Colin leave
38:44 Q & A