11/29/2023 0 Comments Julia lennon banjoIn 1960, the group changed their name to the Beatles (initially booked as the “Silver Beetles” by the local clubs who saw it as a more sellable name than “Beatles”) and went on to have a historically successful musical career. This left Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison, who performed under several other names, including Johnny and the Moondogs and Japage 3 before returning to the Quarrymen name in 1959. The group moved towards rock and roll, causing several of the original members to leave. The group made an amateur recording in 1958, performing Buddy Holly’s “That’ll Be the Day” and “In Spite of All the Danger”, a song written by McCartney and Harrison. Both McCartney and Harrison attended the Liverpool Institute. George Harrison joined in early 1958 at McCartney’s recommendation, though Lennon initially resisted because he felt Harrison (14 when he was introduced to Lennon) was too young. The Quarrymen played at parties, school dances, cinemas and amateur skiffle contests before Paul McCartney joined in October 1957. Some accounts credit Lennon with choosing the new name other accounts credit his close friend Pete Shotton with suggesting the name. Lennon started a skiffle group that was briefly called the Blackjacks, but changed the name before any public performances. Lennon’s mother, Julia Lennon, taught her son to play the banjo, showed Lennon and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars in a similar way to the banjo, and taught them simple chords and songs. The Quarrymen took their name from a line in the school song of their school, the Quarry Bank High School. The group who were named after Lennon’s school featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, Eric Griffiths and John Lowe. This day in 1958 – George Harrison joined Liverpool group The Quarrymen.
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