Picture Yourself: John Lennon's Life & Music in Pictures
The day John Lennon met Paul McCartney The Quarrymen. Saturday 6th July, 1957. St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool. Eric Griffiths - guitar, Colin Hanton - drums, Rod Davis - banjo, John Lennon - guitar, Len Garry - tea-chest bass, Pete Shotton - washboard. John Lennon's band The Quarrymen (inspired by the name of John's school 'Quarry Bank High'), were playing in St. Peter's Church field as part of the annual Woolton Fete on Saturday 6th July, 1957. In the audience was Paul McCartney, who had come along just to watch the band. John Lennon's childhood pal Ivan Vaughan brought Paul to meet him. Lennon and McCartney later talked to each other about music, before The Quarrymen performed a second show in the Church Hall that evening.