I AM THE EGG MAN!!!
Posted on 07/06/2012 6:04:35 PM PDT by yorkie
On the afternoon of 6 July 1957 the Quarrymen skiffle group played at the garden fete of St Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool.
The performance took place on a stage in a field behind the church. In the band were John Lennon (vocals, guitar), Eric Griffiths (guitar), Colin Hanton (drums), Rod Davies (banjo), Pete Shotton (washboard) and Len Garry (tea chest bass).
The group arrived on the back of a lorry. As well as music, there were craft and cake stalls, games of hoop-la, police dog demonstrations and the traditional crowning of the Rose Queen. The fete was a highlight of the year for the residents of the sleepy Liverpool district.
The entertainment began at two p.m. with the opening procession[snip]
That evening the group were due to play again, minus Colin Hanton, this time at the Grand Dance in the church hall on the other side of the road. They were due on stage at 8pm, and admission to the show, in which the Quarrymen alternated on stage with the George Edwards Band, was two shillings.
While setting up their equipment to play, the Quarrymen's sometime tea-chest bass player, Ivan Vaughan, introduced the band to one of his classmates from Liverpool Institute, the 15-year-old Paul McCartney.
This historic occasion was the first time McCartney met John Lennon, a year his senior. McCartney wore a white jacket with silver flecks, and a pair of black drainpipe trousers.
The pair chatted for a few minutes, and McCartney showed Lennon how to tune a guitar - the instruments owned by Lennon and Griffiths were in G banjo tuning. McCartney then sang Eddie Cochran's Twenty Flight Rock and Gene Vincent's Be-Bop-A-Lula, along with a medley of songs by Little Richard.
(Excerpt) Read more at beatlesbible.com ...
i wonder if any truth to rumors that lennon was closet pub who loved ronald reagan...
Sure do miss ol' Pete.
I saw a bumper sticker on a car yesterday — sticker read “I still blame Yoko”!
Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.
Don’t look back.
You can never look back.
Jesus, Reagan and John Lennon — What Secrets Has Yoko Ono Been Keeping From Us?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2753752/posts
John Lennon … Reagan Republican ?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2741718/posts
John Lennon was a closet Republican: Liked Ronald Reagan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2741611/posts
Two years ago we toured Liverpool and all the Beatles haunts. We went to The Casbah and met Pete Best’ brother, went to the Cavern Club and all the important sites. The most interesting was going inside Paul’s family home and John’s aunt’s house where he lived for several years. I had always heard John referred to as the “Posh” Beatle. The reason was that his house was the only one that had indoor plumbing. The other three had outhouses. After they returned from doing the Ed Sullivan show the first time, Paul went back to his dad’s house with no indoor plumbing.
ROFL
Nothing beats Billy Preston on “Get Back”.
Boy - I hope you didn’t lay down good money for that CD! Although the group and the title of the CD is cool. More suitable for framing than listening IMHO.
No doubt. Preston was probably more technically skilled on the keys than any of the real Beatles were on their instruments. He didn’t have their songwriting talents, but together, they made a dynamite combination.
No way, I just heard it on the interwebs. It’s an interesting piece of history, but most of it is pretty bad listening. I did like the Sam Cooke medley at the end though, as sloppy as it was.
I read a funny story about that guy. Apparently, he decided to quit the skiffle band at one point, because he wasn’t into it anymore. Lennon took the washboard and smashed it over his head. He ended up joining back up with them for the next show, but they had to fix the busted washboard so he could play.
Some favorite Beatles’ music:
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrUGrsEBCOo&;
The Beatles - Norwegian Wood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPYTDAJ8sI&;
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAS0xLtX8w&;
THE BEATLES - Across the Universe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25r07xOWyU4&;
The Beatles - In My Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5h5g8VdDVQ
The Beatles - Something
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ63HUiPyL4
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs7jxtPCqks&;
The Beatles - The Long And Winding Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA6HE_5Uhrs
The Long And Winding Road is a great one.
Thank you, for putting that all together for us! Memories!
i like that term
I AM THE EGG MAN!!!
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