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Episode 100: “Love Me Do” by the Beatles

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Quarryman and Lennon

The two bonded strongly over music, and would do things like take a bus journey to another part of town. Harrison auditioned for Lennon at least twice, because Lennon was very unsure about having such a young kid in his band. He'd apparently often take his guitar to gigs and just see if he could sit in with the band. The drummer in the Eddie Clayton Skiffle group was one Raunchy Starkey. If it happened that way, the day that George joined the quarryman was also the day that John, Paul, George and Ringo were all in the same place for the first time.

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