The beatles teddy boy era

♥♥J. Paul McCartney♥♥

9th February 1961, The Beatles played their first gig at what is now one of the most famous clubs in

The Quarrymen are a British skiffle/rock and roll group, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956, which eventually evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Originally consisting of Lennon and several school friends, the Quarrymen took their name from a line in the school song of Quarry Bank High School, which they attended. Lennon started a skiffle group that was very briefly called the Blackjacks, but changed the name before any public performances. Some accounts credit Lennon with choosing the…

since 2014, mainly photos + real facts about the history of THE BEATLES! (and John is my light!)

George seems to REALLY like this girl :)

EMI House, Manchester Square, London. January 21, 1963.

When you’ve essentially been canonized as a modern secular saint, there’s not way to not be overrated to one degree or another; but in the case of the legendary John Lennon, the gap between the idol people worship and the real person is so enormous, and the accolades that come his way so over the top, that it’s impossible not to try and mitigate the damage to some degree. The truth is, many people - young and old - all over the world model their lives and beliefs after the Lennon icon, and…