the beatles Archives | Jedidiah https://jedidiah.org.za/tag/the-beatles/ Raising a Standard of Excellence & Significance Thu, 09 May 2019 20:22:07 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 Defining moments https://jedidiah.org.za/general/defining-moments/ https://jedidiah.org.za/general/defining-moments/#comments Thu, 09 May 2019 20:22:07 +0000 http://jedidiah.org.za/?p=1212 Beatles, Zebra Crossing, Walking, AlbumSaturday 6 July 1957 was a defining moment for the history of modern music: it was the day that John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time.

That day John Lennon’s group, “Quarrymen” played at the garden fete of St Peter’s Church in Liverpool. Besides the music, there were craft and cake stalls, games, police dog demonstrations and the traditional crowning of the Rose Queen. Paul McCartney also performed and afterwards McCartney aged 15 was introduced to Lennon then 16.

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