On Friday 1 October 2010, John Lennon's first group, The Quarrymen, performed a version of The Beatles' song In My Life in tribute to him at the Hollywood Bowl in California.
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Nowhere Boy screening at Studio Two, Abbey Road Studios
A special screening of Nowhere Boy, the biopic of John Lennon's teenage years, was held at the famous Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios on 30 November 2009.
Nowhere Boy soundtrack details revealed
Details for the soundtrack to Nowhere Boy, the forthcoming John Lennon biopic, have been announced.
Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
The Quarrymen's Saturday night residency at Mona Best's Casbah Coffee Club came to an end on this evening. In time-honoured musical tradition, it was because of an argument about money.
Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
This was the Quarrymen's penultimate Saturday night show at the popular Casbah Coffee Club, a members-only club situated in the basement of a large house in Liverpool's Hayman's Green.
Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
This was the Quarrymen's fifth performance at Mona Best's Casbah Coffee Club, a members-only venue in Liverpool's Hayman's Green.
Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
The Quarrymen performed at Mona Best's Casbah Coffee Club on seven consecutive Saturdays between August and October 1959. This was their third engagement at the venue.
Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
Following their success performance on the opening night of the Casbah Club, the Quarrymen were booked for a Saturday night residency by the owner, Mona Best.
Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
This was the opening night of a new social club for teenagers, based in the cellar of a large Victorian house at 8 Hayman's Green, Liverpool.
Live: Woolton Village Club, Liverpool
The Quarrymen performed at this venue on just one occasion. As with their 1 January performance at Wilson Hall, it was a late Christmas party.
Live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool
This was the last known performance by the Quarrymen at Wilson Hall. Unlike the previous three, it wasn't promoted by Charlie 'Mac' McBain, and there were no Teddy boys causing trouble.
Live: wedding reception, Speke, Liverpool
Although The Quarrymen had few formal engagements between March 1958 and the end of the year, they did perform often at parties and family events.
Live: Morgue Skiffle Cellar, Liverpool
The Morgue Skiffle Cellar was an illegal club held in the basement of a large Victorian house at 25 Oakhill Park in the Broadgreen area of Liverpool.
George Harrison meets the Quarrymen
George Harrison claimed the first time he saw the Quarrymen was at the Wilson Hall, opposite the bus depot in Garston, Liverpool. According to Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, the date was most likely 6 February 1958.
Live: The Quarrymen at the Cavern Club, Liverpool
The Quarrymen's first performance at the Cavern Club with Paul McCartney took place on this day.
Live: New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool
The Quarrymen's first live engagement of 1958 was their third at the New Clubmoor Hall, a Conservative Club in Liverpool's Norris Green district.
Live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool
This was the Quarrymen's second of four performances at Wilson Hall in Liverpool's Garston district, one of the venues run by local promoter Charlie 'Mac' McBain.
Live: New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool
The Quarrymen returned to the New Clubmoor Hall in Norris Green, Liverpool, less than a month after they first played there.
Live: Stanley Abattoir social club, Liverpool
A somewhat bizarre booking for the nascent Quarrymen: they performed two raucous sets for the social club of Liverpool's Stanley Abattoir.
Live: Wilson Hall, Liverpool
This was the first time the Quarrymen played at this notoriously rough venue in the Garston district of Liverpool.
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