John Lennon Follow

FORMED: 1960, Liverpool, England

DISBANDED: 1970

Inspired by the "skiffle boom", a student at Quarry Bank

School in Liverpool named John Lennon decided to form a

group in 1957 which laid the foundation to what was to

become the most famous rock band of all time. John's

original name was "The Blackjacks". However, this name only

lasted a week and John used the school name as inspiration

for the later name "The Quarry Men" in March 1957. John

sang and played guitar, Colin Hanton played drums, Eric

Griffiths on guitar, Pete Shotton on washboard, Rod Davis

on banjo and Bill Smith on tea-chest bass. Bill was soon

replaced by Ivan Vaughan.

John was inspired by "Heartbreak Hotel" and became a

fan of American rock 'n' roll music. He introduced songs by