LESSON 02
JOHN, PAUL, AND GEORGE

The early years of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, and their road to becoming the Beatles.

CLASS DISCUSSION

What was it about Liverpool that made it influential in the Beatles’ development?

LISTEN

This playlist contains many of the songs that the Silver Beatles played on their tour with Johnny Gentle, other songs that we will be discussing in class, and songs that were playing on the radio in 1960.

WATCH

Becoming the Quarrymen - David Bedford is our favorite early Beatles historian. Here, he shares some insights into the Quarrymen days.

Stuart Sutcliffe, The Lost Beatle - A BBC documentary on the life of Stuart Sutcliffe.

READ

Prologue and Chapters 1-3 from Long and Winding Roads by Kenneth Womack.