THE QUARRYMAN STILL DIGGING FOR HIS PIECE OF HISTORY

A former member of the legendary Quarrymen (who famously became The Beatles) has sought the help of a local author to help find the buried treasure of Mersey skiffle.
John Duff Lowe was the piano player in The Quarrymen between 1957-60, and was with John and Paul the night that they met George at Wilson Hall in Garston.

John has never had a photograph of his time with the pre-Beatles group, and has approached Dean Johnson, compiler of the best-selling The Beatles And Me book to help him track down evidence of his time as part of rock 'n' roll history.

Dean said: “I was able to unearth some really rare photos for my book, including John Lennon's last visit to Liverpool, so I'm hoping this appeal will solve this mystery.”

John, who now plays regularly with the surviving Quarrymen commented: “I'm sure someone out there will, unknowingly, have some early black & white photos of the early Quarrymen; they're probably in a box in the loft, maybe taken by their Mums and Dads.

"They would have lived in the Garston, Woolton, Allerton, Mossley Hill areas of the City in the period 1957-1960. Of course, they would be quite valuable so that might prompt some, now in their 70s/80s, maybe former 'teddy-boys'.”