MUS321H1 Lecture Notes - Stuart Sutcliffe, Existentialism, Kaiserkeller
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Middle class upbringing with mimi & george smith. Julia played banjo, taught john his first chords. Lennon formed his own skiffle band: black jacks / quarry men. Father: jim mccartney, cotton merchant and amateur jazz musician & bandleader in 1920s. Obsessed with rock and roll guitar music from us. Mcc: i lost my little girl (late 57) In spite of all the danger (mcc & h) Lennon & mccartney (goffer & king; lieber & stoller) Mary mohin died late 1956 of complications from breast cancer. Julia lennon killed by a car in 1957. Suggested new names: beatals, silver beats, and silver beetles. Playing with rory storm & the hurricanes in hamburg, germany. Williams offered stint in hamburg, august to november 1960. Decadent atmosphere, rowdy audiences, drugs, dismal living conditions. Opportunity to learn large repertoire of us hits, showtunes, etc. Hooked up with existentialist youth groups: art, literature. Sutcliffe opted to stay in hamburg and attend art school.
