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Colin Hanton is an English musician and the original drummer of the Quarrymen, a skiffle band led by John Lennon. He left the band in 1959 and rejoined them in 1997 for tours and recordings.
May 27, 2022 · Colin Hanton was the original drummer of the Quarrymen, the band that evolved into the Beatles. He witnessed their first recording, their first gig, and their first row, but left them in 1959. Read his memoir and his stories of the Fab Four.
Jun 3, 2021 · Colin Hanton was the original drummer for the Quarrymen which featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison in Liverpool circa 1956. He shares the amazing story of first meeting...
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Jun 1, 2021 · Listen to Colin Hanton, the original drummer for the Quarrymen, share his memories of playing with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. Learn how he left the group, Ringo Starr joined, and his book Pre-Fab.
Apr 6, 2022 · Learn about Colin Hanton, the drummer for the Quarrymen, the pre-Beatles group featuring John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Watch the documentary "Pre Fab" produced by Tampa Bay attorney Mark Bentley, who interviewed McCartney and other historians and friends of Hanton.
Jun 1, 2021 · Colin Hanton was the original drummer for the Quarrymen which featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison in Liverpool circa 1956. He shares the amazing story of first meeting John Lennon and then the group evolving and growing gig by gig and adding the other future Beatles as time went on.
Aug 25, 2023 · Colin Hanton was a member of The Quarrymen, a “skiffle music” band whose other members went on to become The Beatles. The story is told in the new feature-length documentary film, PRE FAB!,...
