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John Charles "Duff" Lowe (13 April 1942 – 22 February 2024) was an English pianist. In the late 1950s, he played piano for The Quarrymen, the group who would evolve into The Beatles.
Feb 26, 2024 · John “Duff” Lowe, member of the pre-Beatles band The Quarrymen with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, died February 22 at the age of 81.
John Lowe, who played piano for the Quarrymen, the band that became the Beatles, passed away in 2024. He was 81 and had a rare recording of the group from 1958 that McCartney bought in 1981.
"In Spite of All the Danger" is the first song recorded by the Quarrymen, then consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, pianist John Lowe, and drummer Colin Hanton. McCartney wrote the song and Harrison provided the guitar solo, and so the song is credited to McCartney–Harrison.
Jun 29, 2022 · The songs featured John ‘Duff’ Lowe on piano, a school friend of McCartney’s who was recruited for his ability to play the arpeggio at the beginning of Jerry Lee Lewis’ ‘Mean Woman Blues’. He later recalled the preparation that took place prior to the recording.
Jun 27, 2020 · In 1958, John Duff Lowe occasionally played with the group and on 12th July 1958, John, Paul, George, Colin and John Duff Lowe made a record at Percy Phillips’ studio. After briefly splitting up in early 1959, they reformed to open The Casbah Club on 29th August 1959 with Ken Brown.
John Duff Lowe joined the Quarrymen in 1958, the band that evolved into the Beatles, and played on the Percy Phillips recording session. He is one of the three original members who still perform with the Quarrymen, along with Len Garry and Colin Hanton.
