by Arjun Ghosh On a fateful day in late 1959, a new group called Quarrymen was performing in the seaside town of Liverpool in England, when a young Paul McCartney came to watch them, to see his neighbour, John Lennon. After the show John and Paul hung out together and felt an immediate connection. Soon,…
by Arjun Ghosh In the post-War years of the late-40s and early-50s, America, the least affected among the Allies by the trauma of war, due to its distance from the war zone, concentrated on industry, commerce — and a new burgeoning middle class that ushered in new trends, styles and music. The music in the…