In Part 2 of 3, I continue my conversation with famed Beatles historian David Bedford. Topics this time include:

• The Skiffle craze and its influence in England
• Evolution of the Quarrymen into a Rock and Roll Group
• How the Quarrymen became Beatles with an A
• The Saga of the Beatles tour of Scotland backing Johnny Gentle
• The first trip to Hamburg, with Pete Best
• The popularity of jazz and efforts to protect it in the UK
• How Liverpudlians could hear American music
• The influence of Black musicians in Liverpool on the Beatles
• Why was it so hard to find drummers and bass players?
• How Stuart joined the band on bass
• How the Beatles were greater than the sum of their parts

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