Leslie — whose “John & Paul” book traces their relationship through their songs — believes that it goes back to when a 15-year-old McCartney met a 16-year-old Lennon on July 6, 1957 ...

Several months after Lennon’s death, McCartney called ... genuinely concerned about his old partner. Even though John was not even asking for help – John, Paul, all of them were too proud ...

For the record: 12:27 p.m. April 6, 2025An earlier version of this article misstated the year Paul ... 17-year-old Lennon was performing with his skiffle band the Quarrymen. McCartney was there ...

In the great teams of composers before John Lennon and Paul McCartney — Rodgers and Hart ... with rock ’n’ roll music when I was 9 years old in 1957 and first heard “Whole Lotta Shakin ...