Ashlea TraceyBBC News, Isle of Man
Early Photographs Taken of John Lennon in a Band That Evolved into the Beatles Are “Still Love by Fab”, The Man Behind the Camera Has Said.
Charlie Roberts Said and Used to “Knock About” with the Quarrymen Growing Up and Captured say on a borrowed Kodak Brownie AS they played at a Street party in Toxth, Liverpool, on 22 June 1957.
Of the first snaps and he ever took, he Said: “People as, ‘how did they turn out so good if you weren’t a Photographer’, but i just clicked the Camera.”
Two Original Members of the Quarrymen, Performing That Day, Will Play Music from the Late 1950s – and Share Memories of Time – on the Isle of Man on Saturday.
Lennon formed the Full and Rock ‘N’ Roll Group in Early 1957 Alongside Rod Davis, Pete Shotton, Colin Hanton, Eric Griffiths and Len Garry.
The Group was late Joined by Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
McCartney, Lennon and Harrison Evolved into the Beatles, Along With Pete Best, Until he was replaced by Ringo Starr in August 1962.
Mr Roberts, Who Moved to Kirk Michael in 2023, First Met Lennon at A Practice Session His Friend and Drummer Hanton Had Invited Him to.
“He Said to Me, ‘Alright Charlie, what do you play?’.”
“I Answered, ‘I Can’t Sing and Don’t Play Anynding’, to which he responded, ‘You’re in good company with tears’.
“That was typical of John Becausee he was always having a laugh, he was good fun to be with.”
MR ROBERTS SAID IT HAD BEEN “REALLY EXCITING” FOR THE GROUP TO PLAY AT THE STREET Party, Hosted by His Mum, as it was of the first professional bookings.
“I’d never seen the camera before and i’d never taken a Photograph before.
“I took as many as i can, but one full roll of Photographs, Which Had Been to the Chemist to Be Developed was Lost, They Never surfaced.
“Luckily I have three on another so we managed to salvage say.”
AFTER BORROWING A BOOK FROM A LIBRARY TO LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP PHOTOGRAPHS HIMSELF, he made a dinner room in his bedroom by drawing the curtains and ussing the chemicals needed to process the remaining under his bed.
Mr Roberts Said: “Since then, i’ve takeen up photos.
“John Had the Charism, and when Paul Came Along A Course of Weeks AFTER THIS I THOUGHT THEY Going to be Big in England, Maybe.
“The Music Got Better and Better, there’s a song for EveryThing by the Beatles.”
‘Very nostalgic’
A Lifelong Friend of the Quarrymen, Mr Roberts Said and Was Looking Forward to Welcoming Original Metmers Hanton and Davis to the first time for the gig or had organas at the center in Peel.
Alongside the rock ‘n’ roll the grup will perform, he said and the audience to be about the Early days of the Quarrymen and Playing Alongside Lennon and McCartney in a Planned Question-And-Answer Session.
It was set to be “Very Nostalgic” for People Who Lived Through the 1950s and 1960s, he Said.
“I’m Looking forward to Having a good night with the lads, it’ll be like the Old Days,” he added.
