McCartney page 6

 McCartney page 6 by ric gustafson

Paul McCartney usually rode a bus to the Institute. On that bus, Paul met a fellow student from the Institute. His name was George Harrison. Harrison was a pale solemn looking boy who lived in Upton Green Speke. Harrison's father Harry was a bus driver for Liverpool Corporation. Sometimes George's dad would be driving the bus the boys were on. Even though George was a year younger and a class behind Paul's, the two became fast friends.

Paul and George loved talking about Elvis Presley. The two boys loved everything about him. They loved his voice, his clothes and his guitar. George told Paul he had a guitar.

Other than George, Paul liked spending time with Ian James. Both boys were obsessed about their hair and clothes. Once both boys owned a guitar, they were set.

Around this time, a new musical craze had started. It was called skiffle. When poor whites could not afford musical instruments, instruments were improvised. This included kitchen washboards, jugs and kazoos. There was only one star of the skiffle craze. His name was Lonnie Donegan. In November 1956, Donegan was appearing at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. Paul attended the show. The ' King of Skiffle' wore black. He performed Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie songs. After the show, Paul wanted to sing and play guitar.

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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric