Recommended: The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down (Live On The Apple Corps Rooftop 1969)
On this date in 1957, a 15-year-old Paul McCartney takes his bike for a ride to St Peter’s Church in Woolton, Liverpool to see a band called The Quarrymen playing at a town parade/outdoor fair, and meets their frontman - John Lennon - for the very first time.
It's long been written that John's swagger and presence on-stage transfixed McCartney so much, that after the show, he whipped out his guitar and played a melody of Little Richard songs in attempt to impress John back - and it worked, immediately.
Author Jim O'Donell, who wrote a whole book entitled, 'The Day John Met Paul', described the moment by saying, “A young man not easily astonished - Lennon is astonished.” Two weeks later, Paul was invited to join The Quarrymen, and the rest is history!
So today, for my 'Recommended:' live performance, I've got 'Don't Let Me Down' from the final live concert Lennon and McCartney ever played together on the rooftops of Apple Corps in January of 1969.
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There aren't a ton of Beatles live performances out there due to their lack of touring from '66 on, and this one maaay be a bit overplayed by now, but it truly never fails to get me vibin'. Paul's groove-playing and John's vocals are just absolute magic together. Enjoy!