Len Garry, an English musician who played in John Lennon’s pre-Beatles skiffle group, the Quarrymen, died March 2, 2026, at age 84.
Garry played tea-chest bass in the Quarrymen’s skiffle era, when the group was still a Liverpool teenage outfit. He said he was among the musicians at the Woolton church and garden fête on July 6, 1957, the event at which Lennon and Paul McCartney first met—an encounter that became central to the Beatles’ later history.
Garry spoke in interviews about the Quarrymen’s earliest days and shared his memories of the period. His family also described a steady stream of fan contact over the years—photos, book-signing recollections, and brief conversations that kept his place in the group’s skiffle-era story alive.
For many listeners and historians, Garry served as a direct link to the Quarrymen’s 1950s beginnings and to Woolton on July 6, 1957, when a local fête became a moment in popular-music history.