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John Ozoroff - original 90's re-formed Quarry Men member
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The story of how it All began....
At the age of just 7 years, John knew he was destined to be a musician.
An overwhelming impulse to play a musical instrument (of any sort!) compelled
him to approach his mother and ask if she could obtain one, She produced
a clarinet one day and John determined he was to master the instrument...but
it was not be!
John was never destined to be a clarinet player, since when his younger
sister Jennifer, sat on the clarinet and broke it in half his mother bought
him a guitar instead - 'I never considered it a bum deal though' jokes
John.
His first performance was as guitarist in a band of youngsters aged around
10 years old, in front of the movie screen at the ABC Minors Matinee film
show in his home town of Cheltenham in the UK. This was the start of his
career involving 'The Four Pennies' and 'The Quarry Men'.
Check out the rest of the site for more interesting information on John's
'Quarry Men' connection with 'The Beatles' and his involvement with 'The
Four Pennies'.
The Quarry Men
John Lennon was 15 when he and 3 friends, Pete Shotton, Ivan Vaughan
and Nigel Whalley got together to form a band called The Quarry Men named
after Quarry Bank the school John attended. On the 6th June 1957 The Quarry
Men were playing at a garden fete at St Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool
when Ivan Vaughn, who had invited Paul along, introduced him to John.
Paul and Ivan were good friends because they shared the same birthday
and were both born and bred Liverpudlians. Paul was very impressed although
he noticed John sang the wrong words to most of the songs making them
up himself as he went. John was equally impressed, however, when Paul
wrote out the lyrics "Twenty Flight Rock" and "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
and demonstrated he could tune a guitar! Paul could do a great Little
Richard impersonation of "Long Tall Sally" even then...
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Listen to the music!!
We are pleased to announce that soundbytes from the Quarry Men Album
'Open for Engagements' are available for you to listen to on the site
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John on MYSPACE
www.myspace.com/ozoroff
A few tracks on my album 'OZOROFF' can be previewed in full there and
purchased by visiting iTunes as individual trax there for the princely
sum of .79p - a bargain! :-)
Still playing after all these years!
Musicians spend their lives trying to make it in the music business and
some become famous, to a greater or lesser degree, before settling for
humbler ambitions until finally they retire...just kidding, everyone knows
musicians never retire!!! John is no exception and is still performing
on stage and writing songs to this day.
'Ready For Engagements' The Rehearsal Tapes
Sleeve notes By Ian Forsyth
It was towards the back end of 1992 that John Duff Lowe decided to try
and reform his first band THE QUARRY MEN which originally included a trio
of other lads, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Although
John had been the only trained musician in the then quintet three of its
members, as we all know, became world famous as The Beatles. The purpose
of the reunion was to play some live dates, possibly on the ever popular
nostalgia circuits or more interestingly at the ever growing Beatle Conventions.
Eventually two other original Quarrymen....
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Want any news on other bands from the 60's?
John still keeps in touch with many of the guys from other name bands
around in the 60's, so if you want to get news on what they're up to these
days, send an e-mail and he'll get back to you. No publicity pics though,
you may have to pay for those!
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Want copies of these photos?
If you would like a signed laminated A4 or A3 photo of John as shown
in the 2 pictures top right of this page? Click link below and type out
your requirements clearly in the message. You will get a reply telling
you how to obtain them and the cost, including packaging if you are outside
the UK.
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Read the review of the CD by author Ian Forsyth
A debut album thirty-seven years after formation must be something that
the Guinness Book of Records would be interested in. This is special though.
This is the Quarry Men, the band that eventually evolved into The Beatles.
Led by original keyboard-man John 'Duff' Lowe, the new line-up includes
fellow original Rod Davis along with John Ozoroff on Lead guitar, Charles
Hart on drums and bass-player Richie Gould. Having enjoyed cult status
it must have been a difficult decision to commit themselves to making
music publicly again and run the risk of destroying the legend. But these
Liverpudlians are a brave bunch and ....
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