10 Facts About Len Garry

Leonard Charles 'Len' Garry was born on 6 January 1942 and is an English musician, best known for being a member of The Quarrymen, a band who would later evolve into The Beatles.

Len Garry's father, Henry, worked as a compositor at the Liverpool Daily Post, and his mother, Phyllis, was a housewife.

Len Garry's older brother, Walter, was born three years earlier.

In 1953, Garry was attending Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, when he met Ivan Vaughan.

The Quarrymen's original tea-chest bassist, Bill Smith, stopped showing up for practices shortly after, and so, Len Garry stepped in as the new tea-chest bassist for the Quarrymen.

Len Garry performed with the group at two of their most historical performances, on Rosebery Street, on 22 June 1957, and at their first performance at The Cavern Club.

Len Garry remained for a few months, when he had to back out after falling severely ill with Tubercular meningitis.

Len Garry was one of two members of the Quarrymen, who didn't attend Quarry Bank High School, the other being Nigel Walley.

In 1997, Len Garry reunited with the then-surviving members of The Quarrymen to perform a concert, to commemorate 40 years since the group's formation.

Len Garry was portrayed by actor Frazer Bird in the 2009 biopic Nowhere Boy.