How would it be different?

Paul meets John

John Lennon’s skiffle group, The Quarrymen, plays a church garden fete witnessed by Paul Mccartney, who is subsequently introduced to Lennon. 6 July 1957

John meets George

Haunted by his dismissal of ‘that chubby kid Mccartney’, Lennon invites 14-year-old guitarist George Harrison to join The Quarrymen. 6 February 1958

Stones begin to roll

Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Keith Richards play their first gig as The Rolling Stones at the Marquee Club in London. 12 July 1962

Ringo approached

The Quarrymen invite drummer Ringo Starr to leave his safe gig in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes and join them. He declines. 18 August 1962

Stones on their way

Having produced hits for the likes of Jimmy Young and Dickie Valentine, Dick Rowe signs The Rolling Stones to Decca. May 1963

Dylan stays true

The album Another Side of Bob Dylan is released and its creator is lauded for resisting the urge to go electric and copy the Stones. 8 August 1964

Jesus stalls Stones

Reacting to their stranglehold on the pop charts, Cliff Richard reminds fans that Jesus is bigger than The Rolling Stones. 5 August 1966

Stones ground down

The Rolling Stones’ career is effectively ended when Jagger and Richards are arrested at the latter’s mansion on drugs charges. 12 February 1967

The Devil in Iggy

As The Stooges release their debut album, Iggy Pop says the Devil has all the best tunes because he gave them to him. 5 August 1969

Reagan assassinated

Pop music fan Mark David Chapman, 25, shoots US President-elect Ronald Reagan in Washington in a seemingly unmotivated attack. 8 December 1980

Lennon-mccartney, finally

Local artist John Lennon and vicar George Harrison reform The Quarrymen in Liverpool for their 60th anniversary and invite game-show host Paul Mccartney to join them. 8 July 2017