In the late 1950s, before they evolved into The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison met and began playing live together.

During this period the band went through several different names from the Quarrymen, and the Rainbows, to Johnny and the Moondogs, and the Silver Beetles.

Just a teenager at the time, Macca has recalled a very embarrassing moment at an early gig that made him swear off guitar solos.

He told the story in the latest episode of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics on…