- Nigel Whalley
Nigel Whalley (born Christopher Nigel Whalley,
30 June 1941 , in Vale Road,Woolton ,Liverpool ,Lancashire ) was originally thetea-chest bass player ofThe Quarrymen , afterwards he became manager of the band, until he contracted TB in1958 .Early life
Whalley lived in Vale Road, close to
John Lennon . The two were friends from the age of five.Role in the Quarrymen
Lennon set up the Quarrymen in
Summer 1956 . Whalley was originally one of thetea-chest bass players in the band, the other beingIvan Vaughan .One night two
Teddy Boys threatened to beat up the band and the Quarrymen fled, with Whalley leaving his tea-chest bass behind on the road.After this event, Whalley became manager of the band, and
Len Garry took over ontea-chest bass Whalley also became an apprentice
golf pro at this time, and he eventually become a golf pro at Wrotham Heath Golf Club in Borough Green, Kent, until he contracted TB sometime in1958 External links
* [http://www.iol.ie/~beatlesireland/zBeatlesfactfiles/factfilesx2/Associatedwiththebeatles/NigelWhalley.htm Beatles Ireland]
* [http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/namec.htm From Blackjacks To Beatles]
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