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A few weeks later, John Lennon invited Paul McCartney to join the Quarrymen, later known as The Beatles. That first meeting was July 6, 1957 &#8211; a historic place and moment in music but nobody knew it.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Liverpool Museum reflected, &quot;That meeting didn&#39;t just change the lives of John and Paul, it was the spark that lit the creative (fuse) on a cultural revolution that would reverberate around the world.&quot;<\/p>\n\n<p>St. Peter&#39;s Church Hall is a temple where two music greats met. 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