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PA file photo dated 14/10/1957 of the 15-year-old Paul McCartney making his debut public performance with The Quarrymen (left to right:) Colin Hanton (drummer), Paul McCartney (guitar), Len Garry (bass), John Lennon (Guitar) and Eric Griffiths (guitar). A musician who played guitar alongside John Lennon and Paul McCartney in a skiffle band has died, it was confirmed Tuesday February 1, 2005. Eric Griffiths, who was 64, was in the band, which took its name from Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool, from 1956 to 1958, before joining the merchant navy. See PA story SHOWBIZ Beatles. PRESS ASSOCIATION PHOTO. Picture Credit should read: PA