The Blackjacks

Members

 

Ken Brown - guitar (Born: 20 August 1940 – Died: June 2010)

Chas Newby - rhythm guitar (Born: 18 June 1941 – Died: 22 May 2023)

Bill Barlow - bass

Pete Best - drums

 

Formed in Liverpool.

The Blackjacks are more famous today for three of their members having a connection to The Beatles.

Pete Best played drums in The Beatles for two years.

Chas Newby played bass guitar with The Beatles for four gigs in December 1960 when they returned from Hamburg the first time. Stuart Sutcliffe, their original bass guitarist, had stayed behind in Germany. Chas became The Beatles first left-handed bassist and was offered the role full time, but decided to continue his studies.

Ken Brown was at one time a member of The Quarry Men with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

In 2016 Chas Newby joined The Quarry Men who had reformed years earlier, and stayed with them until his death in 2023.