Jane, he wrote "The Quarry men" He writes his r the way I do sometimes, like a lower case printed r.
I wouldn't take his somewhat ambiguous handwritten note as 'gospel'.
I am starting to wonder if they had actually settled on an 'official' way to write it. It seems there is so much evidence both ways.The mystery continues...I know... "The Beatles", that is how you spell it.
Yes, one can come across different spellings. And the thing is... The Beatles is spelt differently too!The Beatles - the Beatles
Jane, whenever I write "The Beatles" I write it like this...