Background
He was born on the same day as McCartney in Liverpool.
He was born on the same day as McCartney in Liverpool.
University College London.
He played bass part-time in Lennon"s first band, The Quarrymen, and was responsible for introducing Lennon to McCartney at a community event (the Woolton village fête) on 6 July 1957, where The Quarrymen were performing. McCartney impressed Lennon, who invited McCartney to join the band, which he did a day later. This led to the formation of Lennon and McCartney"s songwriting partnership, and later of The Beatles.
In 1977 Vaughan was diagnosed with Parkinson"s Disease.
His book, Ivan: Living with Parkinson’s Disease was published in 1986 and he also featured in a documentary produced for the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1984 by Jonathan Miller about his search for a cure. Vaughan"s death touched Paul McCartney so deeply that he began to write poetry for the first time since he was a child.
He wrote the poem "Ivan" about him after his death, which was published in McCartney"s book, Blackbird Singing.