Pete Shotton nació el 4 de agosto de 1941 en Liverpool, Inglaterra. Estuvo casado con Beth Davidson. Murió el 24 de marzo de 2017 en Cheshire, Inglaterra.
Washboard player who was an original member of John Lennon's skiffle group The Quarrymen from 1956-1957, and in the reformed group from 1997 until his 2000 retirement due to ill health.