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The Beatles

By Posadas Eira

  • 1950

    1950
    Although their initial musical stylewas rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skifle, the group explored genres ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock.

  • 1957

    1957
    In March 1957 John Lennon formed a group called The Quarrymen.
    Lennon and The quarrymen met guitarist Paul McCarthey at the Woolton.

  • 1958

    1958
    The Young guitarist George Harrison was invited to watch the group (who played under a variety of names) at Wilson Hall, Garston, Liverpool.

  • 1960

    1960
    The beatles led the mid 1960 musical"british invasion" of the united states

  • 1960

    1960
    The Beatles began playing in hamburg, at the Indra Club, on 4 October 1960 moved to the Kaiserkeller.

  • 1960

    1960
    Harrison was deported for having lied to the German authorities about his age.
    21 de noviembre 1960

  • 1960

    1960
    The reunited group played their first engagement on 17 december 1960 at the Casbah Club (with Chas Newty substituting for Sutcliffe).

  • 1961

    1961
    The beatles returned to Hamburg in April 1961, performing at the "top ten club"

  • 1985

    1985
    This comercial succes was repeated in many other countries:their record company,EMI,estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion disc and tapes worldwide.

  • 2004

    2004
    Rolling Stone magazine, ranked The Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artist of All Time.