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Sir Richard Starkey or Ringo Starr is born. He was born on July 7th, 1940.
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John Lennon is born. He was born on October 9th, 1940.
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Sir Paul McCartney is born. He was born on June 18th, 1942.
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George Harrison is born. He was born on 02/25/1943.
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George met Paul on the bus to school. The two connected over their love of music.
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John Lennon's mother, Julia, bought him his first guitar. He fell in love with music.
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George Harrison father gets him a Dutch Egmond flat top acoustic guitar. One of George's father's friends taught him how to play "Whispering", "Sweet Sue" and "Dinah."
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On Paul's 15th birthday his father gave him a trumpet. Paul later traded it in for a £15 Framus Zenith (model 17) acoustic guitar.
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On July 6, 1957, Paul met John Lennon and his band "The Quarrymen." The met at St. Peter's Church Hall garden.
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In 1957 McCartney joined the band as lead singer. Lennon was scared he would replace him in superiority.
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Harrison joined the band as lead guitarist in 1958. John and Harrison were good friends.
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In August 1960, they changed the name to The Beatles. Originally the name was The Quarrymen.
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Pete Best joined the band as the drummer. Little did he know, he would soon be replaced.
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Ringo Starr joined the band as the new drummer, replacing Pete Best. The Beatles were ready to put out some of their first hits.
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"Love Me Do," became The Beatle's first hit. It took some time to become popular, but when it did everyone was listening to it.
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The Beatles became known all over America after their debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show." They performed songs as girls watching fawned over Paul and jammed out to the band's music.
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"Revolver" was the seventh album released by the Beatles. It included hits such as "Eleanor Rigby," and "Yellow Submarine."
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was an instant success winning four Grammys, including "Album Of The Year." It had hits such as "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," and "When I'm Sixty-Four."
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Yoko Ono was John Lennon's other half. She had quite a negative impact on the band. The band had rules preventing spouses and girlfriends from entering the studio. However, John insisted that Yoko stays in the studio with him. This made only made tensions grow between the band members.
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Possibly one of their most famous albums "White," had a wide range of genres included. It had songs such as "Back in the USSR," "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," "Birthday," and "Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey."
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"Hey Jude" was an album with a bunch of non-album singles and B-side songs by The Beatles. It had songs such as "Can't Buy Me Love," "Paperback Writer," "Lady Madonna," and "Hey Jude."
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"Let it Be," a fan and critic favorite was The Beatles' most famous song. It had a good meaning and was a classic "feel-good" song. This was the band's last single before McCartney announced he was leaving.
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The breakup of The Beatles became public on April 10th 1970. It was official when Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the band.
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John Lennon was shot and died in the archway under his Manhattan Apt. building. His ashes rest in Central Park, New York
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Harrison died in 2001 due to lung cancer caused by years of smoking. His remains were spread in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers located in India; a Hindu tradition.
