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John Lennon Forms Band
John Lennon forms a band with several of his friends from his school, Quarry Bank. -
Paul McCartney Joins
John Lennon and Paul McCartney become friends and Paul joins the band. -
George Harrison Joins
Although 14-year old George Harrison was originally considered too young, he impressed McCartney and Lennon with his guitar skills enough to join. -
Lennon's Friend From Art School Joins
Stuart Sutclfife buys a guitar and joins the band. -
Officially Become "The Beatles"
After several different names (Johnny and the Moondogs, The Beatals, The Silver Beetles, The Silver Beatles) they finally choose to be called The Beatles. -
Pete Best Becomes Drummer
The band's unofficial manage hires Pete Best to become the fifth member of the band. -
Spend Two Years in Germany
The five-person band travelled to Hamburg, Germany with their unofficial agent and performed and wrote songs (staying in hotels) there for two years. -
Sutcliffe Leaves Band
Stuart Sutcliffe, the bass player, leaves the band to continue his art studies. Paul McCartney takes up bass instead. -
Find Managers
Brian Epstein, who owned a nearby record shop, heard one of their performances and decided to help them find a record label to work with. -
Sutcliffe Found Dead
Stuart Sutcliffe, having been gone from the band for almost a year, is found dead with what would be determined to be a brain hemorrage. -
Signed to EMI label
The band is signed on to their first record label, EMI Parlophone with the help of producer George Martin. -
Ringo Starr Joins
Dissatisfied by Pete Best's drumming, the band replaces him with Ringo Starr. -
First Recording Session
They record as a band for the first time at EMI Parlophone studios, yielding the hit "Love Me Do". -
Love Me Do is released
"Love Me Do" is released and is number 17 on the Record Retailer chart. -
First Album Is Released
Recorded in one day, their debut album, Please Please Me, is released. It reached number one on almost every chart of London. And that was just the beginning...