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Richard
RIchard Starkey is born in Liverpool. He changed his name to Ringo Starr. -
Paul
Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool. -
John
John Lennon is born in Liverpool. -
George
George Harrison is born in Liverpool. -
Summer
At age 16 gets a Quarry Bank Grammer School pals and forms a band called The Quarrymen. -
Perform
The Quarrymen perform at St. Peter's Woolten Parish Church. After that, Lennon meets Paul McCartney. McCartney was 15. AFter meeting, John asks Paul to join the Qaurrymen. -
George Joins
George Harrison joins the Quarrymen. He is 15 years old. -
Staurt
Stuart Sutcliffe, Lennon's friend deom Liverpool College of Art joins the Quarrymen. They changed their name to the Silver Beetles and then to Silver Beetles. -
Drummer
Pete Best joins the band and becomes a drummer and they go on their first 5 trips -
Pete
Pete Best joins the band as their drummer. The group already has changed their name, this time they changed it to the Beatles. The group travels to Hamburg for the first to five trips there before August 1960 and December 1962. In Hamburg they preformed at clubs such as Kiaserkeller and Indra. During those trips they realized the bands sound and identity. -
Returning
Returned to Liverpool from Hamburg. The Beatles play Litherland Town Hall. The performance creats a buzz and frenzy. -
Returning
They returned from Hamburg -
Spring
Staurt Sutcliffe quits the band. -
Stuart
Staurt Sutcliffe quits the band. -
Brian
Brian Epstein meets the Beatles and becomes their manager. -
Brian
Brian Epstein meets the beatles and becomes the manager. -
Unsuccessful
The band has ab unsuccessful audition for Decca Records in London. -
Stuart
Staurt Stcliffe dies from brain Hemorrhage. -
Band Signs
The band signs their first recording contract. They hire George Martin to be their producer. Martin remains the only prodcer the Beatles work with as a band. -
Pete
Pete Best leaves the band. -
Ringo
Ringo Starr joins the Beatles. -
Record First Single
The Beatles record their first single, "Love Me Do.' -
United Kingdom
"Love Me Do' is realesed in the United Kingdom. It peaks at #17 on the British Chart. -
Second Single
The bands second single was "Please Please Me' realesed in the United Kingdom. -
Capitol Records
Capitol Records realeases 'Meet The Beatles!' in the United States