The Beatles were formed in Liverpool England in 1960 and went on to become one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music. The band from 1962 consisted of John Lennon who rhythm played guitar and vocals, George Harrison who played lead guitar and vocals, Paul McCartney who played bass guitar and vocals and Ringo Star who played drums and vocals.
Before the Beatles became the fab four we all know and love to this day, it began back in 1957 when John Lennon was in a skiffle group called 'The Quarry Men'. In July of that year whilst playing at the Woolton Parish fete John met Paul McCartney. The two soon became firm friends and began playing music together. The next year a young George Harrison joined the band. They tried a few different names including 'Johnny and the Moondogs', 'Long John and The Beetles' and 'The Silver Beatles' before finally settling on 'The Beatles'. Pete Best joined the band as drummer in 1960.
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Pete Best was fired in favour of the more experienced Ringo Starr. With the new line-up they recorded their first minor UK hit 'Love Me Do'. This went on to reach the top of the US singles chart in May 1964 which at the time was pretty amazing as no British act had ever made much of an impact on the Americans. They then went on to record their first album, 'Please Please Me' which was a mix of original songs by Lennon and McCartney and also some