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John Lennon formed the Quarrymen with some school friends in March,1957. Paul McCartney joined in July and George Harrison joined in February, 1958. In 1960, the name varied from the Beatals, the Silver Beetles and the Silver Beats, the name focussing on the word "Beat". Later in 1960, a slip of the tongue announced the band as the Beetles, which soon became the Beatles. When backing Tony Sheridan in Hamburg, the band was identified as the "Beat Brothers" by Polydor on the record label.
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CoachJohn Lennon formed the Quarrymen with some school friends in March, 1957. Paul McCartney joined in July and George Harrison joined in February, 1958. In 1960, the name varied from the Beatals, the Silver Beetles and the Silver Beats, the name focussing on the word "Beat". Later in 1960, a slip of the tongue announced the band as the Beetles, which soon became the Beatles.
Because one of John Lennon's favorite bands were the Crickets, and he wanted a bug name like theres. But, at first it was Beateles, because he wanted the word 'Beat' in 'Beetles'. He then changed it to 'The Beatles'.
At first The Quarrymen only consisted of one former Beatle, John Lennon, and four other guys that went to Lennon's school. Then, Paul McCartney joined, and George Harrison joined because Paul insisted him too. The band began experimenting with different names, and when Stuart Sutcliffe joined the band, they named themselves "The Silver Beetles." Until finally deciding on naming it "The Beatles" in August 1960, when they first played in Hamburg.
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Did The Beatles have another name?
John Lennon formed a skiffle group, best known as "The Quarrymen" in 1957, which Paul McCartney and George Harrison later joined. In chronological order, the names that band went through were "The Black Jacks", "The Quarrymen", "Johnny and the Moondogs", "The Silver Beetles", "Long John and the Silver Beetles" and the "The Beatles".The QuarrymenI'm not sure of all of the names, so I can't tell you how many there were, however, some names included1 - The Quarrymen2 - The Beetles3 - The Silver Beetles4 - Johny and The moondogs5 - Long John and the Beetles6 - The Beatles.I think that's all, but I'm not entirely sure.The Quarrymen, The Beetles, The Silver Beetles, The Beatals, Johnny and the MoondogsThey were originally the QuarryMen (named for their school), then became Long John Silver and the Silver Beetles, then Silver Beatles, then the Beatles.
How many names did the Beatles have before they settled on The Beatles?
They had two (or possibly three) names before they became the Beatles. Way before the Beatles were famous, they were teenagers playing in a band called The Quarrymen; this name came from a local high school the band members attended. (Note that the lineup of the Quarrymen was not the same as what ultimately became the Beatles, although it was started by John Lennon. Paul McCartney joined the band in 1957 and George Harrison in 1958. Ringo Starr was not a member of that band.) When the Quarrymen traveled to Germany, they added a new member (Stu Sutcliffe) and changed to the Silver Beetles, although some sources say they were first called the Beatals. The spelling of Silver Beetles became Silver Beatles, and then finally, the band settled on The Beatles sometime in 1960.
How old the beatles were when they started?
Hmm... John was 16/17 when he started the "band", and Paul joined when he was 15. George joined as well, as the youngest, at the age of 14. They were "The Quarrymen", though.
What place and town in England did the beatles first play?
It partly depends on what you mean by the Beatles; the Quarrymen (which was Lennon's first band and which went on to become the Beatles) first performed in Woolton (a suburb of Liverpool) at a church Fete in 1957. It's one of the most significant events in music history as it was also when John Lennon met Paul McCartney.
What year did the beatles become a studio band?
In 1966 The Beatles stopped touring and became a studion band primarily
