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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.
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.
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
What did the quarrymen change their name to?
The Beatles!!!!!!
When were The Beatles fourmed?
The Quarrymen were formed in 1957. The Beatles started in 1960.
Did John Lennon have any bands besides the Beatles?
They were part of a group called the Quarrymen, then they were called the Beatles.
What was john lennon's first band called?
The Beatles? they were earlier called The quarrymen and breifly changed there name to the silver beatles. Lennon formed the band and later McCartney joined and then Harrison and then best. However Ringo Starr soon replaced him after the other 3 Beatles had disagreements with him.
What horror movie's title is based on a line from a Quarrymen song?
Beatles
When did the beatles stated?
They started as "The Quarrymen" in 1962, and became The Beatles in 1964, where they published their first song "Love Me Do"
Did John Lennon join The Beatles?
No, John Lennon was one of the founding members of the Quarrymen, who eventually became the Beatles.
Who was the member of the Beatles that was also in quarrymen?
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were all in "The Quarrymen" before the name of the band went through a series of changes in 1960 and eventually evolved into "The Beatles". It is said that Stu Sutcliffe (bass) was the one who suggested the name "The Beatles" and played a few rehearsals with "The Quarrymen" in early 1960 before the name was changed to "The Silver Beetles". Drummer Pete Best was asked to join The Beatles in August 1960 after "The Quarrymen" name ceased to exist.
How did John Lennon become one of the beatles?
He formed The Beatles with Paul McCartney and others, first called the Quarrymen, then into The Beatles, where the members of the band have changed into John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in 1962, which marked their beginning.
Where can you get The Quarrymen or The Silver Beatles music?
The album Anthology 1 includes music recorded by the Quarrymen in 1958 and the Silver Beetles' 1960 Decca audition.
What was the groups name before beetle?
First they were called the Quarrymen then they were called the Silver Beatles.
Where was the first gig for the Beatles out of Liverpool?
in Hamburg; They were called the Quarrymen and Pete Best was the drummer.
