THE BEATLES
March 1957: John Lennon froms a skiffle group called the QUARRY MEN.
July '57: Paul McCartney joins John in the QUARRY MEN.
February '58: George Harrison joins the QUARRY MEN via Paul.
October '59: The QUARRY MEN become JOHNNY AND THE MOONDOGS.
April '60: Stuart Sutcliffe joins the group; a month later the group becomes THE SILVER BEETLES.
August '60: The SILVER BEETLES officially become the BEATLES. Also, Pete Best joins as drummer.
June '61: Stu leaves the group and will not be replaced. (He died in 1962 from a cerebral hemmorhage.)
August '62: Pete is replaced by Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), a former member of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. The rest, as they say, was history!!
April '70: Paul says he will leave the BEATLES. That New Year's Eve, he files a lawsuit to dissolve the BEATLES officially.