Early years (1957–1962)

sixteen years, vocalist and guitarist John Lennon formed the Quarrymen skiffle group with his someLiverpool school in March 1957. Fifteen years, Paul McCartney joined as guitarist and after Lennon met in July. When McCartney in turn invited George Harrison to look at the following February, fourteen joined as guitarist. In 1960, Lennon left school, he began studying at the Liverpool College of Art and the three guitarists who play rock and roll to wherever they can get a drummer. Joined on bass in January, another student, Stuart Sutcliffe, Lennon suggested changing the group name to "The Beetles" in homage to Buddy Holly and The Crickets, and they became "The Beatals" for the first month of this year. After trying other names including "Johnny and the Moondogs", "Long John and beetles" and "The Silver Beatles", the band eventually became "The Beatles" in August. Lack of permanent drummer cause problems when the unofficial boss of the group, Allan Williams, had arranged a reservation for the resident in Hamburg, Germany. Before the end of August, they auditioned and recruited drummer Pete Best, and quintet went to Hamburg four days later, was contracted to show the market Bruno Koschmider night for stays of 48 nights. "Hamburg at the time had no club rock 'n' roll band a. Clubs," said Norman biographerPhilip.
Bruno has an idea to put rock band playing in various clubs. They have this formula. It is a great event non-stop, hour after hour, with many people and many other slip slide. And the band will play all the time to catch the passing traffic. In one district of America at red lights, they call striptease nonstop.
Many groups that play came to Hamburg from Liverpool ... It was an accident. Bruno went to London to find the tape. But he happened to meet a businessman from Liverpool, Soho, London that fell by chance. And it plans to send several top bands.
Harrison only 17 years in August 1960, was granted permission to stay in Hamburg with the German lied to authorities about his age. Originally set to the Beatles Indra Club, Koschmider Kaiserkeller the move in October after Indra was closed because of noise complaints. When they violate their contract to perform at rival Top Ten Club, Harrison Koschmider reported a minor authorities, which led to the deportation in November. McCartney and Best were arrested for burning a week later, when they burn condoms pinned to the wall in their room, they were also expelled. Lennon returned to Liverpool in mid-December while Sutcliffe stayed in Hamburg by Germany's new fiancée, Astrid Kirchherr for months. Kirchherr take professional photographs and hair first group cut Sutcliffe "Exi" German (existentialists) force at the time, see later adopted by the other Beatles.
Over the next two years, the population group for further periods of Hamburg. They use both recreational and Preludin to maintain their power through performance overnight. Sutcliffe decided to leave the band in early 1961 and continued her art studies in Germany, McCartney took to the bass. German producer Bert Kaempfert developed what is now four parties acting as a group Sheridan'sbacking Tony on a series of records. Credited to "Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers", the single "My Bonnie", recorded in June and was released four months later, reached number 32 on the chart Musikmarkt. The Beatles back has also become more popular in Liverpool. In one of the group's performance is often at the Cavern Club where they met Brian Epstein, owner of local record stores and music columnist. When the manager of the group in January 1962 Epstein, Kaempfert agreed to release the German recording contract. Decca Records after the group refused to comment "guitar groups are disappearing, Mr. Epstein, George Martin signed the band to EMI label Parlophone. Greet new tragedy when they returned to Hamburg in April. Their meeting at the airport, saying a death blow Kirchherr Sutcliffe of a cerebral hemorrhage.
In Liverpool, the Merseybeat movement was gathering strength. The group had recorded its first session under the direction of Martin at EMI Studios in London in June 1962. Martin complained to the Epstein Best drum band and suggested using a session drummer in the studio. However, Best was replaced by Ringo Starr. Starr, who joined Rory Storm and the Hurricanes to join the Beatles had done with them without the Best casual. Martin was hired session drummer Andy White for one session. White has played in the singles "Love Me Do" and "PS I love you." Released in October, "Love Me Do" was among the top twenty UK hit, peaking at number seventeen on the map. After the studio session in November to produce what will be the second single "Please Please Me", they made their television debut with a live performance at the People and Places Programme Regional News .

The group concluded their final assignment in Hamburg in December 1962. At that time, became a model that all four members contribute vocals, even if it means limited Starr rarely sang lead. Lennon and McCartney songwriting partnership has been established, as the band's success grew, they celebrated their collaboration is limited opportunity Harrison as a singer. Epstein, realizing the commercial potential of The Beatles', by encouraging groups to adopt a professional attitude to do. Lennon remember the manager saying, "Look, if you really want in the places that large, you have to eat the change-stop on stage, stop swearing, stop smoking." Lennon said: "We used to dress as we like, on and off stage. "We said that jeans can not be too smart and we can arrange to wear pants good, but he does not want us to suddenly look square. There ' d think of our own individuality ... it's a choice to make or eat chicken on stage.


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