~ Seattle, United States of America ~ (US-845395)
... THE BEATLES POSTCARD ...
Received 5th September 2010
Thanks for Sher!!!
The Beatles were undoubtedly the most influential band of the century. In a course of 8 years, they changed not only rock and roll, but also the face of all music forever.
- John Lennon (John Winston Lennon) - born October 9, 1940, Liverpool, England - died December 8, 1980, New York, USA
- Paul McCartney (James Paul McCartney) - born June 18, 1942, Liverpool, England
- George Harrison - born February 25, 1943, Liverpool, England - died November 30, 2001, Los Angeles, USA
- Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) - born July 7, 1940, Dingle, Liverpool, England
On July 6, 1957, John Lennon, the leader of a band called the Quarry Men, was introduced to Paul McCartney, through a mutual friend, Ivan Vaughan, at Woolton Parish Church, where the Quarry Men were scheduled to perform. Impressed by McCartney's ability to play and tune a guitar, Lennon soon asked McCartney to join the Quarry Men. McCartney accepted. Shortly after McCartney joined the group, he began to recommend an old school friend to Lennon. Lennon refused to even audition this friend because he was only 14. However Lennon finally relented, and on February 6, 1958 (19 days short of his 15th birthday) he auditioned George Harrison. After playing
Raunchy Harrison became the newest member of the group. The group went through several names. They adopted names such as the Johnny and the Moondogs, The Silver Beetles, The Beatals, The Silver Beatles, and eventually The Beatles. As well as several names, the band went through several members, the more noteworthy of these would be John Lennon's closest friend Stuart (Stu) Sutcliffe - born June 23, 1940, Edinburgh, Scotland, dead April 10, 1962, Hamburg, Germany - (on bass guitar) and Pete Best - born 1941, Liverpool, England - (the drummer before Ringo). ... ...
info link:
http://www.beatles-tribute-band-uk.co.uk/history.htm
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