The Beginning
Singer and guitarist John Lennon formed a group The Quarrymen in Liverpool with some schoolfriends on March 1957. Then in July, Paul McCartney joined the group after they met the same month. The following February, George Harrison joined as lead guitarist after McCartney invited Harrison to watch. After a few years, Lennon's schoolfriends left in 1960 and a new bass player joined, Sutcliffe. Later that year, Pete Best joined the band to become a drummer. He suggested to change the band name to "The Beetles", but it kept on changing. So finally in August, the band finally became "The Beatles". Then in 1962, their drummer was replaced by Ringo Starr.
Success
In the early 1960's, The Beatles got these names: Beatlemania and British Invasion. Their first number two singles were "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me" in the year 1963. Their third single ,"From Me to You", came in April. In August, their fourth single was "She Loves You". In 1964, The Beatles released their first music video "A Hard Day's Night". The Beatles First movie was done in eight weeks and cost about $500,000. On the first week alone, The Beatles earned $1.3 million.They were so successful, that they made it on the Ed Sullivan show. The Ed Sullivan show was very popular back then. Not only did The Beatles influence people, they also changed men's fashion.
Success
In the early 1960's, The Beatles got these names: Beatlemania and British Invasion. Their first number two singles were "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me" in the year 1963. Their third single ,"From Me to You", came in April. In August, their fourth single was "She Loves You". In 1964, The Beatles released their first music video "A Hard Day's Night". The Beatles First movie was done in eight weeks and cost about $500,000. On the first week alone, The Beatles earned $1.3 million.They were so successful, that they made it on the Ed Sullivan show. The Ed Sullivan show was very popular back then. Not only did The Beatles influence people, they also changed men's fashion.
