Early+Beatles

__Early Years__  **1957: John Lennon's band, The Quarry Men, performed at a church near Liverpool, England. John met Paul McCartney and found they had a lot in common. Paul joined John's band.**

**1958: George Harrison joined the Quarry Men. Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Colin Hampton (drums), and John Lowe (piano) made their first recording at Sam Phillips Studio.** **They recorded //[|That'll Be the Day]// and //In Spite of All the Danger//.**

**1960**
 * **The band's name changed to the Silver Beatles.**
 * **Pete Best joined the band (now known as the Beatles) as the permanent drummer (replacing Hampton) along with Stu Sutcliffe and they head to Hamburg, Germany to play at the Indra Club. They were asked to leave Germany since George Harrison was underage (17 years old).**

**1961** **The Beatles return to Germany and release //My Bonnie/The Saints// 45. After receiving several requests for the record, Brian Epstein, the manager of North End Music Store in Liverpool, became interested in the Beatles.**

**1962** 
 * **The Beatles record 14 songs as a demo for Decca records. They did not pass the audition!**
 * **Beatles had their first appearance on a BBC radio show called //Teenagers Turn//.**
 * **Stu Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage.**