Group Members:
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Ringo Starr

Sex: All Male

From: Liverpool, England,

Formed By: Lennon first invited McCartney to join his group (The Quarrymen) in 1957 then in February 1958 the young guitarist George Harrison and Ringo Starr was added when they signed their first UK music contract with Abbey Road Studios.

Nationality: British

Got Their Start: As the Quarreymen in the 1950's (McCartney, Lennon, and Harrison the only regulars) then changed names many times (Johnny and The Moondogs, The Silver Beetles, and finally The Beatles). In 1961 "My Bonnie (Mein Herz ist bei dir nur)" became a top 10 hit in Germany.

First Gigs: At a club named The Casbah, created by Mona Best in the basement of her family's home

Early Lest Known Members:
Stuart Sutcliffe:[/b] bass, vocals (1960–1961).
Pete Best:[/b] drums (1960–1962).
Jimmy Nicol:[/b] drums (1964 temporary fill-in).

Sales Records: Shattered most sales records with more than fifty top 40 hit singles and 27 #1 hits in the US and UK alone. EMI has estimated that they have sold over 1 billion records worldwide.

Name Game: Beatles is derived from the word "beat" (1960's beat generation and beat of a song) and Silver added to the word glitter to get "les"

First Hit Song: "Love Me Do" which was a minor hit in 1962 (UK) and charted in 1964 (US).

Last Concert: Last concert before paying fans in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on 29 August 1966. The group focused on music for another 4 years before dissolving in 1970.

Murder and Death: Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally-ill fan, on December 8th, 1980 and George Harrison died on November 29th, 2001