The Quarrymen, Origin of The Beatles

The Quarrymen are an English skiffle band, initially formed in Liverpool in 1957, some of whose early members founded The Beatles, the most commercially successful critically acclaimed rock band in world history. Originally consisting and of John Lennon and several schoolfriends, The Quarrymen took their name from Quarry Bank High School which Lennon and other band members attended. Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, taught Lennon and Eric Griffiths how to tune their guitars the same way as a banjo, and taught them simple chords and songs.

After starting a band called The Blackjacks, and then finding out that another group had the same name, Pete Shotton suggested naming themselves The Quarrymen, after a line in the Quarry Bank school's song. The Quarrymen played at parties, school dances, a cinema, and amateur skiffle contests before Paul McCartney joined the band. George Harrison only joined the band at McCartney's insistence, as Lennon thought Harrison to be far too young.

Their first recording on disc was "That'll Be The Day" (by Buddy Holly) and "In Spite Of All The Danger" (by McCartney and Harrison). After Stuart Sutcliffe joined, he suggested renaming them The Beetles, but they changed the name to The Silver Beetles, before finally changing it to The Beatles in 1960.

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