THE BEATLES TIMELINE |
JULY 7, 1940 |
RICHARD STARKEY (a.k.a.) RINGO STARR IS BORN |
OCTOBER 9, 1940 |
JOHN LENNON IS BORN |
JUNE 18, 1942 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY IS BORN |
FEBRUARY 25, 1943 |
GEORGE HARRISON IS BORN |
JUNE 22, 1957 |
FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF THE QUARRY MEN, THEY PLAY IN ROSEBERY STREET, EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION ON THE BACK OF A LORRY...THEY ARE PAID NOTHING FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE.
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JULY 6 1957 |
IVAN VAUGHAN (A CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF JOHN LENNON) BRINGS SCHOOLMATE PAUL MCCARTNEY TO THE WOOLTON PARISH CHURCH FETE IN LIVERPOOL; ONE OF THE BANDS ENTERTAINING THAT DAY WAS THE QUARRY MEN. AT 6:48PM VAUGHAN INTRODUCES PAUL TO JOHN. PAUL ACTUALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GO AT FIRST, BUT AFTER IVAN TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO MEET GIRLS, HE AGREED TO GO
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AUGUST 7, 1957 |
THE QUARRY MEN DEBUT AT THE CAVERN CLUB IN LIVERPOOL, JOHN GET A NOTE FROM THE OWNER (ALAN SYTNER) TELLING HIM TO "CUT THE BLOODY ROCK" |
OCTOBER 18, 1957 |
MCCARTNEY DEBUTS WITH THE QUARRY MEN AT NEW CLUBMOOR HALL, BROADWAY, LIVERPOOL |
NOVEMBER 7, 1957 |
THE QUARRY MEN AT WILSON HALL IN GARSTON, LIVERPOOL PERFORMING FOR "RHYTHM NIGHT" |
NOVEMBER 16, 1957 |
THE QUARRY MEN AT THE STANLEY ABATTOIR SOCIAL CLUB IN OLD SWAN, LIVERPOOL |
NOVEMBER 23, 1957 |
THE QUARRY MEN AT NEW CLUBMOOR HALL IN NORRIS GREEN, LIVERPOOL
FIRST DOCUMENTED PHOTO OF JOHN & PAUL TOGETHER |
DECEMBER 7, 1957 |
THE QUARRY MEN AT WILSON HALL IN GARSTON, LIVERPOOL |
JANUARY 10, 1958 |
THE QUARRY MEN AT NEW CLUBMOOR HALL IN NORRIS GREEN, LIVERPOOL |
JANUARY 24, 1958 |
THE QUARRY MEN AT THE CAVERN CLUB, LIVERPOOL |
FEBRUARY 8, 1958 |
GEORGE HARRISON IS INTRODUCED TO LENNON - THE QUARRY MEN AT WILSON HALL IN GARSTON, LIVERPOOL - GEORGE PERFORMS "RAUNCHY" FOR JOHN, WHO WAS IMPRESSED
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JULY 15, 1958 |
JULIA STANLEY, JOHN'S MOTHER DIED. SHE WAS FATALLY STRUCK DOWN BY A CAR DRIVEN BY AN OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS DRUNK. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED RIGHT OUTSIDE JOHN'S HOME ON MENDIPS |
DECEMBER 20, 1958 |
THE QUARRY MEN PERFORM AT GEORGE'S BROTHER HARRY'S WEDDING RECEPTION AT 25 UPTON GREEN IN SPEKE, LIVERPOOL
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JANUARY 1, 1959 |
THE QUARRY MEN PERFORM AT THE SPEKE BUS DEPOT SOCIAL CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY AT WILSON HALL IN GARSTON, LIVERPOOL |
JANUARY 24, 1959 |
THE QUARRY MEN PERFORM AT THE WOOLTON VILLAGE CLUB IN WOOLTON, LIVERPOOL |
JANUARY, 1960 |
THE QUARRY MEN - REDUCED TO LENNON, MCCARTNEY & HARRISON AFTER FAILING FORTUNES IN 1959 - ARE JOINED BY STUART SUTCLIFFE ON BASS - THEY HAVE NO ENGAGEMENTS |
FEBRUARY, 1960 |
THEY HAVE NO ENGAGEMENTS |
FEBRUARY 25, 1960 |
GEORGE HARRISON IS 17 |
MARCH, 1960 |
THE QUARRY MEN CHANGE THEIR NAME TO THE BEATALS - STILL HAVE NO ENGAGEMENTS |
APRIL 23 - MAY 4, 1960 |
LENNON AND MCCARTNEY APPEAR AT THE FOX AND HOUNDS, CAVERSHAM, AS THE NERK TWINS |
MAY, 1960 |
ALLAN WILLIAMS BECOMES THE GROUP'S AGENT & PART TIME MANAGER. THEY RECRUIT DRUMMER TOMMY MOORE AND CHANGE THEIR NAME TO THE SILVER BEETLES |
MAY 5, 1960 |
FAILING AN AUDITION TO BACK BILL FURY, THEY IMPRESS FURY'S MANAGER LARRY PARNES ENOUGH TO BE BOOKED TO BACK JOHNNY GENTLE |
MAY 14, 1960 |
THE SILVER BEETLES PERFORM IN SEAFORTH |
MAY 20-28, 1960 |
TOUR OF SCOTLAND AS THE SILVER BEETLES, SUPPORTING JOHNNY GENTLE |
MAY 30, 1960 |
THE SILVER BEETLES PERFORM FOR THE FIRST TIME AT ALLAN WILLIAMS' LIVERPOOL CLUB THE JACARANDA |
JUNE, 1960 |
THE SILVER BEETLES HAVE ELEVEN PERFORM AROUND LIVERPOOL |
JUNE 13, 1960 |
TOMMY MOORE QUITS THE GROUP |
JUNE 18, 1960 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY IS 18 |
JULY, 1960 |
NOW THE SILVER BEATLES, THEY DO SIX MORE PERFORMANCE IN LIVERPOOL (INCLUDING ONE BACKING A STRIPPER NAMED JANICE). LENNON LEAVES LIVERPOOL COLLEGE OF ART |
JULY 2, 1960 |
JOHNNY GENTLE JOINS THE GROUP FOR A FEW NUMBERS AT THE JACARANDA CLUB |
JULY 7, 1960 |
STARR IS 20 |
JULY 9-23, 1960 |
DRUMMER NORMAN CHAPMAN JOINS & LEAVES THE BAND |
JULY 24, 1960 |
ALLAN WILLIAMS INVITES HAMBURG CLUB-OWNER BRUNO KOSCHMIDER TO HEAR THE SILVER BEATLES AT THE TWO I'S IN SOHO |
AUGUST, 1960 |
PETE BEST IS RECRUITED ON DRUMS |
AUGUST 17 - OCTOBER 3, 1960 |
THEY ARE BOOKED BY KOSCHMIDER TO PLAY 48 NIGHTS AT THE INDRA CLUB, HAMBURG. THEY CHANGE THEIR NAME TO THE BEATLES PICTURE OF THEIR VAN BEING LOADED ON THE SHIP TO HAMBURG
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SEPTEMBER, 1960 |
THE BEATLES CONTINUE AT THE INDRA CLUB, LIVING IN SQUALOR AND PLAYING SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK (SIX HOURS A NIGHT ON WEEKENDS) |
OCTOBER 4 - NOVEMBER 30, 1960 |
BANNED FROM THE INDRA CLUB FOR PLAYING TOO LOUD, THEY ARE MOVED TO THE KAISERKELLER, PLAYING A FURTHER 58 NIGHTS ALONG WITH RORY STORM AND THE HURRICANES (IN WHICH THEIR DRUMMER IS NONE OTHER THAN RINGO STARR) |
OCTOBER 9, 1960 |
LENNON IS 20 |
OCTOBER 15, 1960 |
LENNON, MCCARTNEY, HARRISON & STARR CUT SOME RECORDS IN A SMALL STUDIO IN HAMBURG |
OCTOBER 16, 1960 |
KOSCHMIDER SIGNS THE BEATLES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 1/2 MONTHS |
NOVEMBER, 1960 |
THE BEATLES CONTINUE AT THE KAISERKELLER, THEY ALSO JAM WITH TONY SHERIDAN & THE JETS AT THE TOP TEN; IN THEIR SPARE TIME |
NOVEMBER 21, 1960 |
HARRISON DEPORTED FOR BEING UNDERAGE (17) |
NOVEMBER 29, 1960 |
MCCARTNEY & BEST ARE JAILED FOR ARSON; THEY PINNED A CONDOM ON THE WALL & IGNITED IT. THEN THEY ARE DEPORTED |
DECEMBER 1-10, 1960 |
THE BEATLES ARE BACK IN THE UK AND BASICALLY BROKE, STUART SUTCLIFFE STAYS IN HAMBURG WITH ASTRID KIRCHHERR. |
DECEMBER 17, 1960 |
THE BEATLES PERFORM AT THE CASBAH COFFEE CLUB IN LIVERPOOL. THE CLUB IS OWNED BY PETE BEST'S MOTHER. CHAS NEWBY JOINS THE BAND ON BASS
CHAS NEWBY |
DECEMBER 31, 1960 |
THE CASBAH, CHAS NEWBY LEAVES THE BAND FOR COLLEGE - MCCARTNEY TAKES OVER ON BASS |
JANUARY, 1961 |
19 PERFORMANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
FEBRUARY, 1961 |
NEIL ASPINALL BECOMES THE BEATLES ROADIE - 37 PERFORMANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
FEBRUARY 9, 1961 |
THE BEATLES DEBUT AT THE CAVERN CLUB |
FEBRUARY 25, 1961 |
HARRISON IS 18 |
MARCH, 1961 |
33 PERFORMANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
APRIL 1 - JULY 1, 1961 |
92 NIGHTS AT THE TOP TEN CLUB IN HAMBURG |
JUNE 18, 1961 |
MCCARTNEY IS 19 |
JUNE 22-23, 1961 |
WHILE IN HAMBURG THEY RECORD AS THE BEAT BROTHERS AS A BACK UP TO TONY SHERIDAN, IT WAS PRODUCED BY BERT KAEMPFERT |
JULY 3, 1961 |
RETURN TO LIVERPOOL - 25 PERFORMANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
JULY 6, 1961 |
FIRST EDITION OF MERSEY BEAT |
JULY 7, 1961 |
STARR IS 21 |
AUGUST, 1961 |
34 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
SEPTEMBER, 1961 |
31 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
OCTOBER, 1961 |
19 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
OCTOBER 1-14, 1961 |
LENNON & MCCARTNEY HOLIDAY IN PARIS |
OCTOBER 9, 1961 |
LENNON IS 21 |
OCTOBER 19, 1961 |
THE BEATLES & GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS PLAY TOGETHER AS THE BEAT-MAKERS AT LITHERLAND TOWN HALL |
NOVEMBER, 1961 |
34 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
NOVEMBER 9, 1961 |
BRIAN EPSTEIN ATTENDS A LUNCHTIME PERFORMANCE BY THE BEATLES AT THE CAVERN CLUB |
DECEMBER, 1961 |
25 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL, 1 IN ALDERSHOT & 1 IN LONDON |
DECEMBER 3, 1961 |
EPSTEIN OFFERS TO MANAGE THE GROUP |
DECEMBER 6, 1961 |
THE BEATLES ASK EPSTEIN TO MANAGE THE GROUP, EPSTEIN PREPARES A CONTRACT |
DECEMBER 10, 1961 |
THE GROUP AGREES WITH EPSTEIN'S CONTRACT |
DECEMBER 13, 1961 |
EPSTEIN ARRANGES FOR A DECCA A&R MAN TO HEAR THE BEATLES AT THE CAVERN |
JANUARY, 1962 |
31 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
JANUARY 1, 1962 |
AUDITION FOR DECCA RECORDS IN LONDON, THE BEATLES RECORD 15 SONGS, BUT FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION |
JANUARY 24, 1962 |
THE BEATLES SIGN WITH BRIAN EPSTEIN, A WEEK LATER DECCA TURNS THEM DOWN |
FEBRUARY, 1962 |
34 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL, 1 IN MANCHESTER |
FEBRUARY 10, 1962 |
EPSTEIN BREAKS OFF RELATIONS WITH DECCA |
FEBRUARY 13, 1962 |
EPSTEIN ARRANGES MEETING WITH GEORGE MARTIN AT PARLOPHONE |
FEBRUARY 23, 1962 |
HARRISON IS 19 |
MARCH, 1962 |
1 RADIO BROADCAST WITH BBC MANCHESTER - 36 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL, 1 IN STROUD |
APRIL, 1962 |
11 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL |
APRIL 10, 1962 |
STUART SUTCLIFFE DIES IN HAMBURG OF A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE |
APRIL 13 - MAY 31, 1962 |
48 NIGHTS AT THE STAR-CLUB IN HAMBURG, EPSTEIN NEGOTIATES WITH PARLOPHONE |
MAY 9, 1962 |
EPSTEIN SECURES A RECORDING CONTRACT WITH PARLOPHONE |
JUNE, 1962 |
25 APPEARANCES IN LIVERPOOL, 1 RADIO BROADCAST FOR BBC MANCHESTER |
JUNE 2, 1962 |
BEATLES RETURN TO LIVERPOOL |
JUNE 4, 1962 |
BEATLES SIGN WITH EMI (PARLOPHONE IS OWNED BY EMI) |
JUNE 6, 1962 |
EMI AUDITION - BEATLES RECORD DEMOS OF BESAME MUCHO, LOVE ME DO, P.S. I LOVE YOU & ASK ME WHY |
JUNE 18, 1962 |
MCCARTNEY IS 20 |
JULY, 1962 |
37 APPEARANCES, MOSTLY IN LIVERPOOL |
JULY 7, 1962 |
STARR IS 22 |
AUGUST, 1962 |
34 APPEARANCES, MOSTLY IN LIVERPOOL |
AUGUST 16, 1962 |
PETE BEST IS TOLD THAT HE IS NO LONGER IN THE BAND |
AUGUST 18, 1962 |
RINGO STARR IS THE NEW DRUMMER |
AUGUST 22, 1962 |
GRANADA TV (MANCHESTER) FILMS THE BEATLES AT THE CAVERN |
AUGUST 23, 1962 |
LENNON MARRIES HIS LONG-TERM GIRLFRIEND FROM ART SCHOOL, CYNTHIA POWELL |
SEPTEMBER, 1962 |
37 APPEARANCES, MOSTLY IN LIVERPOOL |
SEPTEMBER 4 & 11, 1962 |
RECORDING LOVE ME DO |
OCTOBER, 1962 |
23 APPEARANCES, MOSTLY IN LIVERPOOL, 2 TV ENGAGEMENTS (GRANADA, MANCHESTER), 3 RADIO BROADCASTS |
OCTOBER 5, 1962 |
LOVE ME DO RELEASED IN THE UK |
OCTOBER 9, 1962 |
LENNON IS 22 |
NOVEMBER 1-14, 1962 |
LITTLE RICHARD & THE BEATLES PERFORM AT THE STAR-CLUB IN HAMBURG, THEY MEET BILLY PRESTON WHO IS PLAYING WITH RICAHRD'S BACKING GROUP - 17 UK PERFROMANCES MOSTLY IN LIVERPOOL; 2 RADIO BROADCASTS |
NOVEMBER 26, 1962 |
RECORDING PLEASE PLEASE ME |
DECEMBER, 1962 |
20 PERFORMANCES, 3 TV ENGAGEMENTS |
DECEMBER 18-31, 1962 |
FINAL 13 NIGHTS AT THE STAR-CLUB IN HAMBURG |