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.

 

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

 

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

 

 

 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

 

 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

 

 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

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