Facts about the beatles band

19 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About the Beatles, 1957-62

So much has been written about the Beatles over the years that it can sometimes be hard to tell where the truth ends and myth begins.

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This is especially true of the five years between the moment John Lennon met Paul McCartney and when they signed to Parlophone Records. With that in mind, we’ve compiled this list of facts about the formative years of the Beatles.

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    John Lennon and Paul McCartney were introduced by a mutual friend named Ivan Vaughan on July 6, 1957, at a local church festival where Lennon's band, the Quarry Men, played.

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    George Harrison, a schoolmate of Paul’s, joined the Quarry Men seven months later when he played Bill Justis’ hit ‘Raunchy’ for John on the top of a double-decker bus.

    George was only 14 at the time, a cause of concern for John.

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    Stu Sutcliffe, a friend of John’s from art college, became their bass player in early 1960 when, at John’s urging, he bought a bass The Beatles | 10 Facts About The Greatest Rock Band Ever GIFIX