The Name Of The Beatles. Sutcliffe is one of the group of people sometimes referred to as The Fifth Beatle. Brian Cassar the leader of another Liverpool group called Cass and the Cassanovas suggested the name change in the first place. In 1960 The Beatles toured in Hamburg Germany. Lu Walters 15 October 1960 Lu Walters vocals bass.
The group whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison and Ringo Starr are regarded as the most influential band of all time. With a line-up comprising John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison and Ringo Starr they are commonly regarded as the most influential band of all time. John Lennons father was absent for much of his early life but showed up when his son became famous. The band liked the idea of using the name of an insect as a band name and they were fans of Buddy Holly and the Crickets. John Lennon dreamed up the bands final name The Beatles a mix of beat with beetle. The core UK albums released during The Beatles time together 1963-1970.
These were John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
There they were joined by Ringo Starr who previously played with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. The core UK albums released during The Beatles time together 1963-1970. Please Please Me is the debut studio album by the English rock band the BeatlesProduced by George Martin it was released on EMIs Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom following the success of the bands first two singles Love Me Do which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and Please Please Me which reached number 1 on the NME and Melody Maker charts. Because John Lennon loved puns he altered the spelling of Beetles to Beatles. Sutcliffe played with the Beatles in Hamburg where he met photographer Astrid Kirchherr to whom he was later engaged. The Beatles 12 August 30 November 1960 Official name change from The Silver Beetles to The Beatles as of August 17.