What was the Beatles original name? What made them change it to the Beatles?
Formation Main article: The Quarrymen In March 1957 John Lennon formed a skiffle group called The Quarrymen.[6] Lennon met Paul McCartney on 6 July 1957; Lennon added him to the group a few days later.[7] On 6 February 1958, George Harrison was invited to watch the group.[8] Harrison joined the Quarrymen as lead guitarist after a rehearsal in March 1958.[9][10] Lennon and McCartney both played rhythm guitar during that period. After original Quarrymen drummer Colin Hanton left the band in 1959, the band had a high turnover of drummers. Lennon’s friend Stuart Sutcliffe joined on bass in January 1960.[11][12] The Quarrymen went through a progression of names, including “Johnny and the Moondogs” and “Long John and The Beetles”. Sutcliffe suggested the name “The Beetles” as a tribute to Buddy Holly and The Crickets. The band changed their name to “The Beatles”. The band’s lack of a drummer posed a serious problem, for the group’s unofficial manager, Allan Williams, had arranged for them to
first really came about in 1955 when Paul McCartney joined up with John Lennon’s band, The Quarrymen. Lennon played lead guitar, McCartney was on rhythm guitar with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and several fill-in drummers. A short time later thirteen year old George Harrison joined them and took over the lead guitar job from Lennon. Peter Best became their regular drummer in 1960. Also around this time they changed the band’s name to “The Silver Beatles”, then shortly after that to just “The Beatles”.
