You can make the claim that the band of four from Liverpool was, without a doubt, the most popular band of their time and probably the greatest band of all time. Their social background was such that the masses of working people easily identified with their success, even as they went through phases in their fruitful career. The trajectory started in Liverpool, but truly took off in Hamburg, to reach the pinnacle during the American tour. At that time, signs of discord already started showing up.
Key Takeaways:
- Before they settled on being the Beatles, the fab four were called the Quarrymen.
- Stuart Sutcliffe, a talented artist was one of the original Beatles, while they were still five.
- John Lennon and Sutcliffe were attending art school at the same time. Sutcliffe was considered hip and good-looking.
“As for Lennon, he was a roughneck. His father, who was a seaman, had left home when Lennon was still a small child, his mother had died, and he’d been brought up by his Aunt Mimi.”
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