... that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era of their time. John Lennon created the band in 1957 and at first, they briefly called themselves the Blackjacks, before changing their name to the Quarrymen after discovering that a ... Lennon initially thought Harrison was too young to join. Ringo Starr was the last member to join the band in 1962 after replacing Pete Best because George Martin complained to Brian Epstein, The Beatles manager, about ...

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