When you think about what Lennon said it makes you wonder, “Did he somehow know that he could not make it alone?” That he needed more people to share the dream with. John met Paul McCartney in 1957 at a church function, where Paul impressed John by playing Eddie Cochran’s Twenty Flight Rock. John asked Paul to join the band, which at the time was not called The Beatles but The Quarrymen. Then Paul met George Harrison at an acclaimed grammar school. Paul was impressed with George’s talents and invited him to see the band. At first, John was reluctant to let George join the band but after seeing George audition Lennon was in awe. Ringo Starr, originally known as Richard Starkey, joined the band in 1962 replacing Pete Best. At first, the fans
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A man named Brian Epstein heard of the Beatles through a guy that was asking for a record by them in Epstein record store, in October 1961. Brian went to see the Beatles in Liverpool at the Cavern Club. He was very impressed and became their manager. He made sure that they presented each other well. Brian took them to a tailor and got them suits. the group released their first single, "Love Me Do," in October 1962. It peaked on the British charts at No. 17. Then Lennon wrote the group's follow-up single, "Please Please Me," and it topped the charts in Britain. The Beatles went on and became the most popular band in Britain with hits like "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand." America’s always seen as the motherhood for British performers, for any performer in the world. Paul was very fussy about America, especially with all the stuff happening at this time. Paul would say, “We can’t go to America having failed. If we ever get a number one there then we can really go in.” In 1964, for the first time on the air in the United States of America the Beatles’ song, “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” played on The Carroll James Show. The boys were in Paris playing at the Olympia when a telegram came through that said, “Congratulations, boys. Number one in
A man named Brian Epstein heard of the Beatles through a guy that was asking for a record by them in Epstein record store, in October 1961. Brian went to see the Beatles in Liverpool at the Cavern Club. He was very impressed and became their manager. He made sure that they presented each other well. Brian took them to a tailor and got them suits. the group released their first single, "Love Me Do," in October 1962. It peaked on the British charts at No. 17. Then Lennon wrote the group's follow-up single, "Please Please Me," and it topped the charts in Britain. The Beatles went on and became the most popular band in Britain with hits like "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand." America’s always seen as the motherhood for British performers, for any performer in the world. Paul was very fussy about America, especially with all the stuff happening at this time. Paul would say, “We can’t go to America having failed. If we ever get a number one there then we can really go in.” In 1964, for the first time on the air in the United States of America the Beatles’ song, “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” played on The Carroll James Show. The boys were in Paris playing at the Olympia when a telegram came through that said, “Congratulations, boys. Number one in