The Beatles
Sie traten 1965 in mein Leben, seither sind wir unzertrennlich!
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The Beatles - wer kennt sie nicht? Aber hießen sie immer "Beatles"?
Nein! Hier ihre 20 verwendeten Band-Namen im Laufe der Zeit!
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1) Quarry Men (November 1956 - November 1958 und August 1959 - März 1960)
November 1956:
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths – guitar
• Pete Shotton – washboard
• Bill Smith – tea chest bass
November – December 1956:
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths – guitar
• Pete Shotton – washboard
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Nigel Walley – tea chest bass
December 1956 – Early 1957:
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths – guitar
• Pete Shotton – washboard
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Ivan Vaughan – tea chest bass
Early 1957 – 7 August 1957:
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths – guitar
• Rod Davis – banjo
• Pete Shotton – washboard
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Len Garry – tea chest bass
August 1957:
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths – guitar
• Pete Shotton – washboard
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Len Garry – tea chest bass
August 1957 – 18 October 1957:
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths – guitar
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Len Garry – tea chest bass
18 October 1957 – February 1958:
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
• Eric Griffiths – guitar
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Len Garry – tea chest bass
February 1958:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar
• Eric Griffiths – rhythm guitar
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Len Garry – tea chest bass
February 1958 – March 1958:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar
• John Duff Lowe – piano
• Eric Griffiths – rhythm guitar
• Colin Hanton – drums
• Len Garry – tea chest bass
March 1958 – July 1958:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar
• John Duff Lowe – piano
• Colin Hanton – drums
July 1958 – November 1958:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
22 August 1959 – 9 January 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Ken Brown – rhythm guitar
9 – 21 January 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
21 January 1960 – 27 March 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
2) The Blackjacks (März 1957) - der Name wurde eine Woche lang verwendet
• John Lennon: guitar
• Eric Griffiths: guitar
• Rod Davis: banjo
• Pete Shotton: washboard
• Colin Hanton: drums
• Bill Smith: tea chest bass
3) Johnny and The Moondogs (November 1958 – 19 Dezember 1958)
• John Lennon – vocals
• Paul McCartney – rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar
4) Japage 3 (19 Dezember 1958 – Mai 1959)
19 Dezember 1958 – Mai 1959:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
Beginning of 1959 (Derek Hodkin tape):
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Mike McCartney – drums
5) The Moonshiners (Mitte Dezember 1959)
Es gibt keine eindeutige Quelle, wahrscheinlich bestehend aus:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
6) The Silver Beetles (27 März 1960 - 30 Juni 1960)
27 March – 10 May 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
April 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
• Mike McCartney – percussion
13 - 17 May 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
• Tommy Moore – drums
31 May – 11 June 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Carl Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
• Thomas Moore – drums
June 1960:
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Carl Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
• Norman Chapman – drums
7) The Nerk Twins (23 und 24 April 1960)
• John Lennon – vocals, guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
8) The Beatals ([maybe] 1 - 10 Mai 1960, andere Quelle Jän, lt. Stuart auch im März)
• Johnny Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul Ramon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Carl Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart de Staël – bass
• Thomas Moore – drums
(siehe 1. Autogrammkarte weiter unten)
9) Long John & The Silver Beetles (10 bis 13 Mai 1960)
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
• Tommy Moore – drums
10) The Silver Beats (10 + 14 Mai 1960 für je 1 Auftritt)
• Johnny Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul Ramon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Carl Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart de Staël – bass
• Johnny Hutchinson – drums (10 Mai)
• Cliff Roberts – drums (14 Mai)
11) Johnny Gentle and his Group (20 – 28 Mai 1960)
• Johnny Gentle – vocals
• Johnny Lennon – rhythm guitar
• Paul Ramon – rhythm guitar
• Carl Harrison – lead guitar
• Stuart de Staël – bass
• Tommy Moore – drums
12) The Silver Beatles (Juni 1960 - 15 August 1960)
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – drums
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
13) The Beatles (ab 15 August 1960) >>>>endgültiger Name!<<<<
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar, bass
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass, vocals (bis 01.07.1961)
• Pete Best – drums, vocals (bis 18.08.1962)
• Ringo Starr – drums, vocals (ab 18.08.1962)
Februar 1962 (1 Auftritt):
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Ringo Starr – drums
14) Lu Walters Group (15 Oktober 1960 für eine Aufnahmesession)
• Lu Walters – vocals, bass
• John Lennon – rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – rhythm guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar
• Ringo Starr – drums
15) The Dynamic Beatles (Frühjahr 1961, gesichert am 14.02.1961 für einen Auftritt)
Laut Plakaten bei Auftritten im Aintree Institute, Liverpool zw. 7. Jän - 11. März 1961 (siehe Bild unten)
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
• Pete Best – drums
16) The Beatmakers (19. Oktober 1961 für einen Auftritt)
• Karl Terry – vocals, guitar
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Pete Best – drums
• Gerry Marsden – vocals, guitar
• Freddy Marsden – drums
• Les Chadwick – bass
• Les Maguire – sax
17) Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (22, 23, 24 Juni 1961 + 24 Mai 1962 für eine LP)
• Tony Sheridan – vocals, guitar
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Pete Best – drums
18) The Beatles with Tony Sheridan (22, 23, 24 Juni 1961 + 24 Mai 1962 für eine LP)
• Tony Sheridan – vocals, guitar
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
• George Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
• Pete Best – drums
19) The Beetles ([joke] 25 Juni 1963 im Zug von Darlington nach Middlesbrough)
• George Harrison
• Ringo Starr
• John Lennon
• Paul VI [Paul McCartney few days after Pope Paul VI was elected]
(siehe 2. Autogrammkarte weiter unten)
20) The Beatles with Billy Preston (11 April 1969 für eine Single)
• John Lennon – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
• George Harrison – lead guitar
• Ringo Starr – drums
• Billy Preston – organ
Autogramme von The Beatals - aus 1960...
Stuart [de Staël] & The Beatals
• Johnny Lennon
• Carl Harrison
• Tommy Moore Drums
• Paul Ramon
Autogramme von The Beetles - aus 1963...
The Beetles
• days after Pope Paul VI was elected, prompting McCartney to sign his autograph “Paul VI”
... und ein "kurioses" von George Hagron aus 1962 "to Jürgen"
Plakat "The Dynamic Beatles" im Aintree Institute (Anfang 1961):
The Beatles mit Vince Calandra als "Ehren-Beatle" (1964):
Am 8. Februar 1964 kamen die Beatles in der Ed Sullivan Show ohne George zur Probe, der mit einer Halsentzündung im Bett lag.
Weniger bekannt ist, dass Vince Calandra an diesem Tag als Statist (quasi als Ehren-Beatle) bei 3 Liedern einspringen durfte.