Beatles Birth

Friday will be the 50th anniversary of when Paul McCartney met John Lennon.
In 1957, 15-year-old Paul was at a church picnic in a village near Liverpool, where he met 16-year-old John.
John Lennon had already formed a band, the Quarrymen, which was playing at the event. During breaks, McCartney played a few songs on guitar for the band, and shortly after was invited to join.
The group became popular and developed a loyal following. The group's name was changed to Johnny and the Moondogs and recruited Paul's friend guitarist George Harrison. Bassist Stu Sutcliffe joined, and the Moodogs changed their name to the Silver Beetles. The Silver Beetles was then modified to the Beatles.
Drummers rotated in the early years, Tommy was replaced by Pete Best in 1960 and Ringo Starr found his palce in 1962.
Sutcliffe left the band in 1961 to become an artist and passed away that same year to a brain hemorrhage.
The band played is first U.S. tour in1964 to crazed audiences.
From 1964 to 1970 the Beatles had 20 Billboard #1 hits.
In 1970 the band broke apart because of artistic differences.
In 1980, John Lennon's unfortunate demise ended any hope for reuniting the band.

Jeez, 50 years is long time. I vaguely remember watching the 1964 shows on Ed Sulllivan.