In February 1961, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best played their first gig at the Cavern Club as The Beatles. Just two years later, and after a change of drummer ...

In the summer of 1961, the Beatles recorded eight songs for Bert Kaempfert Produktion in Hamburg. On six songs they were the backup band for Tony Sheridan, lead vocal and guitar. On two, "Cry for a ...

US: MGM SE 4215 Beatles with Tony Sheridan 1964. [a5] (English intro) stereo made from [a] 1995. CD: Apple CDP 8 34445 2 Anthology 1 1995. [b] (German intro) stereo 22 Jun 1961, Germany. Germany: ...

Rare photos of The Beatles performing in their early days at Liverpool's Cavern Club have been discovered. The images were taken in 1961, a year before their debut single Love Me Do was released.

The Beatles enjoyed an incredible rise to stardom ... the band were on the lookout for a record deal at the end of 1961. Manager Brian Epstein was trying to secure meetings with labels in London ...