However, they drew the interest of a budding local music promoter, Brian Epstein, who then persuaded them to have him as their manager. Upon their return to Liverpool, the band faced a future that looked increasingly bleak, with few likely prospects outside of another tour of Hamburg. Sutcliffe sadly wouldn't live to see his former bandmates become world-famous, dying from a brain haemorrhage in 1962. Sutcliffe returned before quitting for good by mid-1961 to focus on his artwork, at which point McCartney switched to bass. Chas Newby briefly joined as bassist for a couple of weeks, but declined Lennon's offer to stay on in January 1961. Sutcliffe didn't last too long, deciding not to return to Liverpool when the rest of the Beatles were forced to leave Hamburg at the end of 1960. Originally just a small-time band, they gained enough professionalism to secure bookings as a house band for sleazy nightclubs in Hamburg, Germany, where tough audiences and gruelling performance schedules forced them to seriously improve as performers by the time they returned to Liverpool. The Beatles formed on 17 August 1960 (though prior to that, the band went through a revolving door of names and members), with the initial stable line-up consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison sharing guitar and vocal duties, Stuart "Stu" Sutcliffe on bass, and Pete Best on drums. Not bad work for four young lads from Liverpool. For a lot of people, they were also the face of The '60s. " Ladies and gentlemen, THE BEATLES! " note cue mass squeeingĪ rock band of truly incalculable influence, The Beatles are credited by many with changing the face of rock and popular music, while for others they were at least major pioneers of the new style of pop-rock, and were a major force of The British Invasion. " Being a Short Diversion on the Dubious Origins of Beatles (Translated from the John Lennon)", Mersey Beat, July 6, 1961
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