> Before the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison wereoriginally members of which band?And the answer: The Quarrymen. Photo credit: Interlude.uk.The Quarrymen name came from a line in the schoolsong of the band members' school, Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool. Foundedby John Lennon, the Quarrymen played at parties and school dances. In 1960, thegroup changed their name to the Silver Beetles, and eventually settled on thesimpler name, "the Beatles." For one of the most famous bands of all time, if not the most famous, theBeatles' conception was a humble one. Lennon, driven by his love forrock-n'-roll, gathered around him a group of friends to create a bit of skifflemusic: a highly animated, heavily rhythmic variant on American folk and countrymusic. The group's beginnings were unsure, and members would filter in and outdepending on their availability for gigs. For weeks, it seemed like theQuarrymen wouldn't go much of anywhere.However, history had other plans. Lennon found allies in two new members: GeorgeHarrison and Paul McCartney. Playing around Liverpool, the group picked up asteady but meager following. New members continued to join and depart, and thegroup changed their name to the Silver Beetles, and later, just the Beatles.Very soon after that – just a year after the conception of the Quarrymen – theBeatles were making their first recordings in Hamburg. From there, it only wentup. Learn more about the nascent, transformative Beatles here[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-52233396].