Paul McCartney Biography

Birth of Paul McCartney, born in Walton General Hospital in Liverpool, England, where his mother, Mary, had previously worked as a nursing sister in the maternity ward

Birth of Paul McCartney at Walton Hospital in Liverpool.

John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Pauls ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join.

John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Pauls ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join.

Meets John Lennon at Woolton and is invited to join the Quarrymen.

Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group

Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group

The Quarrymen are renamed Johnny and the Moondogs and fail an audition for "talent-show" Carroll Levis at Manchester Hippodrome

Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass

The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute

The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute

The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums

The Beatles open at the Indra night-club

The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club

The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club

The Beatles make their Cavern Club debut in Liverpool.

Performs when the Beatles make their Cavern Club debut.

A single "My Bonnie" by Tony Sheridan & backing by The Beatles is released in Germany

Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles, he signs a contract to manage them

Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop and offers to manage them

The Beatles fail an audition at Decca. The Beatles are turned down by DECCA

The Beatles fail an audition at Decca

The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels

The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels

The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records, he agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced, within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group

The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho"

The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer

The Beatles 1st recording session leads to their 1st single "Love Me Do"

"Love Me Do" is released featuring Lennon on harmonica and McCartney singing solo on the chorus line

The Beatles "Please Please Me" tops the UK charts

The Beatles appear on the Royal Command Performance

The Beatles begin their first US tour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C

The Beatles release "A Hard Days Night" album

The world premiere of The Beatles A Hard Days Night takes place in London

The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night"

The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List

The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City

Beatles "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks in the US

The Beatles release the album "Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny

Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny

Beatles animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London

Beatles Hey Jude and Mary Hopkins Those Were the Days released, launching Apple Records

The Beatles release the album "Abbey Road"

Releases album, 1st solo album

Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles

Releases first solo single

The Beatles final dissolution takes place

Wings 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" becomes the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK

Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt"

Paul McCartney releases "This One"

John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband

John Lennon is inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame by Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney is knighted

Mcartney, Harrison & Starr perform together for the 1st time in 30 yrs