Birth of Paul McCartney
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
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Paul McCartney Biography and Timeline
Follow Paul McCartney through 55 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Paul McCartney, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1942
Birth of Paul McCartney
Birth of Paul McCartney at Walton Hospital in Liverpool.
1957
Beatles, The
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.
Quarrymen
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.
Quarrymen
Meets John Lennon at Woolton and is invited to join the Quarrymen.
1958
Beatles, The
Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group
Quarrymen
Paul McCartney introduces George Harrison to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group
1959
Quarrymen
The Quarrymen are renamed Johnny and the Moondogs and fail an audition for "talent-show" Carroll Levis at Manchester Hippodrome
1960
Beatles, The
Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass
Beatles, The
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
Beatles, The
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club
1961
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club
Cavern Club
The Beatles make their Cavern Club debut in Liverpool.
Cavern Club
Performs when the Beatles make their Cavern Club debut.
Beatles, The
A single "My Bonnie" by Tony Sheridan & backing by The Beatles is released in Germany
Beatles, The
Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles, he signs a contract to manage them
Beatles, The
Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop and offers to manage them
1962
Beatles, The
The Beatles fail an audition at Decca
Beatles, The
The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels
Parlaphone Records
The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels
Beatles, The
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
Beatles, The
The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho"
Beatles, The
The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer
Beatles, The
The Beatles 1st recording session leads to their 1st single "Love Me Do"
Beatles, The
"Love Me Do" is released featuring Lennon on harmonica and McCartney singing solo on the chorus line
Beatles, The
The Beatles fail an audition at Decca. The Beatles are turned down by DECCA
1963
Beatles, The
The Beatles "Please Please Me" tops the UK charts
Royal Command Performance
The Beatles appear on the Royal Command Performance
1964
Beatles, The
The Beatles begin their first US tour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C
Beatles, The
The Beatles release "A Hard Days Night" album
Beatles, The
The world premiere of The Beatles A Hard Days Night takes place in London
1965
MBE
The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List
Beatles, The
The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City
A Hard Days Night
The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night"
1966
Beatles, The
Beatles "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks in the US
1967
Beatles, The
The Beatles release the album "Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
1968
Apple Corps Ltd
Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.