The beatles biography timeline with pictures

Beatles producer George Martin is born in London. He signs the group to EMI in 1962 and his expertise as an arranger helps shape the band's unique sound. Upon Martin's death in 2016, Paul McCartney states: "If anyone earned the title of the fifth Beatle it was George."

Abbey Road Studios opens for business at 3 Abbey Road, St.

John's Wood, London.

The beatles biography timeline with pictures and names

The Beatles do most of their recording there and name their 1969 album Abbey Road, with a famous photo of the band traversing the crosswalk outside the studio.

Brian Epstein (Beatles manager) is born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

The Beatles' original bass player Stu Sutcliffe is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

He leaves the group before they hit it big so he can pursue painting.

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is born Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England. He has a run of solo hits in the '70s that includes "It Don't Come Easy" and "Photograph," but he