The British rock band the Beatles were formed around the nucleus of members John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who first performed together in Liverpool, England, in 1957. They performed with a changing cast of accompanists and under a changing list of band names, including the Quarrymen and the Silver Beetles, before settling on their final members and name. The final members were Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
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