List of members of bands featuring members of The Beatles

The Beatles began in 1957 when John Lennon formed a skiffle group with his friends called The Quarrymen. The group underwent many name and membership changes, eventually ending in 1962 with the famous line-up of Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. After The Beatles disbanded in 1970, each of the four members went on to have success, both as solo acts and with their own groups. Although Lennon died in 1980, the remaining Beatles re-united in 1994 to record new songs for the Anthology project. Harrison died in 2001 and, since then, no new material has been recorded by the remaining two Beatles.

Contents

Pre-Beatles

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison

The Quarrymen
(originally The Black Jacks)
(March–April 1957)
The Quarrymen
(April–August 1957)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Rod Davis – banjo
  • Len Garry/Ivan Vaughan – tea chest bass
  • Eric Griffiths – guitar
  • Colin Hantondrums
  • Pete Shotton – washboard
The Quarrymen
(August–October 1957)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Rod Davis – banjo
  • Len Garry – tea chest bass
  • Eric Griffiths – guitar
  • Colin Hanton – drums
The Quarrymen
(October 1957 – February 1958)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • Rod Davis – banjo
  • Len Garry – tea chest bass
  • Eric Griffiths – guitar
  • Colin Hanton – drums
The Quarrymen
(February–March 1958)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar
  • Len Garry – tea chest bass
  • Eric Griffiths – guitar
  • Colin Hanton – drums
The Quarrymen
(March–September 1958)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar
  • Colin Hanton – drums
  • John Duff Lowepiano
The Quarrymen
(September 1958 – January 1959)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar
  • Colin Hanton – drums
The Quarrymen
(January–February 1959)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar
The Les Stewart Quartet
(August–September 1959)
  • Les Stewart – bass
  • Ken Brown – guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar
  • Geoff Skinner – drums
The Quarrymen
(September–October 1959)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Ken Brown – bass
Johnny and the Moondogs
(October 1959 – January 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Ken Brown – bass
The Beatals
(January–May 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
The Nerk Twins
(23–24 April 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
The Silver Beetles
(May–June 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
  • Tommy Moore – drums
The Silver Beats
(14 May 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
  • Cliff Roberts – drums
Johnny Gentle and his group
(20–28 May 1960)
The Silver Beatles
(July–August 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
  • Norman Chapman – drums

Pete Best

The Blackjacks
(October 1959 - August 1960)

Ringo Starr

The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group
(1957 - 1958)
  • Eddie Clayton – vocals, guitar
  • Frank Walsh – guitar, vocals
  • Roy Trafford – tea chest bass, vocals
  • John Dougherty – washboard, vocals
  • Ritchie Starkey – drums
The Darktown Skiffle Group
(1958 - 1959)
  • Ritchie Starkey – drums
  • other members unknown
Rory Storm & The Hurricanes
(originally The Raving Texans)
(March 1959 - August 1962)
  • Rory Storm (aka Alan Caldwell) – vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Guitar (aka John Byrne) – guitar, vocals
  • Ty Brien (aka Charles O'Brien) – guitar, vocals
  • Lu Walters (aka Walter Eymond) / Bobby Thompson – bass, vocals
  • Ringo Starr (aka Ritchie Starkey) – drums

The Beatles

The Beatles
(12 August – December 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Stuart Sutcliffe – bass
  • Pete Best – drums
The Beatles
(December 1960)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Pete Best – drums
  • Chas Newby – bass
The Beatles
(January 1961 – 15 August 1962)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Pete Best – drums
Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers
(22 June 1961)
  • Tony Sheridan – vocals, guitar
  • John Lennon – guitar, vocals
  • Paul McCartney – bass, vocals
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Pete Best – drums
The Beatles
(16–17 August 1962)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Johnny Hutchinson – drums, vocals
The Beatles
(18 August 1962 – 11 September 1969)
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, bass
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, drums
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals, sitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, moog synthesizer
  • Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards
The Beatles
(3–13 June 1964)
Ringo Starr is ill
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals
  • Jimmy Nicol – drums
The Beatles
(22 August – 5 September 1968)
Ringo Starr briefly quits
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, drums
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals, bass, percussion, drums
The Beatles with Billy Preston
(22–31 January 1969)
Get Back sessions
  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • George Harrison – guitar, vocals, bass, percussion
  • Ringo Starr – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Billy Preston – keyboards
The Beatles
(12 September 1969 – 10 April 1970)
Lennon leaves the group
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, keyboards, maracas
  • George Harrison – vocals, guitar
  • Ringo Starr – drums
The Beatles ("The Threetles")
(1994–1995)
Anthology reunion ("Free as a Bird" and "Real Love")
  • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, double bass, percussion
  • George Harrison – vocals, guitar, ukulele, percussion
  • Ringo Starr – drums, vocals, percussion

Timeline


Post-Beatles

George Harrison

Solo

George Harrison
(December 1967–1968)
George Harrison
(1970)

Traveling Wilburys

Traveling Wilburys
(1988)
Traveling Wilburys
(1990)

John Lennon

Plastic Ono Band

Plastic Ono Band
(May–June 1969)
Plastic Ono Band
(1969)
Plastic Ono Band
(1970)
Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir
(1971)
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band with the Flux Fiddlers
(1971)
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Elephants Memory Band plus Invisible Strings
(1972)
Plastic U.F.Ono Band & Something Different
(1973)
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band & Little Big Horns & the Philharmonic Orchestrange
(1974)

Solo

John Lennon
(1980)

Paul McCartney

Wings

Wings
(1971–1972)
Wings
(1972–1973)
Wings
(1973–1974)
Wings
(1974–1975)
Wings
(1975–1977)
Wings
(1977–1978)
Wings
(1978–1980), including the members of "Rockestra"
Wings
(1981)

Solo

Paul McCartney
(1970)
Paul McCartney
(1981–1982)
Paul McCartney
(1985–1986)
Paul McCartney
(1987–1989)
Paul McCartney
(1989–1991)
Paul McCartney
(1991–1994)
Paul McCartney
(2002–present)

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(1989)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(1992)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(1995)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(1997–1998)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(1999)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(2000)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(2001)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(2003)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(2006)
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
(2008)

Pete Best

Lee Curtis and the All-Stars
(Sept. 1962 - mid 1963)
The Original All-Stars /
The Pete Best Four /
The Pete Best Combo
(1963 - 1968)
  • Pete Best – drums
  • Tony Waddington – lead guitar, vocals
  • Wayne Bickerton – bass, vocals
  • Tommy McGurk – guitar
The Pete Best Band
(1988 - present)
  • Pete Best – drums, vocals

Other members have included:

  • Phil Melia – lead guitar, vocals
  • Tony Flynn – guitar, vocals
  • Paul Parry – bass, vocals
  • Roag Best - drums

References