Bill Wyman auditioned for the role of bass guitarist at a pub in Chelsea on 7 December 1962 and was hired as a successor to Dick Taylor.
In December 1962, the Beatles concluded their fifth and final Hamburg residency at the Star-Club . By 1963, they had agreed that all four band members would contribute vocals to their albums – including Starr, despite his restricted vocal range, to validate his standing in the group. Lennon and McCartney…
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A 4 September session at EMI yielded a recording of ” Love Me Do ” featuring Starr on drums, but a dissatisfied Martin hired drummer Andy White for the band’s third session a week later, which produced recordings of “Love Me Do”, ” Please Please Me ” and ” P.S.…
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In September 1962, after fellow serviceman and bandmate Billy Cox was discharged from the Army, Hendrix and he moved about 20 miles (32 km) across the state line from Fort Campbell to Clarksville , Tennessee, and formed a band, the King Kasuals. In Seattle, Hendrix saw Butch Snipes play with…
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Roger Waters and Nick Mason met in September 1962 while studying architecture at the London Polytechnic at Regent Street , London.
Already contemplating Best’s dismissal, the Beatles replaced him in mid-August with Ringo Starr , who left Rory Storm and the Hurricanes to join them.
The band played their first show billed as “the Rollin’ Stones” on 12 July 1962, at the Marquee Club in London.
Martin’s first recording session with the Beatles took place at EMI Recording Studios (later Abbey Road Studios) in London on 6 June 1962. He immediately complained to Epstein about Best’s drumming and suggested they use a session drummer in his place.
In June, Jagger, Taylor, and Richards left Blues Incorporated to join Jones and Stewart.
Having left Blues Incorporated, Jones advertised for bandmates in Jazz News in the week of 2 May 1962.