Beatles
Every Little Thing
Chapter One
names
john, born during a German bombing raid in Liverpool in 1940, was given the patriotic middle name Winston, after Britain's leader and wartime inspiration.
paul born to a Catholic mother and Anglican-born but agnostic father, was named James Paul McCartney. "James" was the name of his father, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, and the "Paul" was a tribute to St. Paul. Paul would, in turn, name his son James.
ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey to Elsie and Richard Starkey, and became known as Little Richard, while his dad was called Big Richard. Ringo's grandfather's last name was originally Parkin, but he changed it to Starkey. By the time Little Richard was five, he was known simply as Ritchie. When he was playing with Row Storm and the Hurricanes, Row renamed Ritchie "Ringo Starr" and introduced "Ringo Starrtime" into his act, where Ringo would sing "Boys" and "You're Sixteen."
john's first band received the name The Quarry Men, a reference to both the Liverpool quarries and the Quarry Bank G ... read full excerpt from Beatles ebook
