Plucked from certain obscurity to the bosom of lifelong fame
Sixty years ago today, Ringo joined the band
1962 was a big year for The Beatles.
One former band member died, another was fired, and a final piece to the band was hired, completing the Fab Four as we knew it.
Former bass player Stuart Sutcliffe, who left the band to study painting and stayed behind in Germany when the other Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best—returne…
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