Fabulous Facts Behind The Most Influential Band In Music History, The Beatles

The “Beatles” Name Was A Tribute To Buddy Holly And His Band The Crickets

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In 1960, Lennon’s art school friend, Stuart Sutcliffe, suggested changing the band’s name to the Beatles, as a tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets.

Then, they became the Silver Beetles, but that didn’t take long to switch the name to the Silver Beatles. By the end of the year, they dropped “Silver” to become The Beatles.