The Greatest Bands/Artists of All Time THE BEATLES HISTORY: The Beatles all began in March 1975, when John Lennon and his friend Pete Shotton started a group called "The Black Jacks". They soon changed their name to "The Quarry Men". They just did gigs in their town. In July 1957, The Quarry Men had just finished performing at St. Peter's Parish Church in Liverpool when they were introduced to a guitarist named James Paul McCartney. Pete …showed first 75 words of 2284 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2284 total…found dead in his bed, following an all-day drinking binge. He had passed out and choked on his own vomit. In December of 1980, Led Zeppelin announced they were disbanding, since they could not continue without John. Zeppelin compilation releases saw the light of day in the late-'90s, including 1997's stellar double-disc BBC Sessions, plus Zep's first true best-of collections. 1999's "Early Days: The Best Of, Vol. 1" and 2000's "Latter Days: The Best Of, Vol. 2".