February 1958: George joined John & Paul

George Harrison joined the band that we'd later call The Beatles this week in 1958.    John & Paul needed a strong lead guitarist and George was available.

In the early days, George was always in the background.  He got the nickname of "the Quiet Beatle".

He sang background vocals.  Once in a while, George sang "lead".

One of those early examples was "Devil in her heart", a tune made popular by US groups.

In the US, the song was released on "Second album", an LP thrown together from early songs recorded in the UK in 1963.    

So we remember the day that George joined John & Paul.

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