Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. There is ONE EXTRA phrase that you don’t need to use.

The Fab Four, the famous Liverpool musical group ... , reached the peak of their popularity in the 1960s. But the real story began much earlier when Paul McCartney heard the skiffle country music played by John Lennon’s group at St. Paul’s church in Liverpool. McCartney was a brilliant guitarist, ... .
The group changed its name several times, from Johnny and the Moondogs to Long John and the Silver Beatles and finally The Beatles. ... . The beat is a synonym for musical rhythm, while the beetles describe insects producing sounds using their shiny wings. Lennon, Harrison, McCartney and Starr were the heart of The Beatles while the other members constantly changed. Many guitarists and drummers joined but finally left the group. The style changed too. When The Beatles left Britain to perform in Europe, they turned from folk to rock-n-roll to win over the public. ... .
Soon the group issued their first single, My Bonnie, which became popular in Liverpool. A customer once asked for it in a music shop, ... . When Epstein, the shop owner, finally got the disc, he was surprised to hear a good quality song by the group that played in the club next to his shop. The same month he signed the first contract with The Beatles as their musical agent. Although in 1963 the group issued more than three hundred thousand copies of their second album at home, ... . During their first tour to the USA the group was welcomed by thousands of fans at Kennedy airport in New York. For half a year The Beatles were touring the USA and were top of the charts.
During their USA tour The Beatles visited Elvis Presley. They talked a lot, played music ... . The reason why none of the songs have been issued is widely discussed today. No matter how hard musical agents tried to find the recordings, they failed. This is one of the secrets The Beatles left unrevealed.