 In 1962 the Camp played its part in the formation of the rock band the Beatles, when Paul McCartney and John Lennon visited to meet Ringo Starr who was playing drums with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes at the time, to offer Starr the drummers position with The Beatles, who had just secured a recording contract. Storm's group had a summer booking at the camp, following on from the previous year. It was in 1960 whilst playing Butlin's Pwllheli camp that Richard Starkey developed his stage name Ringo Starr. The first song McCartney himself ever sang in public was "Long Tall Sally", at a Butlin's talent competition.
