context: The Beatles built a reputation for playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg for three years, starting in 1960, during which time Stewart Sutcliffe played the bass. The band's central axis, Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison used several drummers, including Pete Best, and then invited the star to join in 1962. The manager, Epstein, transformed them into professional activities, and producer George Martin directed and developed the recordings from their first hit single, Love Me Do, which helped to earn huge popularity in late 1962. The following year, as the Beatlemania grew in the United Kingdom, nicknamed "Fab Four", they became an international star in early 1964, leading "British Invasion" to the American pop market. From 1965, 《Rubber Soul》 (1965), 《Revolver》 (1966), 《Sgt. He began to produce increasingly innovative recordings such as Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (1968), and Abbey Road (1969). In 1970, the Beatles were dismissed, but members enjoyed successful musical activities and continued for different periods. McCartney and Star, the surviving members, continue to perform music activities. Lennon was killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001.
question: Who was the first member of the Beatles to die?
answers.text: Lennon