Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Chaplin was invited to join the band by Rice-Oxley , after he finally convinced the other two , in 1997 , when the name ` The Lotus Eaters ' was changed to ` Cherry Keane ' , after a friend of Chaplin 's mother .
Simplified: He was invited to join the band in 1997 , when the name `` The Lotus Eaters '' was changed to `` Cherry Keane '' .