Beastie Boys fans stunned to learn the real meaning of band's name more than 40 years later. ... John Berry (guitar), Yauch (bass) and Kate Schellenbach (drums).

Berry was a member of the group from 1981 to 1982, playing on the group's debut EP Polly Wog Stew before leaving the Beastie Boys in 1982. Berry is credited with having given the group its name.

The Beastie Boys formed in July 1981 and consisted of Michael Diamond ("Mike D"), John Berry, Kate Schellenbach and Adam Yauch, MCA. Berry and Schellenbach left the band soon after, and Adam ...

The Beastie Boys’ “Licensed to III” was the first rap album to reach number 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1987, and stayed at the top spot for seven weeks. Today, they have 7.3 million monthly Spotify ...

Los Angeles - Beastie Boys founding member John Berry has died at the age of 52. The guitarist - who was credited by the Sabotage hitmakers for coming up with their band name - passed away on Thursday ...

The Beastie Boys’ first song was a comic rap tune called “Cooky Puss,” named after a confection produced by the ice cream cake company, ... John Berry, who suggested the name “Beastie Boys.” ...

Beastie Boys in 10 Songs Adam Kivel and Lior Phillips. ... John Berry, and Kate Schellenbach, the outfit even did well enough to open for Bad Brains, the Dead Kennedys, and the Misfits.

When Ad-Rock was only 16, he joined the Beastie Boys in 1982 when replace guitarist John Berry. They released their debut album in 1986, ...

An initial incarnation of Beastie Boys, featuring Yauch, Diamond, schoolfriend John Berry on guitar and future Luscious Jackson drummer Kate Schellenbach at the kit, had been playing low-key shows ...

Though Beastie Boys effectively disbanded following the 2012 death of Adam "MCA" Yauch, ... Michael Diamond, John Berry, and their female drummer Kate Schellenbach. 2.

The Young and the Useless would often play shows with another punk band called the Beastie Boys, which consisted at the time of Horovitz’s friends Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, John Berry, and ...