Beatles Shrek

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one of the most commerciallysuccessful and critically acclaimed

acts in the history of popular music.

English rock band,

formed in Liverpool in 1960,


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Liverpool Skyline


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The Beatles formed the band we now know between 1957-1960

-In the beginning they rotated quite a few musicians

in and out of the band. At one point they had a

particularly difficult time finding a drummer.


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The Early Beatles

Early Five-piece line-up

Sutcliffe left the

group in 1961

the Beatles built their reputation inLiverpool and Hamburg clubs over

three-year period from 1960.,

and Best was replaced by Starr the following year


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RINGO STARR

JOHN LENNON

PAUL MCCARTNEY

GEORGE HARRISON


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As the Beatles played more and more shows andclubs they

became more and more recognized in Britain.

The Beatles first contract stated that they would receive one

penny per single sold. This was a lousy contract even for that

time period.

Serious music critics began to take note of this up and comingband around 1963.


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As their popularity skyrocketed in the UK, radio stations caught

wind of this up and coming band. The first radio station to play

The Beatles was in Chicago.

The song that really took off in the United States in the beginningwas the song She Loves You

The first time that The Beatles came to the United States the

airport radioed ahead to the plane to inform them that there was

a crowd of 3,000 screaming fans waiting them.something that hadnever happened before.

Beatlemania


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Each then found success in an independent musical career.

Lennon was shot

and killed in 1980, Harrison died

of cancer in 2001

McCartney and Starr remain active.


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The first major band to use the trio of guitars; lead, rythem, and bass

along with drums.

MUSIC

The first band to incorporate woodwind instruments, violins, andsymphony orchestras into their music.

The first Rock and Roll band to incorporate exotic instruments,

such as the sitar, into their recordings .

the first band to incorporate odd sounds, gibberish, and non-sensicalphrases into their recordings.


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introduced "Psychedelic" and "Acid" Rock and by doing so, influenced fashion,

music, and lifestyle everywhere, forever changing how we dress and think.

FASHION


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The Beatles made facial hair popular among Rock and Roll musicians

and young men everywhere.

FASHION

first band to wear their hair below their ears, hardly ever cutting it.


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The Beatles were the first band to include posters and cut-outs

with their albums.


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The Beatles created the first music videos. Strawberry Fields Forever

and Penny Lane which were called, "Promotional Films".


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Beatles Shrek