The Beatles

By Evie Nulty

Who are the BeatlesWho are the Beatles??

They played

Lead GuitarGeorge Harrison

Rhythm GuitarJohn Lennon Bass Guitar

Paul McCartney

DrumsRingo Starr

The Beatles are fromThe Beatles are from LiverpoolLiverpool

Beatles Amazing Facts

• They Started in 1960• They have done over 300 songs• The band started with 5 people, 2 left

the band• Ringo Starr was the second drummer

who joined the band• The Beatles have won 7 Grammy Awards • George Harrison's favourite sweets were

Jelly Babies.

The Beatles are so Famous they have there own Museum in the Albert Dock called ‘The Beatles

Story’.

Here is a picture of me at the museum

The Beatles first song was ‘Love Me Do’. Here is the picture from the song

Everyone started calling The Beatles the Fab 4 after this song because it was so good.

Fab is an old word that means good

Another famous song is Penny Lane which came out in 1967. The name of the song was from a street where Paul McCartney and John Lennon would meet to get a bus into Liverpool.

Here is a picture of me at Penny Lane

Another famous song was ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’. This song was about John Lennon playing in the garden of a Salvation Army house named Strawberry Field as a child.

Here is a picture of me at the gates to Strawberry Fields

The Beatles Break Up

• Sadly after 10 years The Beatles broke up in 1970.

• ‘Let It Be’ was the last album they did• They all carried on playing music after they

broke up• They all stayed good friends after they broke

up

The Beatles Today

• John Lennon was shot and died on 8 December 1980.

• George Harrison died from Cancer on 29 November 2001 .

• Ringo Starr is alive and well. Still works in music but is famous for his voice in Thomas the Tank Engine.

• Paul McCartney is also alive and well. He has just got married AGAIN and can be seen in concert today

Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr