THE BEATLES

INTRODUCTION

The Beatles were a legend, and are still one today. They were formed in 1960 in Liverpool, London. They can be considered one of the most successful bands in the history of popular music. The four people in the band are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Along with popular music The Beatles also made classical and rock songs. Some of their famous songs include Here Comes the Sun, Eleanor Rigby, and I Want to Hold Your Hand. Click me

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The Quarrymen to The Beatles

In March 1957 John Lennon created a group called The Quarrymen with

some of his school friends. After meeting John Paul McCartney joined the band and later invited George Harrison to join as well. John’s school friends ended up leaving the group in 1960 and going off to study at Liverpool College of Art. Stuart Sutcliffe joined the band in January 1960 and suggested that they change their name to The Beetles. They tried out lots of names such as Johnny and the Moondogs, Long John and The Beatels, but none of them were as good as the name The Beatles. They were still without a drummer until Pete Best came along, he was then later replaced by Ringo Starr as the manager had complained about Pete's drumming. Stuart Sutcliffe unfortunately had to leave the band in April 1962 as he died of brain trauma. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were the only remaining Beatles until the band broke up in 1970.

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GEORGE HARRISONGeorge Harrison was a rock guitarist, until

he died on November 29th 2001. He joined the Beatles when he was 27 and was 37 when The Beatles broke up in 1970. After the Beatles broke up George Harrison joined the band The Traveling Wilburys where he played alongside Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, David Lynne, and Roy Orbison. He was also a film and record producer, and was listed as number 21 in the Rolling Stone’s 100 best guitarists of all time.

JOHN LENNONJohn Lennon was one of the singers in The Beatles. He was 20 when The Beatles formed and was 30 when they split up. John Lennon was one of the founding members of The Beatles along with Paul McCartney. He was voted 5th greatest singer of all time by the Rolling Stone. After The Beatles split up John embarked on a solo career, one if his most famous songs is “Give Peace a Chance”. John Lennon was murdered on December 8th 1980 at just 40 years old.

RINGO STARRRingo Starr was the drummer for The Beatles. Ringo was 22 years old when he took over for The Beatles drummer Pete Best in August 1962 and was 30 years old when The Beatles broke up. Ringo Starr also was the lead singer in some of the Beatles tunes such as “Yellow Submarine” and “With a Little Help From my Friends”. Did you know that Ringo Starr narrated the first two series of the kids show “Thomas the Tank”.

PAUL MCCARTNEYAccording to the Guinness Book of World Records Paul McCartney is the most successful singer/songwriters ever. He created The Beatles (originally the Quarrymen) at just 18 with the help of John Lennon. After leaving The Beatles Paul embarked on a solo career and formed the band Wings. Paul McCartney has earned 32 number one singles and over 15.5 million albums sold.

BeatlemaniaBeatlemania was the term used to describe the fans passion

for The Beatles during the early years of their success. The name may have come from the term Litszomania used to describe the fans response to the concert pianist Franz Liszt. Beatlemania became popular in North America as well as The Beatles had performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. The name Beatlemania was also used for various tribute groups dedicated to singing songs by The Beatles.

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Abbey RoadSgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

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Top Three Beatles Albums

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The Beatles

Abbey Road was the eleventh album produced by the Beatles. It was the final album released by the Beatles before they broke up in 1970. Even though Let it Be was released afterwards most of the recording was done before Abbey Road. It was made by Apple and the producer was George Martin.

Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was the eighth album produced by the Beatles. It was made by the company Parlophone and the producers name was again George Martin.

The Beatles album or more commonly known as the “White Album” was the ninth album released by the Beatles. It was originally called A dolls House but another band put out a similar album so it was changed. The recording company was Apple and the producer was George Martin

Top 4 Songs

2. I Want to Hold your Hand

I Want to Hold Your Hand was produced by the Beatles in 1963. It was there first song to reach number one in Billboards Hot 100. This was The Beatles best selling singe world wide.

1. A Day in The LifeA Day in The Life was released by The Beatles in 1967. It was the final track on the album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Band. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and is #1 on the Rolling Stones Top Ten Beatles songs list.

3. YesterdayYesterday was recorded by The Beatles in 1965. It was said to be one of the best Beatles songs of all time , by MTV. It was part of the Album called Help, and was given a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1997.

4. Come TogetherCome Together was written by John Lennon in 1969. It was part of the album Abbey Road, and was rated #9 on the Rolling Stones list of 100 best Beatles songs. This song was inspired by Tim Leary's campaign for Governor of California called “Come Together, Join the Party”.

MOVIESHELP!

Running Time: 92minRelease Date: July 29th 1965Producer: Walter Shenson Director: Richard LesterStarring: The Beatles, Leo McKern, Eleanor

Bron, Victor Spinetti, and Roy Kinnear Summary: Ringo gets an ancient ring stuck

on his finger and the Kaili people want it back. But so do some evil mad scientists. The Beatles are chased all over the world by the Kaili people and the mad-scientists, who are trying to retrieve the ring from Ringo's finger.

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HARD DAYS NIGHTRunning Time: 87 minRelease Date: July 6th 1964Producer: Walter ShensonDirector: Richard LesterStarring: The Beatles, Wilfrid Brambell,

Norman Rossington, Victor Spinetti, and John Junkin

Summary: Hard Days Night follows the Beatles through the early ``Beatlemania``. During this movie the Beatles have to avoid crazy fans, keep away from the press, and disobey their managers. As well as taking care of Paul's crazy grandfather.

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Movie Clips

Break-Up

The Beatles officially broke up in 1970, even though John Lennon

announced his departure to the rest of the group in August 1969. Paul McCartney was the second to go, when he announced his departure on April 10th 1970. On December 31st 1970 McCartney made it official by filing a suit for the dissolution of The Beatles. Legal disputes continued on after the break-up, and the disbanding of partnership did not take effect until 1975.

The Beatles broke up because they were not enjoying themselves anymore. Paul McCartney said “It was becoming a miserable experience; I thought that it was the end of the road for all of us. We were becoming unpleasant people- not just to ourselves as well as to other people.”

BIBLIOGRAPHYWEBSITES• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_beatles#Beatlemania_and_touring_year

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quarrymen

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_day_in_the_life

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_(song)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Together

• http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/the-top-ten-beatles-songs-of-all-time-20100822/9-come-together-60735216

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatlemania

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_road

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles_white_album

BIBLIOGRAPHY CONT.

• http://www.thebeatles.com

• http://www.iamthebeatles.com

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Beatles_songs

• http://www.beatlesmovies.co.uk

• http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/favicon.ico

BOOKSThe Beatles, By: Marvin Martin