Beatles
Beatles
The Beatles to this day are one of the most famous and popular rock �n roll groups in the world. The Beatles include George Harrison, John Lennon(1940-1980), Paul McCartney, and Richard Starkey(Ringo Starr). All of the Beatles where born and raised in Liverpool, England. John Lennon was considered the leader of the band. George Harrison was the lead guitarist. John Lennon was a song writer, one of the two lead singers, and rhythm guitarist. Paul McCartney was a song writer, one of the two lead singers, and a bassist. Ringo Starr played the drums.
John Lennon’s first band was called the Quarrymen (named
after his High School). None of the three Beatles were in
this band. Paul joined the group in 1957 and Harrison
joined in 1958. They played with bass guitarist Sut
Sutcliffe, and Pete Best, a drummer. Sutcliffe left in 1961
and Ringo Starr joined the band. Pete Best was asked to
leave the band on April 16, 1962. He was considered the
Beatles undisputed sex symbol. The Beatles were discovered
on November 9, 1961 by Brian Epstein, a manager of a record
store in Liverpool as well as an x British Army soldier.
The Beatles first two song were “Love Me Do” and
“Please, Please Me.” The Beatles starred in two movies, “A
Hard Days Night,” and “Help.” They also had their own full
length cartoon called “Yellow Submarine.” The movie “A Hard
Days Night” earned 1.3 million dollars in its first week.
The Beatles early music was influenced by singers Chuck
Berry and Elvis Presley.
In November of 1963 the Beatles performed in front of
the Queen of England. This was an incredible honor. By the
end of 1963 the Beatles were the biggest music group in
England. The Beatles came to New York City for the first
time in 1964. They were an instant success. A couple of
weeks later after their New York appearance, the five best
selling records were by the Beatles. They became world
famous by the end of 1964. Also in 1964 the song “I Want To
Hold Your Hand” marked the beginning of “BEATLEMANIA.”
The Beatles were unusual because most rock was strong