The Beatles “I wanna hold your hand” You have probably heard this song before, but did you know it was from The Beatles? In the 1960s, there were hippies, rock enthusiasts and even more groups. But, ever since the mid-60s the rock music has never been the same. With the Beatles being the most famous rock group in the 1960’s. During the 1960s The Beatles had been a very influential group, changing the rock genre forever. The Beatles were just regular people in a regular city before they blew up and became a huge. All of The Beales were born and raised in Liverpool, England. Since they all were raised and stayed in Liverpool it was easy for the members to meet each other. As stated in beatlesbible.com article, Paul McCartney
As the guys were just starting to find their sense of direction with their new band they began to blow up. By creating a new style of rock existing with complex chord progression, soft melodies and even, more meaningful lyrics (World Book Online Reference Center) . Songs like, “Let It Be” and “With A Little Help From My Friends” show examples of this. The band’s new direction was so popular that on February 7th, 1964 the Beatles took a plane from London all the way to New York City, according to beatlesbible.com. The need to go to the United States was the great success of their albums. The four went on numerous television shows like The Ed Sullivan show, a late night show like Jimmy Fallon. All great things must come to an end. The Beatles went their separate ways and about 10 years after the split in 1980 John Lennon got shot by Mark David Chapman. Later in 2001 George Harrison died from cancer. The two other members of the band are still alive. Ringo Starr at age 77 and Paul McCartney at age 75. The so called “fifth” Beatles member, Pete Best is still alive also at age 75. The career of the band was very successful making great achievements and leaving forever lasting
The Beatles are an iconic English rock band and are widely regarded as the “foremost and most influential act of the rock era” (Unterberg). Formed in Liverpool in 1960, the Beatles were comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, with Stuart Sutcliffe on bass guitar in January and Pete
The story of the most legendary group in the history of popular music began in 1960, in Liverpool, England. The Beatles, were an English rock band, whose most well-known lineup, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, is considered by many as the most innovative, emulated, and successful music group of the twentieth century. John Lennon was largely responsible for the development of the band, since he, together with Paul McCartney, wrote most of the music for the Beatles. Lennon is largely responsible for the Beatles being considered the first rock performers who were truly considered groundbreaking artists in their own time, and years after the band broke up, with his lyrics, “Beatlemania”, and the controversy that he caused the band.
America’s defenses were breached and hysteria gripped the nation. The invasion had begun. However, the sounds of sirens did not fill the streets to warn against nuclear attacks, nor were there warnings to stay indoors. Instead the youth of America rushed into the streets of New York and welcomed the invaders with loud screams and insane fanaticism. The invaders were The Beatles and the members were Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. One of the biggest and influential bands to change the face of music as we know it took the world by storm by introducing new sound, new fashion, and a new way of approaching music. The Beatles have etched a name for themselves and stand in history as one of the greatest bands of all time. However there is a reason why they are regarded so highly and have become the big name that they are today. I never once listened to The Beatles and I didn’t get into music until I was twelve years old, yet at the age of nine I knew who they were. The Beatles are almost a household name in western cultures and that is because of the profound effect they brought upon society at the time. With help from their musical influences, experiences, and being present at the right place at the right time, The Beatles ascended into fame. It is because of factors like their influences, their experiences as a band, their management, and their arrival at the right time that made their takeover that much more successful and influential.
One day in 1957, they got a gig at St. Peters Local Church. Paul McCartney at 16 years old, was a member of the crowd. Ivan the bass player introduced him to John after the show. A few days later paul got the invitation to join the band, but he waited 2 months on joining to seem aloof in the whole idea (Glassman).
The Beatles kept playing and got much better as time went on. They got the attention of record store owner Brian Epstein. In December of 1961, the Beatles met with Brian Epstein to work out a contract. After negotiations a contract was signed and Brian became the manager of the Beatles (Davies 128-129). This jump started their band career; they finally had someone who could represent them in business stuff. Brian whipped the Beatles into a polished band. He got them 40 euros a week for a club in Hamburg. He was put in charge of all the bookings and made sure everyone knew what they were doing (Davies 130). Brian also started negotiations with the recording studio Decca, and got them a demo (Davies 133). The recording demo didn’t work out though. They said Paul and George didn’t play well. John said it was because they were ne...
According to history1900.about.com “About this same time, the Beatles began to shift to psychedelic influences. They started using marijuana and LSD and learning about Eastern thought.” The eastern thought and early western philosophy was the idea of matters in basic human existence. This is around the time when the Beatles music started fighting for world peace and talking about how we should come together. John Lennon’s song “imagine” tells people how the world would be a better place without religion, war, conflict, possessions, and greed. He also explains that he isn’t the only person to have fought for this. Doing so many peace riots happened in the 60’s during the vietnam war. These peace riots were usually filled with hippies which was a term for people that are “with nature”. You could say that the Beatles were hippies for they fought for these riots trying to end the war in vietnam. This made a major impact to how we view the world now and how we need to protect our environment now. allmusic.com states “They were also the first British rock group to achieve world wide
In the summer of 1956 he met Paul McCartney, and then they began writing songs together and the two of them eventually formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in the history of music (John Lennon Biography). In all, The Beatles made over 240 songs, and they recorded many singles and albums (Paul McCartney Biography). They formed groups, and the last of which was the Beatles. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely known as the greatest and most influential act of the era of rock (Hendersonville Lightning). The Beatles were formed in Liverpool, England in the year 1960 (John Lennon Biography). John Lennon played rhythm guitar and keyboard, and sang. From 1956 until 1962 they took pieces of popular American music to form into dance music (Grove, 321). John Lennon was also said to be the leader of the Beatles (Spangler).
The Beatles were first introduced live on the television to Americans on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9, 1964. They became a very popular band in the sixties, and even after the band split, John Lennon still continued to write and play songs that influenced the world and became one of the world's very important histories.
With over 175 weeks on the number one slot, this band has been the most famous and influential band ever. It all started as a quartet from England, dreaming a dream, a dream about music, and a dream about life. The year is 1960, and 4 young teenage boys are recording their first song “Love Me Do.” Little did they know how famous they would become. I’m talking of course about the famous band, the Quarrymen. Oh, you have never heard of them? You may know them better as “The Beatles”, a band composed of four members. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr made up this legendary quartet. What these four boys did not know, was that only a few measly years after their first single, that they would be starting riots. Concerts sold out, and thousands of people imitating their every move. We have all heard the success story of the Beatles, but I am going to tell you how it all began. (“Beatlemania”)
I’m here today to discuss, compare, and contrast the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, two of the best rock and roll bands from the 1960s. During the British Invasion, both of these bands had a lasting impression worldwide inspiring many of the current artists today. Although both bands are similar, they have many differences.
The Beatles were a boy band formed in Liverpool England (1963 A New Civil War Raging); the band was made up of John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. The Beatles were a pop rock band formed in the year 1960. Their music has influenced many people all over the world, having multiple number one singles to selling many number one albums. The Beatles influenced people like Oasis, Pink Floyd, The Byrds and many other artists and bands to name. The Beatles were together for a short time when they had broken up only 10 years of being together. Although The Beatles broke up they had come over to America in the year 1964, only 11 weeks after America’s President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. On February 9th, 1964 The Beatles had made their first American television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. This episode of The Ed Sullivan Show had an audience of 73 million views (Wikipedia). The Beatles they were very unpopular with adults and newspapers (1963 A New Civil War Raging). Although adults and newspapers hated The Beatles, teens and young adults were very popular and had already had concerts lined up for a tour in America....
James Paul McCartney born in Liverpool England at Walton Hospital on June 18, 1942. His father Jim worked in the cotton trade and played the trumpet,and a piano in ragtime bands. His mother Mary worked as a midwife. Paul went to Stockton Wood Road primary school, then as he got older he attended Joseph Williams junior high school. Before passing his 11 plus in 1953, and gaining a place in Liverpool Institute.
Rock music evolved in the 1950s and the early 1960s. At that time that Beatles
When people think about the 60’s the majority of them all think about the Beatles. The Beatles is a band that made Rock and Roll a totally, different type of music. Even though The Beatles were such a hit, as time went on they started to fall apart. Over 50 years later, the Beatles are still classified as one of the best band of all time.
In their initial incarnation as cheerful, wisecracking moptops, the Fab Four revolutionized the sound, style, and attitude of popular music and opened rock and roll’s doors to a tidal wave of British rock acts. Their initial impact would have been enough to establish the Beatles as one of their era’s most influential cultural forces, but they didn’t stop there. Although their initial style was a highly original, irresistibly catchy synthesis of early American rock and roll and R&B, the Beatles spent the rest of the 1960s expanding rock’s stylistic frontiers, consistently staking out new musical territory on each release...