The History of the Beatles
The Beatles are known to many as one of the greatest bands of all time. Their music has
influenced many people, including the Queen of England, future musicians, parents, and teens. All
four, Ringo Starr, Paul McCarteny, John Lennon, and George Harrison, were knighted by the
Queen. The controversy of the statement made by John Lennon that "sparked protesters
everywhere to burn countless records. Teens were influenced by the peaceful lyrics and hippie
messages. Numerous musicians of today count the Beatles among of their inspirations. The modern
rock band "Oasis" has stated that they get their greatest influence from the Beatles" (Lewisohn, 56).
This great band had small beginnings, however.
On October 9, 1940, John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool, England. He was raised
by his aunt Mimi after his parents divorced. He attended an art school after doing very poorly in all
aspects of school except art. He began his first band, The Quarrymen, in 1956 (Wiener, 5). He
met Paul through a mutual friend at the Garden Fete in Liverpool. Very impressed that Paul could
play Eddie Cochran, he then asked him to join The Quarrymen (Dowlding, 30).
James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England. His mother was
a nurse, and his father was a salesman and musician, who played piano in a ragtime band (Wiener,
5). Paul's mother died when he was fourteen. Paul had been around music his entire life because of
his father, but didn't become interested until the days of Elvis. After he joined The Quarrymen with
John, they both began writing songs such as "Love Me Do," and "One After 909" (Schaffner, 18-
19).
The third Beatle to enter the band was ...
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...red the video for "Hey Bulldog" filmed in February of 1968 (McKinney). People still remember
the Beatles, buy their albums, and randomly hum the tune of "Hey Jude" or "I Wanna Hold Your
Hand." Even children born decades after the Beatles peak of popularity own their CDs or listen to
their parents' old records. The magnificence of the Beatles will still be remembered for many years
to come.
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List of Works Cited
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Lewisohn, Mark. The Complete Beatles Chronicle. Connecticut: Harmony Books, 1992.
Miles, Barry. The Beatles: A diary. New York: Omnibus Press, 1998.
Schaffner, Nicholas. The Beatles Forever. Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1977.
Wiener, Allen J. The Beatles: The Ultimate Recording Guide. New York: Bob Adams,
Inc., 1994.
Kurt was in love with music since the age of two. He was brought up in a
John Philip Sousa was born in 1854, the third child of ten. He was born in Washington, D.C. His parents were immigrants. John
Anderson had a very strong musical education. At age eleven he began piano lessons and music studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Cambridge. At his high school graduation from the Cambridge High and Latin School, Anderson composed, orchestrated, and conducted his class song. In 1925 he entered Harvard College. While at Harvard he studied musical harmony with Walter Spalding, counterpoint with Edward Ballantine, canon and fugue with William C. Heilman, and orchestration with Edward B. Hill and Walter Piston. Between 1926 and 1929 he played trombone for the Harvard University Band. He eventually became the director of the Harvard University Band for four years. In 1929 Anderson received a B.A. magna cum laude in Music from Harvard. The magna cum laude is the next-to-highest of three special honors for grades above the average. He was also elected into Phi Beta Kappa. Anderson continued into graduate school at Harvard. In 1930, he earned an M.A. with a major in music. He began studying composition with Walter Piston and Georges Enesco; organ with Henry Gideon and double bass with Gaston Dufresne of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As well as his studies in music, he continued for his PhD in German and Scandinavian languages. He ultimately mastered Danish, Norwegian, Icel...
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at age four, and then eventually he was the lead singer and front man of the family band.
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The popularity of the Beatles proves time and time again to be nothing short of eternal. Like any great works of art, the Beatles’ records carried and still do carry an ageless brilliance that continues to captivate new generations of listeners. Their records are still heard heavily today on the radio, continue to sell in immense quantities, and are forever remembered through the covers done by pop and rock artists in present day.
music charts. The Beatles were adored by the world in the 60's and 70's, and