How Did The Beatles Influence American Culture

The Beatles is a classical rock, four member band, from England. According to The Beatles Bible website; 74 years ago, on this very day, The Beatles were playing in a small club in Hamburg, Germany. That was one of their very first performances. They were not just a band that gave us great songs.My aim today is to tell you about the musical, social, and cultural contributions of The Beatles, even if you think they are overrated or hate them, you won't be able to deny their significance.
The Beatles have a humble beginning for a band that became world famous.They began as a group of teenagers who shared passion for music. On a spring day in Liverpool 1957 John Lennon formed a band. A few months later Paul McCartney and George Harrison, who was only 14 years old, joined Lennon's band. McCartney played the rhythm guitar, Harrison was the lead guitarist, and Sutcliffe was the bass guitarist. Lacking a
drummer, they eventually hired Pete Best as their drummer. Richard Starsky, known as Ringo, a drummer, was the last to join the band after Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe left the band. The Beatles first started playing as an official band in a small bar in Hamburg, Germany. However, they were a troublesome bunch; first, Harrison was deported for being underage. Soon followed him McCartney and Best for arson. Finally Lennon joined them back in Britain, where they performed their songs at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. There, at the Cavern Club, Brian Epstein discovered the local talent and decided to become their manager.
So crazed were people about The Beatles that the word "Beatlemania" became a common word, even listed in the Oxford dictionary, defined as "extreme enthusiasm for the Beatles pop group, as manifested in the frenzied behavior of their fans in the 1960s."Their first appearance on American entertainment grounds was their performance on the “The Ed Sullivan Show”, which was viewed by 70 million people.Followed by their first concert a few days later.
Their single “I want to hold your hand” was insanely popular and loved by the fans and sold a 1.5 million copies within the first few weeks of its release. Beatlemania spread like wildfire around the United States. Soon after, with a growing fan base and a new type of music filled with energy and the crazy obsession expanded to a larger scale of people in comparison to their popularity in Britain. The popularity continued to nationwide across the United States and along North America to Toronto, Canada and Beatlemania was becoming an unstoppable force. (Roberts, 2002). As of 2014, the band has sold more than two billion
albums
The Beatles influenced the socio-cultural elements of the decades they started becoming popular until now; the band has a great, ongoing effecton pop culture.Often times musical idols are fashion trend setters, as were The Beatles in the 60s and the 70s, at the height of their fame. Their mop top haircut became very wide spread, even wigs were styled in the manner that the band members fashioned their hair. Along with their infamous hairstyle the collarless suits they wore in concerts became popular that other bands imitated them. Chelsea boots with Cuban heels became known as The Beatles boots.
To many people the first thing that comes to mind when the 60s are mentioned, is the hippie style with long hair, moustaches, flamboyant clothing and colors. What many don't know is that The Beatles, with their adoption of the hippie style in the mid 60s made long hair fashionable and a norm in America. In the past it was perceived as feminine or reserved to classical musicians and artists. However, long hair has becometrendy and deemed an acceptable haircut for the average male.