The 1960's: The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were a legend during the 1960’s. They were a British rock band that even today influences music. The Beatles swept the world off its feet and are considered by many to be the most beloved band in the history of popular music. It all started in March of 1957; the band’s founder John Lennon started a skiffle (mix of Jazz and Blues) group with some of his friends. They called themselves “The Quarry Men”. Later that year, the group played at a gig in Liverpool when Lennon heard Paul McCartney practicing backstage. Lennon immediately saw his talent and asked him to join the group. Within a day McCartney had accepted the offer. Later in the year McCartney introduced Lennon to George Harrison and he joined the group …show more content…
They would play together for hours at the club and gained some local attention. Their image also started to change and all the members got their hair cut in the classic “mop top” style that they would become famous for. During this turbulent period, the Beatles had fired their original manager Allan Williams who arranged all their gigs. The band also planned a trip to Germany, but it did not last long because underage Harrison was deported and the other members lost their foreign work permits. After a few months, the group had lost another member, Stuart Sutcliffe (he had stayed in Germany to become an artist). They then briefly returned to Germany to record their single, “My …show more content…
With this came extreme popularity and The Beatles had now become a mainstream band. The sales of the singe had passed one million records in its first week. Their breakthrough to the United States, however, would not come till 1964 when the group played on the mega popular Ed Sullivan Show on February 9th. They performed their new single ``I Want to Hold Your Hand``. After the performance, they had become even more popular in the U.S. then they had ever been in Britain. This was the start of Beatlemania; the American craze over The Beatles during the 1960`s.
The Beatle`s continued to make music throughout the 1960`s and the Beatlemania craze did not die down. They released several films including ``A Hard Day’s Night``. They released many albums, many of which set standards for other bands to come. The group continued to release number 1 singles one after another. The album ``Sgt. Pepper`s Lonely Hearts Club`` was one of the group`s most successful and is a symbol of their image in the late
The Beatles were a legend during the 1960’s. They were a British rock band that even today influences music. The Beatles swept the world off its feet and are considered by many to be the most beloved band in the history of popular music. It all started in March of 1957; the band’s founder John Lennon started a skiffle (mix of Jazz and Blues) group with some of his friends. They called themselves “The Quarry Men”. Later that year, the group played at a gig in Liverpool when Lennon heard Paul McCartney practicing backstage. Lennon immediately saw his talent and asked him to join the group. Within a day McCartney had accepted the offer. Later in the year McCartney introduced Lennon to George Harrison and he joined the group …show more content…
They would play together for hours at the club and gained some local attention. Their image also started to change and all the members got their hair cut in the classic “mop top” style that they would become famous for. During this turbulent period, the Beatles had fired their original manager Allan Williams who arranged all their gigs. The band also planned a trip to Germany, but it did not last long because underage Harrison was deported and the other members lost their foreign work permits. After a few months, the group had lost another member, Stuart Sutcliffe (he had stayed in Germany to become an artist). They then briefly returned to Germany to record their single, “My …show more content…
With this came extreme popularity and The Beatles had now become a mainstream band. The sales of the singe had passed one million records in its first week. Their breakthrough to the United States, however, would not come till 1964 when the group played on the mega popular Ed Sullivan Show on February 9th. They performed their new single ``I Want to Hold Your Hand``. After the performance, they had become even more popular in the U.S. then they had ever been in Britain. This was the start of Beatlemania; the American craze over The Beatles during the 1960`s.
The Beatle`s continued to make music throughout the 1960`s and the Beatlemania craze did not die down. They released several films including ``A Hard Day’s Night``. They released many albums, many of which set standards for other bands to come. The group continued to release number 1 singles one after another. The album ``Sgt. Pepper`s Lonely Hearts Club`` was one of the group`s most successful and is a symbol of their image in the late