persons‚ characterized by excitement or anxiety‚ irrational behavior or beliefs‚ or inexplicable symptoms of illness. It is also a common‚ tragic occurrence throughout human history. The Salem Witch Trials are an example of mass hysteria‚ as are Beatlemania‚ The Dancing Plague of 1518‚ and The War of the Worlds in 1938. The Salem witch trials occurred in the colony of Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft‚ and 20 were executed. Eventually‚ the
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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
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spread through | | |showbiz by showman P.T. Barnum. Then‚ about a century later‚ there was “Beatlemania”. I | | |wish I was around for that‚ I love the Beatles. Anyhow‚ television was the main source of| | |this frenzy of Beatlemania. They were on the Ed Sullivan Show and it was estimated 40% of | | |the U.S. watched that night.
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names before they became the Beatles like‚ “Johnny and the Moondogs"‚ "Long John and The Beetles"‚ "The Beatals" and "The Silver Beatles" and "The Beetles”. The band wasn’t quite complete and they changed their band name to The Beatles‚ formed in 1960 at Liverpool‚ England. They got that band name from John Lennon’s dream‚ a mix of beat with beetles.
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Rock and Roll has influenced everyone’s life whether we like it or not. It is a style of music that has been around since the early 50’s‚ born out of a combination of Gospel‚ Blues‚ Jazz and Country music. In the early days‚ Rock and Roll was a new form of music that had a very simplistic sound which also introduced the electric guitar for the first time‚ combined with a drummer and bassist. Since then‚ it has been drastically changed and evolved into a multitude of different genres including
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formed in Liverpool in 1960. From 1962‚ the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar‚ vocals)‚ Paul McCartney (bass guitar‚ vocals)‚ George Harrison (lead guitar‚ vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums‚ vocals). Settled in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll‚ the group later worked in many genres ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock‚ often including classical and other elements in creative ways. The nature of their enormous popularity‚ which first came out as "Beatlemania"‚ changed as their songwriting
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Paul McCartney was born June 18‚ 1942‚ in Liverpool‚ England. His work with the Beatles in the 1960s helped lift popular music from its origins in the entertainment business and transform it into a creative‚ highly commercial art form. He is also one of the most popular solo performers of all time in terms of both sales of his recordings and attendance at his concerts. Paul McCartney began his lifelong love affair with music at an early age. Although he took formal music lessons as a boy‚ the future
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Work Paper The Beatles Subject: English Contents Contents 2 Preface 2 I HISTORY 5 II ALBUMS‚ FILMS 10 III BEATLEMANIA 14 Summary 16 References 18 Preface The Beatles were a rock and pop band from Liverpool‚ England that formed in 1960. During their career‚ the group primarily consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar‚ vocals)‚ Paul McCartney (bass guitar‚ vocals)‚ George Harrison (lead guitar‚ vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums‚ vocals). Although their initial musical style was
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Getting Better My theme song is "Getting Better" by The Beatles. The Beatles were an English rock band formed in 1960. John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison and Ringo Starr‚ members of The Beatles‚ became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era. Rooted in skiffle‚ beat and 1950s rock and roll‚ the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles‚ ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock‚ often incorporating classical elements
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have been and forever will go down in history for one of the best bands. The Beatles went on a total of 14 tours around the world. The United States had the honor to host The Beatles tour in 1964 which led to millions of people being struck with Beatlemania. That tour was their 8th one. The Beatles are known for the 4 musicians by the names of Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ Ringo Starr and the one and only John Lennon. John Lennon was born on October 9th‚ 1940 by his parents Julia and Alfred Lennon
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