folk music. Lonnie Doneagan was known at the time as one of skiffle’s most famous artists. He played his versions of old American songs and it inspired several British artists. Skiffle groups like the "Quarrymen"‚ which was the early version of the Beatles‚ did not have a drummer. They played with acoustic guitars and banjos ensembles‚ which are similar to jug bands‚ who often sang traditional American folk songs‚ frequently with more spirit than instrumental polish‚ although early British "Skiffle"
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Elvis Presley and The Beatles are two of the most famous music icons in American history. Although they both rose to fame ten years apart‚ both made marks in the world of music‚ and both made marks in the world of new music. Who was better though? For years it’s been ongoing argument-was Elvis Presley‚ King of Rock n’ Roll better? Or were The Beatles better? Elvis Presley began singing when he was only a young child‚ but didn’t get his first guitar until his 11th birthday‚ in 1946. After he graduated
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MUS 354: The Beatles After the Beatles (Fall B 2013) You are signed in as: Pan Chen Top of Form Sign Out Bottom of Form Home Classroom Exams/Assignments Grades Help Exam #2 Time Limit 50 minutes Starting Time 10:18 pm Arizona time Top of Form 1 In April of 1979‚ a U.S. court finds the Beatle ’s former manager _________ guilty of tax evasion and he is sentenced to serve two months of a two-year sentence in prison. Brian Epstein Mal Evans Allen Klein George Martin Pete Best 2 ____________
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Nineteen sixty two‚ the year rock and roll came to life. The Beatles‚ band on the run‚ English rock group‚ also know as Paul McCartney‚ John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. The group brought rock and roll to life gave it a meaning. Music was the way to for people to listen and understand music was a way of communication and Paul McCartney‚ one of the four who started it. Does he still have what it takes to be a rock star up to today? Paul McCartney a British vocalist‚ song writer‚ composer
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“Eleanor Rigby” and life in 60s The Beatles‚ one of the most famous bands in the world‚ have many great songs. “Eleanor Rigby” is definitely one of them. The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney. There are only two characters mentioned in the song‚ and Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie‚ and the entire story happens in the church. Eleanor Rigby picks up rice after a wedding and wearing a face the she “keeps in a jar”. Father McKenzie always writes boring words at his sermon and darns his
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from band to band until he met Paul McCartney and formed the Beatles (Encyclopedia of World Biography). The Beatles were the most successful band ever. They sold over 2 billion albums and toured the world. While Lennon and the Beatles were touring‚ John stated his first bit of controversy. He said‚ “We’re (The Beatles) more popular than Jesus.” (History Channel Website) After making millions of dollars Lennon decided to leave the Beatles to pursue a solo career. He made legendary songs that sparked
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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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cautionary tale of "what do you want‚ who are you?" is soon to be revisited in the upcoming 50th anniversary of one of America’s most legendary television shows. On an unforgettable Sunday evening in February 1964‚ with nearly 75 million watching‚ The Beatles debuted in America on the Ed Sullivan Show‚ a performance that made them the most popular performers in the world. Six short years later‚ the group disbanded amidst acrimony and lawsuits. If they had it to do over again‚ would they have left Liverpool
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Jesse Pham Ms. Clarke US Government 3˚ 07 November 2012 The Beatles Music Revolution Music has always been a part of human culture and is truly significant to our being. It is a universal language that forms bridges between different cultures through which a spoken language cannot provide. Who better‚ in the 1960s‚ was able to universally speak to the world through a unique sound of music than The Beatles? The Beatles were different. Unique. They were arguably the best rock band that the
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“We’re more popular than Jesus now” On March 4th 1966‚ John Lennnon was interviewed by Maureen Cleave in the London Evening Standard. He had said something that would change the way their fans and people in general saw the Beatles. People of all ages loved and admired the Beautles until John Lennon’s interview. “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink I needn’t agree with that; I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first- rock
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