However‚ someone had to be in charge. Certainly John Lennon was the visual leader. John started the Beatles in 1957‚ when he and Paul met and began a songwriting partnership. Paul took on a somewhat diplomatic approach to leading the band as it was always Paul who would try to get the other 3 band members to be more motivated. However‚ the genius behind the Beatles was absolutely john. John was the one who got them the attention‚ the publicity
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"All my loving I will send to you. All my loving‚ darling I’ll be true." who doesn’t or at least isn’t familiar with these lyrics? All My Loving was composed by Paul McCartney‚ member of one of the most influential rock bands of all times‚ The Beatles." During the week of April 4‚ 1964‚ the Beatles held the first five slots on the Billboard Singles chart. They went on to sell more than a billion records and a compilation of the Beatles Number One hits‚ hit Number One in 35 countries and went on to
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John Winston Lennon was an extremely talented and very well known songwriter‚ composer‚ and recording artist in the 1960’s. Many people today still look at Lennon as an inspirational singer that put meaning into the songs he wrote. Lennon demonstrates his powerful thought in his best-selling single of his solo career “Imagine”. This song encourages listeners to imagine a world at peace and to not live a life focused on material possessions. He started off small‚ just like any other‚ and had plenty
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Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Pete Best. This greatest band had their small beginning‚ it started on October 9‚ 1940‚ John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool‚ England. He was raised by his aunt Mimi after his parents got a divorce. He formed his first band in 1956 known as “The Quarrymen”. He soon met Paul through one of his friends at the Garden Fete in Liverpool. After Paul had impressed John by playing Eddie Cochrane‚ John then asked Paul to join his band. James Paul McCartney was
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create a harmony between the humans and environment. Gandhi: Led India to independence‚ civil rights and freedom. (Without using violence) Jim Henson: Creator of the Muppets John Lennon: A Peace and Human Rights leader that works along with Sir Paul McCartney on one of the most important music group of all times. Maria Callas: Well known opera singer of the 20th century. Martha Graham: Inspired generations on Dance Muhammad Ali: A Boxer‚ A champion‚ and well known for the values he practiced outside
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In the second half of the 1950s‚ John Lennon and his friend Peter Shotton (who would leave soon after) formed a group called The Quarrymen‚ which in 1957 Paul McCartney joined followed shortly by George Harrison. The Quarrymen began playing in various venues in Liverpool when bassist Stuart Sutcliffe joined them. Then it became obvious that they needed to incorporate a drummer. The name of the group would undergo
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The Quarrymen. The original line up included Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. Paul McCartney and George Harrison joined at a later date. Sutcliffe eventually decided to leave the group but remained in good terms with the group until his early death in 1962 due to brain hemorrhage. Best on the other hand was let go and replaced by Ringo Starr. It was not clear to Best why he was
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Donnelly in the book Experimental British Television‚ the Magical Mystery Tour film should be seen as an experimental pop promo for television‚ rather than‚ misleadingly‚ a musical film. Its production was partially inspired by Paul McCartney’s interest in experimental film‚ and the cinéma vérité sequences in Magical Mystery Tour were similar to the style being used at the time by American filmmakers such as the Maysles brothers.” The Beatles‚ apparently‚ also intended that the
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unreliable‚ and the truth gets lost as the rumor is spread. In this age of pop media‚ including television‚ radio‚ and internet‚ rumors spread at lightning speed and results are immediate. In 1969‚ a young writer named Fred LaBour printed a rumor about Paul McCartney’s death. He became a bit famous because of the rumor and was asked to appear on a television show. His nerves got the best of him and he admitted to the television host that the story was completely fabricated. The host‚ F. Lee Bailey‚ replied
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Dovendale Primary School‚ two forms behind John Lennon‚ and then he attended Liverpool Institute‚ one form behind Paul McCartney. George and Paul took the same bus to school‚ and soon found they had music and guitars in common. George and his brother Peter had formed a Skiffle band‚ and because they were so young‚ they had to sneak out of the house to play their first engagement. Paul introduced the skinny and pimple-faced George to the Quarrymen‚ who was only 14 at the time. Not old enough to join
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