Intro- Imagine that you are one of the millions of Americans who watched the Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was February 9th‚ 1964‚ and according to The Music Trades from February 4th 2014‚ nearly 73 million Americans were watching the Beatles on the Ed sullivan show- this accounted for nearly 40 percent of the entire population. Central Idea- Today I would like to show you all how The Beatles became one of the most popular bands in history‚ the impacts they have had on the
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Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Stuart Sutcliffe. In desperate need of a drummer‚ they asked Pete Best. They traveled to Hamburg‚ Germany for a residency. When Stuart Sutcliffe decided to stay in Hamburg‚ Paul McCartney took over bass‚ and Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best on drums. The band released their first single Love Me Do‚ in October 1962. The other Beatles idolized John‚ looking up to him. After all he was the oldest in the group‚ and very much the leader. The Beatles starting to achieve mainstream success in the
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rock & roll could embrace a limitless variety of harmonies‚ structures‚ and sounds; virtually every rock experiment has some precedent on Beatles records. As a unit the Beatles were a synergistic combination: Paul McCartney’s melodic bass lines‚ Ringo Starr’s slaphappy no-rolls drumming‚ George Harrison’s rockabilly-style guitar leads‚ John Lennon’s assertive rhythm guitar — and their four fervent voices. As personalities‚ they defined and incarnated Sixties style: smart‚ idealistic‚ playful‚ irreverent
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hailed from Liverpool England. This is the most revered rock band in the world and is remembered as the most influential act of the rock era. The Beatles band was formed in 1960 and it comprised of four members namely John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. This paper will explore the effects the Beatles had on the United States of America. The Beatles first performed in the United States on February 1964 just months following the assassination of John. F. Kennedy. Their visit
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They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act of their era. The group’s line-up included John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. In February 1963‚ The Beatles recorded ten songs during a single marathon studio session for their debut LP‚ Please Please Me. After the moderate success of “Love Me Do”‚ “Please Please Me” met with a more emphatic reaction. It reached number 1
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Cassie Lyons Mr. Neary January 19‚ 2011 The Tragic Rise and Fall of Two Incredible Men Thesis: John Lennon and Julius Caesar worked their entire lives to change the world. Cassius and Mark Chapman are remembered for taking the lives of prominent historical figures as opposed to working hard until they deserved the attention like Lennon and Caesar did. They do not get recognition for what they have accomplished but mostly for what happened to them. They deserve honor for the things that
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The members of the Scarecrow People came together in 1991. A man named Tim and some friends of his formed the band. The group began as a reggae band and adopted their name “Scarecrow People” from a song by XTC. In 1996‚ the band reformed into a rock band. The format was changed to an unusual blend of “B” sides‚ soundtracks‚ 80’s‚ retro‚ and more. After sixteen years and eighteen different band members‚ the Scarecrow People have been through many phases. The band is considered a tradition‚ rather
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Meaning Frank Frazetta is an american fantasy artist that heavily influenced what we know as fantasy today. Frazetta was born on February 9th‚ 1928 in Brooklyn New York. Frazetta was encouraged to draw from an very early age. This trend continued at age eight when Frazetta’s school teacher noticed his talent. That same year he enrolled in the Brooklyn Academy of Arts.The artists at the academy were completely shocked from the moment they saw his work‚ Frazetta describes this in an interview‚ “I still
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9 was basically a compilation of sounds and effect that produced a strange song. Many people didn’t know how to react to it. The Beatles‚ who originally started out with John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ and George Harrison and later joined by Ringo Starr‚ started their act in Liverpool‚ UK. They hit big in Britain in the late 50’s and early 60’s. It wasn’t until their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show when they became highly noticed in America. Immediately teens went 1Craig Cross‚ http://www
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This is because they think that soft rock music is too soft and they don’t like the feeling of weaknesses. Artists: Phil Collins- His early influence was Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey Jr.) from The Beatles. Collins started his career at age of 14 as an actor‚ but he also continues his passion in music as a drummer and later made his first album. Two of his songs influences by his personal relationship are “Please
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