playing in Hamburg‚ Germany. The Beatles originally consisted of singers Paul McCartney‚ John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ along with bassist Stu Sutcliffe‚ and drummer Pete Best. After Sutcliffe and Best departed‚ McCartney took over the base and Ringo Starr took on drums. All four members contributed vocals‚ but Lennon and McCartney’s singing and song writing partnership stood out. In 1966‚ controversy arose when Lennon commented on the band’s popularity. Despite this‚ the band continued to make hits
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is recorded. They have influenced the artists of the 60s and the 70s‚ and also many generations later and to come. Originating from Liverpool‚ England‚ the Beatles‚ or the Fab Four‚ consists of Paul McCartney‚ John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. Topping the charts in ’63 with “Love Me Do‚” and bringing in the highest rated viewing in history while performing on the Ed Sullivan Show‚ the Beatles are definitely a band that broke the sound barrier of rock and roll. They used unique sounds
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On August 1‚ 1972‚in Madison Square Garden‚ ex-Beatle‚ George Harrison‚ organized "The Concert for Bangladesh‚" with all proceeds destined for Bangladesh‚ a suffering area of India. It was a difficult time in the United States‚ the war in Vietnam was still raging‚ and people had grown hardened by the years of blood and violence. Those of us who had grown up watching the daily war horror scenes on the evening news were a touch bunch. After all‚ our people‚ most of them only a few years older that
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Early beginnings Lennon met McCartney on July 6‚ 1957 at the annual St. Peter’s Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete. Lennon was in a skiffle group called The Quarry Men who were performing at the event. Lennon was impressed by McCartney as he knew the words to several rock ’n’ roll songs (Lennon would just make his own words up)‚ and because he taught him some guitar chords (Lennon only knew the banjo chords taught to him by his mother Julia). McCartney subsequently joined the band‚ and brought Harrison
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2.15: Unit 2 Test This test is open-book‚ please look up anything that you are not sure of. This test is due on Wednesday‚ February 27th. Type the letter of the countries that are numbered next to their number in the box to the lower right. 2 Maps! (There is a map on 275‚ use it!) Multiple Choice: 1. What was a benefit television offered the world after its commercial inception? (238) A: It helped world leaders communicate instantly. B: Soap operas and variety shows accurately
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HERO: It’s something to be “Working Class Hero” is a song made for the class split back in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The song is written by John Lennon‚ who was one of the singers in the old and legendary band‚ The Beatles‚ with Paul McCartney‚ Ringo Starr and George Harrison. He recorded the song between the 26th of September and the 6th of October; the song was though first released in 1971 in the United States and in UK in 1975. The song was on his first post-Beatles album “Imagine”. John Lennon
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Kaitlyn Jackson English 1301 Professor Brown 22 September 2013 The Beatles: Opportunities Leading to Success Paul McCartney‚ John Lennon‚ Ringo Starr and George Harrison each represent a spot on a four leaf clover: they are very lucky men. In Malcom Gladwell’s number one National best seller Outliers he illuminates how prevailing the term success is in the eyes of many Americans. One example being the “10‚000 hour rule” simply stating if someone does something for 10‚000 hours they could become
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Ford‚ John Wayne’s character‚ Ringo Kid‚ and John Carradine’s character‚ Hatfield‚ undoubtedly both performed good deeds‚ but there is no argument that Ringo Kid is a true western hero. Hatfield did not demonstrate true western heroic traits that could compare to the traits that Ringo Kid exemplified in the film. Heroic traits such as honesty‚ courage‚ being non-judgmental‚ and selflessness prevailed in Ringo more so than Hatfield.
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Ali GreerResearch PaperHST 367 How One Band Changed a Generation The 1960’s is a decade remembered for its counterculture‚ social revolution and an emergence of a new kind of popular culture. If you asked me what my first thoughts were when I hear the decade 1960s‚ I automatically think about the Beatles. Has a decade ever had such a defining musical group that represents not only a shift to more rebellious music such as Rock n Roll‚ but an influence so great that they are still talked about
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Imagine that you can talk for one hour with any person who has lived at any time in history. Wich person would you choose to meet? Use specific details and examples to explain your choice. In fact‚ there are several persons in history I hope to meet them‚ and discuss with them‚ how they became ideal persons from simple persons‚ how they developed their knowledge and skills to acheive their dreams‚ and they became a phenomenon in their time. For me‚ I will select the inventor Edison for several
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