The Beatles In June of 1956‚ John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. Nobody ever dreamed that John and Paul would have the success that they had. John Lennon and Paul McCartney along with George Harrison and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) became known as the greatest and the most influential rock musicians in the world. The Beatles‚ whose music has been played by prestigious symphonies around the world and has been sung by renowned singers such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett‚ were a
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attention of Brian Epstein‚ who would quickly sign on as the band’s manager. It wasn’t long before The Beatles headed back to their home country and began working their way into the popular consciousness there. With Best’s replacement by drummer Ringo Starr‚ the group seemed to gain steam. The impact that The Beatles would ultimately have on the 1960s in music‚ film and popular culture is hard to overstate. "Beatlemania" soon gripped the world‚ and when the group made their debut in America the media
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Florence Bida 3ème Les personnalités britanniques 1. The Beatles (1960-1970) This band was composed of John Lennon‚ Paul Mc Cartney‚ George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They started in Liverpool and quickly became successful because they could blend the "beat" of rock and roll and the melodies of songs. John Lennon and Paul Mc Cartney composed almost all the songs. They are now still very famous: Yesterday (1965)‚ Michelle (1965)‚ Yellow Submarine (1966)‚ Hey Jude (1968)... They separated
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The Beatles were an English rock band in the 1960s‚ and they were formed in Liverpool. There was four members in the band‚ John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. Also‚ Geoff Emerick took over The Beatles engineering duties. Like any band in the 60s‚ The Beatles recording career was frequently altered and sometimes pushed back because of their creative drive or even external factors. The most important factor is that these shifts and obstacles that The Beatles were running
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The Beatles‚ also known as the White Album‚ is the ninth studio album by the English rock group the Beatles‚ released on 22 November 1968. A double album‚ it’s plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band’s name embossed‚which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band’s earlier Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Although no singles were issued from The Beatles in Britain and the United States‚ the songs "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from
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When I was growing up in a foreign country‚ I remembered my dad actually playing this piece by The Beatles on repeat. The song‚ “Let It Be” was one of his favorite songs to listen to and I also had quickly gotten accustomed to it. “Let It Be” is one of the songs of multiple albums that The Beatles have notoriously won nominations to awards being that they were highly regarded and arguably debated as the most influential idols of the rock era. This specific song actually had come from Paul McCartney’s
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“All you need is love‚ love. Love is all you need.” These words from The Beatles’ song‚ “All You Need Is Love‚” may be some of their most well known lyrics‚ but they are also some of their most influential and idealized. They seem to have encompassed The Beatles’ lifelong message of peace and love for everyone without any conflicts at all. From a start in humble beginnings to a time of widespread fandom‚ The Beatles have no doubt been some of the most influential musicians to ever live. The early
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The Beatles The Beatles were a legend during the 1960’s. They were a British rock band that even today influences music. The Beatles swept the world off its feet and are considered by many to be the most beloved band in the history of popular music. It all started in March of 1957; the band’s founder John Lennon started a skiffle (mix of Jazz and Blues) group with some of his friends. They called themselves “The Quarry Men”. Later that year‚ the group played at a gig in Liverpool when Lennon
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the Beatles. As a young adult Lennon disregarded his Aunt Mimi’s advice‚ dropped out of the Liverpool College of Arts‚ and pursued his rock and roll career with his two friends: Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The three later added drummer Ringo Starr to the new music group and became the Beatles. The 4 of them embarked on a very successful career‚ largely due to Lennon’s impactful lyrics and mesmerizing melody. Many of the Beatles hits are Lennon-McCartney compositions including Across the Universe
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An Ending Note “Best-selling band in the history of pop music‚ six Diamond albums‚ twenty-four multi-Platinum albums‚ thirty-nine Platinum albums‚ forty-five Gold albums‚ seven Grammys‚ fifteen Novellos‚ one Academy Award‚ ...” the list goes on and on (Weinstein). Accomplishments of this sort were no great feat for The Beatles. They were a great band to say the least‚ but ultimately they were regular people weathered from their years of being in the spot light. The ending of the Beatles was inevitable
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