The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool‚ in 1960. With John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison and Ringo Starr‚ they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle‚ beat and 1950s rock and roll‚ the Beatles later experimented with several genres‚ ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock‚ often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s‚ their enormous popularity first emerged
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The Beatles: to Fame and Back In the article entitled The Beatles written by Kurt Loder it expresses the ordeals the members went through to get to fame‚ and how fame slowly wilted each man away. “the Beatles were then‚ and remain to this day‚ the world’s most astonishing rock-‘n’-roll band” (Loder). When the Beatles fame grew to the American soil their first single was I want to Hold Your Hand‚ and She loves you followed in its footsteps. Within months the Beatles had five singles that were the
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MUS 354: The Beatles After the Beatles (Fall B 2013) You are signed in as: Zhengxing Yang Top of Form Sign Out Bottom of Form Home Classroom Exams/Assignments Grades Help Exam #2 Time Limit 50 minutes Starting Time 4:04 pm Arizona time Top of Form 1 _________ sings lead on his version of a 1955 hit. Paul McCartney George Harrison John Lennon Phil Spector Ringo Starr 2 Written by Paul‚ with help from Denny Laine‚ during the summer of 1976‚ Paul creates the atmosphere of a traditional
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1978 Jan. Julian returns to England‚ and J begins fifteen months of being a househusband spending most of his time caring for Sean. Jan 1st. After a year off from song writing G composes “Blow Away” and “If You Believe “ while in Hawaii. 2nd week of Jan. Over 1.5 million copies of “mull of Kintyre” have now sold in the UK‚ making it the biggest single in that nation’s history until 1984. End of Jan. G continues to compose new songs while on vacation with Olivia in Hawaii. Early Feb. Yoko turns
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Over the course of an hour and fifteen minutes‚ Anthony DeCurtis interviewed Jeffrey Gaines on Thursday‚ March 14th in the Kelly Writers house on Penn’s campus about the Beatles impact on his life and his body of work. DeCurtis‚ an author and music critic‚ interviewed Gaines‚ a life-long musician‚ about the impact that the Beatles had on his musical taste and on his music in general. Around a dozen people sat in the relatively small venue at the Kelly Writers house with a few individuals entering
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Effect of the Beatles on America The Beatles managed to cut across entire generations through their music. They 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
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12-27-12 B4 Beatles Biography No band has influenced pop culture the way the Beatles have. They were one of the best things to happen in the twentieth century‚ let alone the Sixties. They were youth personified. They were unmatched innovators who were bigger than both Jesus and rock & roll itself: 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 2000’s 1‚ a compilation of the Beatles Number
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At the beginning of their music career in the United States‚ The Beatles had no idea at the time that they were going to become widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. Having formed in 1960‚ the band’s popularity spiraled as they came to America. The attitude and love for the music they created became of great interest to their performance goers‚ and always left them wanting more. The Beatles consisted of four very talented musicians‚ including Ringo Starr‚ George
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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the rock music era. The group’s best-known lineup consisted of John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll‚ the Beatles later utilized several genres‚ ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock‚ often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s‚ their enormous
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Ramos 1 Brandon Ramos Ms.Thang English 10B 3/22/13 The Beatles The Beatles helped society through John Lennon’s Peace Not War Campaign‚ the way they revolutionized music‚ and they changed many peoples lives forever. The Beatles were one of the best bands ever. They changed music and the lives of many people forever. They did many charity concerts to help a certain charity. They were one of the first to make a music video and helped mold what music videos are today. They were the first
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