The Beatles

2. THEBEATLES
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in
Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul
McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they
became widely regarded as the most influential act of the
rock era.
The Beatles later experimented with
several musical styles, ranging from pop
ballads and Indian music to hard rock,
often incorporating classical elements
and unconventional recording
techniques in innovative ways.
Every record was a shock when it came out. Compared to
others like the Rolling Stones, the Beatles arrived
sounding like nothing else.
The Beatles were one of the most popular bands of all time,
producing songs like "Yesterday, "Hey Jude," "Penny Lane, "With
A Little Help From My Friends," "Norwegian Wood (This Bird
Has Flown)," "Day Tripper" and "Come Together”. The Beatles
proved that rock & roll could embrace a limitless variety of
harmonies, structures, and sounds. As a unit their combination
consisted of: 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 ambitious voices.

3. BEATLE
MANIA
• In 1963 their enormous popularity first came out as "Beatlemania", the group's music grew in
sophistication through-out the years, led by songwriters Lennon and McCartney. Playing to ecstatic
sell-out audiences throughout the world and regularly appearing on television and radio. To the
extent of The Ed Sullivan Show having 52,000 calls from people requesting seats in the audience of,
but only 728 available.
• Beatlemania was one of the most intense fan frenzy’s directed towards a rock band and continued
past the group’s break up in 1970.
• The first time Scottish concert promoter Andi Lothian booked the Beatles, in 1963, only 15 people
showed up. The next time he brought them to Glasgow Odeon later that year, they had scored a No 1
album and three No 1 singles, and it was insane. The night almost unraveled when nervous local
police insisted Lothian bring the Beatles on early to satisfy impatient fans, even though his bouncers
were still in the pub. “
• Fans grew to know the personalities of the Beatles through their numerous TV interview and press
coverage. Their first movie 'A Hard Day's Night' provided an even greater insight into the personalities
and humour of each of the Beatles. It was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Screenplay
and Best Score.

4. JOHN
LENNON
John Winston Ono Lennon, (born John Winston Lennon; 9
October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer,
songwriter, and activist who co-founded The Beatles. On
December 8, 1980, he was killed by a crazed fan who shot
Lennon several times in front of his apartment complex.
Lennon was performing with his amateur skiffle group the
Quarrymen at a church picnic, Wootlen, in 1957, in the
Liverpool suburb when he met McCartney, who later invited
Lennon to join his group.
They soon began writing songs together, including ‘The one
after 909’.
By the end of the year McCartney let Harrison join the group,
changing the name to Johnny and the moondogs in 1958.
Two years later an art school friend of Lennon’s, Stu Sutcliffe
became their bassist. Sutcliff was unable to play a note but
had sold a painting, which the group then rechristened the
silver Beatles (which “silver” was dropped a few months later,
and the “Beetles” amended to “Beatles”), used to upgrade it’s
equipment.
McCartney took over on bass after Sutcliffe decided to stay in
Hamburg, and Pete Best was replaced with drummer Ringo
Starr; this completed the four-piece line-up that would
entertain millions of fans until the group's break-up in 1970.
In 1972, while battling to stay in America, Lennon performed
at Madison Square Garden in New York City to benefit
mentally handicapped children and continued to promote
peace

5. RINGO
STARR
Ringo Starr first rose to fame in the early 1960s as the
drummer for none other that the Beatles, and is now
the richest drummer of all time.
Musician, singer, songwriter and actor Richard Starkey
was born on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England.
Mainly a drummer, Ringo Starr also sang and
sometimes wrote songs for the group, singing "With a
Little Help from My Friends" and writing "Octopus's
Garden.“
His parents split when he was only four, and never
saw his father much after. His mother worked as a
cleaning woman and then a barmaid to support them.
At age six, Starkey had an appendectomy and then
contracted peritonitis it was in his hospital bed when
Starkey first discovered percussion, using a wooden
mallet against the cabinets next to his bed. From then
on he was a drummer.
In 1962, he officially joined the Beatles, replacing Pete
Best. After their first gig at the Cavern Club in
Liverpool, Best's fans were quite angry about the
switch.
- He founded his own record label, and continued
recording
- His unique drumming style was an integral part of
what made the Beatles so iconic.
- Starr was the one Beatle who continued to work
with each of the others

6. PAUL
MCCARTNEY
James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942, in
Liverpool, England. His mother was a maternity nurse, and his
father a cotton salesman and jazz pianist with a local band.
Tragically, when McCartney was only 14 years old, his mother
died of complications after a mastectomy. By age 16, he had
already written songs with hopes for the future.
By 1960 they became regular fixtures at Liverpool's Cavern
Club, frequently pulling in over 500 people to see them in the
200-person capacity club.
After there break up in 1970, McCartney had no intention of
dropping out of the public eye. He was the first of the Beatles
to release a solo album.
The 1980s proved a trying time for McCartney. An arrest for
marijuana possession in Japan in January put him in jail and
the death long-time partner and friend John Lennon.
However still collaborating with the likes of Stevie
Wonder and Michael Jackson and still having massive
commercial success.
- he has been knighted, named a fellow at the Royal College
of Music, was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors
and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aswell
as president Barack Obama awarding him the Gershwin
Prize,
- Next year, he will appear on the big screen in the movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

7. GEORGE
HARRISON
George Harrison was lead guitarist of the Beatles as well as
a singer-songwriter. Born on February 25, 1943, in
Liverpool, England, George Harrison formed a band with
schoolmates to play clubs around Liverpool and in
Hamburg, Germany. He died of cancer in November 2001.
Impressed, Paul McCartney, who had recently joined up
with another Liverpool teenager, John Lennon, in a skiffle
group known as the Quarrymen, invited Harrison to see the
band perform.
Harrison was commonly referred to as the "quiet Beatle"
Harrison took a backseat to McCartney, Lennon.
Harrison's songs were a staple of all Beatles records. In fact,
some of the group's more memorable songs, such as While
My Guitar Gently Weeps and Something.
He also developed a deep interest in Indian music. Harrison
taught himself the sitar, introducing the instrument to many
Western ears on John Lennon's song, "Norwegian Wood.“
Tensions in the group were increasing as Harrison argued
more of his songs needed to be used.
Not long after, George Harrison reunited with Ringo Starr
and Paul McCartney for the creation of an exhaustive three-
part release of The Beatles Anthology, which featured
alternate takes, rare tracks and a previously unreleased
John Lennon demo.
- In 1998 he was treated for lung cancer however, doctors
soon discovered the cancer had spread to his brain. He
died on November 29, 2001.

8. ALBUMS
During 1962–1970, the Beatles released 12 studio
albums, 13 extended plays (EPs) and 22 singles.
However, the band's international discography is
complicated, due to different versions of their albums
sometimes being released in other countries
Over the years, the collection has also been released on
cassette, 8-track, compact disc (CD), and on a USB flash drive
in MP3 and 24-bit FLAC format. The Beatles' UK discography
was first released on CD in 1987 and 1988. The first four
albums were released in mono only, while the remaining
albums were issued in only stereo.

9. MOST
POPULAR
SONGS
https://youtu.be/A_MjCqQoLLA
(Hey Jude)
https://youtu.be/NCtzkaL2t_Y
(Don’t Let Me down)
https://youtu.be/b-VAxGJdJeQ
(Twist & Shout)
https://youtu.be/jenWdylTtzs
(I want to hold your hand)
Looking at these videos I could
understand the effect of
performance videos and the impact
it has on an artists’ fans. I noticed
that the camera angles and cuts
were very simple ensuring it didn’t
take away from the focus of music.
The black and white effect is also
quite effective, due to it adding to
the mood conveyed through their
songs.