...in 1964 | |Top: Lennon, McCartney | |Bottom: Harrison, Starr | |Background information | |Origin |Liverpool, England | |Genres |Rock, pop | |Years active |1960–70 | |Labels |Parlophone, Swan, Vee-Jay,Capitol, United Artists, Apple | |Associated acts |The Quarrymen, Billy Preston,Badfinger, Jackie | | |Lomax, Plastic Ono Band | |Website |thebeatles.com | | | |Past members |Principal | | |John Lennon | | |Paul McCartney | | |George Harrison | | |Ringo Starr | | |Other | | |Stuart...
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...Music Essay The Beatles' changed our world by introducing a new musical style and sense of creativity in popular culture in the 1960s.This band formed by four youngh men, John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) started their carrer playing in small places such us The Cavern , now known as a legendary place in the city. They started to become influences by other bands famous at that moment in the UK, but what they didn’t realized is that in so short time they will become the band that influence other groups not only in their own country , but all over the world. Their first step to their success begun with the song “Love me do”. Their music reflected the rebellion of the youth of the 1960's against the governments and leaders and the type of thinking that had divided the world into two world wars. The titles and lyrics of their songs reflected the desire for change and for peace in the world. They through that the reason why everybody liked their music and lyrics was because it articulated the needs and frustrations of the youth and became an integral part of a new cultural movement. They were so sucessful, that in order to get noticed, other bands felt that they needed to fashion their music after to the sound of the Beatles. The clothes they wore influenced everybody. Bell bottoms were in, and people started cutting their hair in the same style. It was fashionable to take...
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...Editing and Proofreading/Checking your use of numbers 20 pointsDue on Thur. Oct. 27th (TTH classes); Due on Friday, Oct. 28 (MWF classes) | Instructions: Choose the sentence that uses numbers correctly. | 1. | A. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were 4 young men from Liverpool, England, who became the most popular rock band of all time. B. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were four young men from Liverpool, England, who became the most popular rock band of all time. | 2. | A. On January twenty-five, 1964, the Beatles' first hit debuted on the U.S. charts. B. On January 25, 1964, the Beatles' first hit debuted on the U.S. charts. | 3. | A. The song, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," spent seven weeks at number one and fourteen weeks in the top forty. B. The song, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," spent seven weeks at number one and 14 weeks in the top 40. | 4. | A. Almost immediately, the Beatles began to attract 1000s of screaming fans everywhere they went. B. Almost immediately, the Beatles began to attract thousands of screaming fans everywhere they went. | 5. | A. Throughout the 1960s, the Beatles were the world's most popular group. B. Throughout the nineteen-sixties, the Beatles were the world's most popular group. | 6. | A. During the eight years of the Beatles' reign on the charts, they had more than forty three-minute pop hits. B. During the eight years of the Beatles' reign on...
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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 history of popular music.[1] Their best-known lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Rooted in skiffle and 1950s rock and roll, they later utilised several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication, they came to be perceived by many fans and cultural observers as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions. They built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act and producer George Martin enhanced their musical potential. They gained popularity in the United Kingdom after their first single, "Love Me Do", became a modest hit in late 1962. They acquired the nickname the "Fab Four" as Beatlemania grew in Britain over the following year, and by early 1964 they had become international stars, leading the "British Invasion" into the United States pop market. From 1965 on, the Beatles produced what many critics consider their finest material, including the innovative and widely influential albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts...
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...Maternity Hospital in Liverpool. As a child he was cared for by his aunt and uncle. Since as a child his father left home being away at sea. In 1945 he attended school at Dovedale Primary. During his years of schooling he decides that in 1957 he wanted to make a band called “The Quarry men” which included 16 year old Paul McCartney and 15 year old George Harrison. In 1958 Johns Mother was hit by a car by an unlicensed driver. However August 12th John, Paul, George and Stuart were joined by Pete best and set off for performances in the nightclubs of Hamburg, Germany. Under the new name, The Beatles. When they return Stuart stayed behind but as they kept on playing the bigger they grew. Under new management, Pete best being replaces by Ringo Starr, John married long-term girlfriend Cynthia Powell. They finally get on TV as their first regional television Appearance. October 5th their two first original songs “Love me do” backed with “PS I love you.” Reaching top 20 it was the first of Beatlemania. The start of a crazier life for John Lennon which is why this book was created so you can see how his personal life was out of his crazy short life. John lived his life as a father and a peace maker. John released two books “In his own write” and “A Spaniard in the making” with two movies which The Beatles star in “Help!” and “A Hard day’s work.” In 1966The Beatles make Sgt. Pepper’s lonely heart. John spent most of his time smoking cannabis, doing LSD, and being distant from Cynthia...
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...(Liverpool, 1942), George Harrison (Liverpool, 1943) and Ringo Starr (Liverpool, 1940). It is hard to tell the exact date on which the band was created, but it was in the second half of the 1950s decade when John Lennon and his friend Peter Shotton (who left after some time) created a band named the Quarrymen. In 1957, Paul McCartney joined the group, and not long after George Harrison joined as well. The Quarryman started playing in different places in Liverpool, and that is when the bass artist, Stuart Sutcliffe, joined the group. The name of the group changed a lot, from Johnny and the Moon dogs to animal names that were trending at that time. The first tour the band did was to Germany, where they performed in a local bar called Kaiserkeller. However, the tour did not last a lot because George Harrison was expelled from the country because he was not of age. Later, the bass artist Sutcliffe died, leaving the Beatles with its final members, John Lennon, Ringo Star, and Paul McCartney. In 1962, the music producer Brian Epstein heard the band performing at a bar in Liverpool called The Cavern and without hesitating, decided to hire them. After being rejected by numerous recording companies, the Beatles finally got a shot with Parlophone. The owner of the company, George Martin liked the band but told them to change the drummer, Peter Best, because of his lack of talent. Finally, the drummer of Roy Storm’s band, Ringo Star, accepted to join the band. The Beatles first single...
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...THE BEATLES It all started in Liverpool where four guys got together to form a group in 1956. They called themselves The Beatles. The band broke up in 1970 for many different reasons. The Beatles are one of the most influential bands in history, because they seemed to have limitless imagination and their creativity will never be matched. Very recently Paul McCartney introduced Ringo Starr as a Rock N’ Roll hall of fame. McCartney was really happy to have Ringo entering the Hall Of Fame, and see the 4 of them as a real band. They are doing solo now but get together sometimes to play, and now McCartney is working with Famous rapper Kanye West RNB singer Rihanna. I think the real reason McCartney is working with them has to do with the fact that true geniuses in their fields tend to get bored easily, so they'll often step outside their comfort zone to make things interesting. That's why Paul often has side projects in classical works, experimental electronica, etc. This is just one more experimental side project, nothing more. So I think they should have not retire because they are artist and they should always be on the scene. I really like the fact they are still touring because they enjoy what they do and they grow up playing music and I think they should never retired just so the new generation get to know about the Beatles. Their style has change a little bit, but only because we live in a different time period, but they still wear suit and look classy as always. Very...
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...the chief writers for the Beatles, the rock quartet by whose success all other groups are now measured. Without formal musical training, they created music that had universal appeal, yet was sophisticated enough to be appreciated by musical scholars. They expanded the boundaries of popular music, gave it respectability, and helped to bring it, both artistically and commercially, to its present state. The Beatles played a major role in defining the cultural climate of the sixties. From their hair and clothing to their interests in drugs and meditation, young people emulated them and their lifestyles. The Beatles achieved an uncanny balance of personality and talent, with each member of the group (which also included George Harrison and Ringo Starr) strongly individual as well as complementary to the others. Their music reflected this diversity: Lennon wrote songs that were often rebellious, aggressive, and satirical; McCartney's were lyrical, sweeter, and more sentimental. As songwriters, the difference in their natures seemed to aid in the success of their collaborations as each complemented the other's writing style. Later Harrison also became a composer, and his works most often reflected his interest in Eastern music and mystical thought. The Beatles, along with Bob Dylan, are considered responsible for renewing an interest in the power of words to the listening audience of the sixties. From the beginning, their lyrics were fresh and devoid of cliché. As they matured, their...
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...“Eleanor Rigby” is very different when compared to a normal Beatles song, such as “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Usually, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon played a variety of electric guitars while Ringo Starr played drums. In “Eleanor Rigby”, the entirety of the band is not playing their usual instruments. Starr was not even a part of the song hence the lack of drums. Harrison and Lennon instead sang harmony while McCartney sang as the lead vocalist. Furthermore, with the lack of guitars and drums, the music heard below the vocals was played by a string octet. Usually, a string quartet consists of two violins, one viola, and one cello. However, in this case, the string quartet is doubled, which means 4 violins, two violas, and two cellos, in order to create a more powerful sound. Oddly, “Eleanor Rigby” begins strongly with the chorus. While the cellos are arpeggiating, the violins and violas are playing a series of short, fast notes. While the cellos are sustained, the violins and violas are playing a brief subject that eventually returns to the tonic. At 0:14, the first verse begins with vocals and, again, short notes from the upper strings. From the lower strings, we hear a punctual, driving bass line with an occasional arpeggio. We also hear another brief subject of eighth notes from the upper strings. At 0:31, the first of two bridges begins. The violas are playing eighth notes underneath the vocals while the violins and cellos are sustained. At 0:46, the...
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...Popular Music and History: John Lennon Everyone knows of The Beatles. You may not know a lot or any about them but everyone has heard a song or two at one time or another in their lives. This essay will discuss one of the members from the band, John Lennon and his fame with the band. In addition, this essay will also discuss the comment he made that almost cost the band their fame, as well as his murder. The Beatles were a band from Liverpool, England and became a band somewhere in the 1950’s, but did not become big until 1961. They released a total of 18 albums between the years of 1963 and 1970. The band included Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon. The band became big in the United States when they released the song, “I want to hold your hand” that John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote together. Another song you may know that The Beatles sang was, “I feel fine”. The song became the number one song at Christmas. When the band released this song, the song was a top hit for five weeks. The Beatles also had their own cartoon on television called,” yellow submarine” the band was becoming very popular. (APA(American Psychological Assoc.)References:Beatles, The. (2011). Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 1. "Beatles, The." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2011): 1. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.) (APA(American Psychological Assoc.).References.(2009, September 27). TOP 10 BESTSELLING BEATLES SONGS. Mail on Sunday...
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...new, remastered compact disc versions of the Beatles' albums. It incorporates many of the gameplay features of the Rock Band series; however, it is not an expansion pack for the Rock Band series and content for it and other Rock Band titles is not cross-compatible. Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos described the game as "... a new, full game title production built from the ground up."[2] Gameplay mechanics differ slightly from previous Rock Band games, including the addition of a three-part vocal harmony system. Subsequent games in the Rock Band series would reuse these new elements, including vocal harmonies. The game was developed with the blessing and critical input of Apple Corps, including former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who both made public appearances supporting the game. George Harrison's son Dhani helped to bridge discussion between...
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...Impact of the Beetles on Popular Culture The Beatles, the band responsible for social change in post war England, and the entire world. A band creating music to transcend all cultures , and in my opinion the band not only forced social change in the world, but they saved the United States, from going in a direction that could only be described as ridiculous. Just prior to the Beetles coming on the scene, the number one single at the end of 1963 was a song called Dominique, by the Singing Nun ( http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2053 ). What were people thinking? All I can say is thank god for the Beetles. We do not know what may have happened if Beetles hadn’t intervened. The Beatles upstaged the celebrity world of the 1950s with their political views, their youthful thinking, and their projected attitude of not having a care in the world. The Beatles had a passion to get their music out to the masses, and had established themselves as a more down to earth group than their peers. They were approachable where stars like Elvis Presley were not. The Beatles continuously proved themselves to their fans, and were willing to go to whatever lengths were necessary in order to please them. School girls were infatuated with the group keeping pictures of their favorite band member in their lockers. Parents described them as a weird looking group, and they were shocked by their mop top haircuts. Parents had coined it as the rebellion of long hair. Teen boys were kicked out of school...
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...The Last Train to Clarksville Back in the 1960s four guys named Davy, Mickey, Peter and Mike cause a real sensation on TV when they became The Monkees. At first most everyone thought this was just a group put together for the sake of a TV show. However as their ratings went up and they gathered hundreds of fans especially girls who couldn’t get enough of them it was time for the guys to prove they were a real genuine band. Finally they got their chance when their first single “Last Train to Clarksville” got on the Billboard Top 40 chart. I have always enjoyed their music and when I listen to it today many of their songs just make me smile and bring great memories. “Last Train to Clarksville” was written by the same songwriting team who wrote...
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...John Lennon was an English singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles, one of the most commercially successful bands in the history of popular music. On December 8, 1980 Lennon was only 40 years old when he was shot outside of his New York apartment. John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool England during a German air raid. His parents separated when he was 4 and he enjoyed getting in trouble as a child. When he formed the beetles he met and invited Paul McCarthy to join. Their first recording in the beetles was “That’ll be the day.” Mark David Chapman was the suspect that killed Lennon. He was born on May 10, 1955 in Fort Worth Texas. He had a troubled childhood and he tried early drug use and tried to commit suicide once....
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...I love the Beatles! I really love the Beatles. They are so great. I love listening to the all the time. My children also love listening to them. I can’t tell but I think that they might have been on drugs there for a few years while writing their songs. Lucy in the sky of diamonds seems like some crazy stuff was happening back stage!! Here is a small article I found on the beetles. Hope that you enjoy. “The Beatles also had seven other songs peppering the Hot 100 chart (there were a whopping 12 Beatles songs on that week’s Hot 100). That same week, The Beatles also held the top two spots on Billboard’s albums chart with Meet The Beatles! and Introducing…The Beatles. These U.S. chart records have never been broken!” “February 7th, 1964. The Beatles arrive in New York. Paul: "There were millions of kids at the airport, which nobody had expected. We heard about it in mid-air. There were journalists on the plane, and the pilot had rang ahead and said, 'Tell the boys there's a big crowd waiting for them.' We thought, 'Wow! God, we really have made it.' " Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' US debut. On this date in 1964, The Beatles flew together across the Atlantic for the first time, in hopes of cracking the USA - something no British band had yet managed to do. By the time the third and last of their first Beatles Ed Sullivan broadcasts aired - a little more than two weeks after their arrival - the band would be back home, having made broadcasting history and their...
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