The Beatles Essay, Research Paper
The Beatles
The Beatles to this day are one of the most famous and popular rock ‘n roll
groups in the world. The Beatles include George Harrison, John
Lennon(1940-1980), Paul McCartney, and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr).
All of the Beatles where born and raised in Liverpool, England. John Lennon
was considered the leader of the band. George Harrison was the lead
guitarist. John Lennon was a song writer, one of the two lead singers, and
rhythm guitarist. Paul McCartney was a song writer, one of the two lead
singers, and a bass player. Ringo Starr played the drums. John Lennon’s first
band was called the Quarrymen (named after his High School). None of the
three Beatles were in this band. Paul joined the group in 1957. George
Harrison joined the group in 1958. They played with bass player and guitarist
Sut Sutcliffe. Pete Best was their drummer. Sut Sutcliffe left in 1961 and
Ringo Starr joined the band. Pete Best was asked to leave the band on April
16, 1962. He was considered the Beatles undisputed sex symbol. The
Beatles were discovered on November 9, 1961 by Brian Epstein. He was a
manager of a record store in Liverpool and an x British Army soldier. The
Beatles first two songs were “Love Me Do” and “Please, Please Me.” The
Beatles starred in two movies, “A Hard Days Night,” and “Help.” They also
had their own full length movie called “Yellow Submarine.” This movie was
a cartoon that came out around 1965. The movie “A Hard Days Night”
earned 1.3 million dollars in its first week. The Beatles early music was
influenced by singers Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. In November of 1963
the Beatles performed in front of the Queen of England. By the end of 1963,
the Beatles were the biggest music group in England. The Beatles came to
New York City for the first time in 1964. The Beatles were amazed when
over 10,000 people were waiting for them in America. They were an instant
success. A couple of weeks later after their New York appearance, the five
best selling records were released by the Beatles. They became world famous
by the end of 1964. Also in 1964 the song “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
marked the beginning of “BEATLEMANIA.” The Beatles were unusual
because most rock was strong beat with no melody. The Beatles added
melody to rock. The Beatles also added strong and meaningful lyrics. John
Lennon wrote a book called “In His Own Write.” The Beatles started a new
era of music. They wore their hair long and shaggy. This haircut was known
as the Beatles haircut. All across the world people started wearing their hair
like the Beatles. John Lennon described the Beatles like this “When you said
it, it was crawly things, when you read it, it was beat music.” The Beatles
made their last stage appearance together in 1966. In 1967 the Beatles put
together a master piece. The master piece was Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely
Heart Club Band. The Beatles never had a chance to perform Sergeant
Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band. Also in 1967 Brian Epstein, the manager
of the Beatles, died. Also in 1967 the Beatles directed a movie called the
Magical Mystery Tour. The movie was about themselves in which they
toured the English countryside in search of wonder, fun, and magic. In 1970
the world famous and world loved Beatles separated. Everybody was hoping
to see the Beatles come back together. That hope ended when the peace
loving John Lennon was killed outside his New York City apartment by 25
year old Mark David Chapman. Now, the remaining Beatles have released a
record containing a recollection of some of their greatest songs. The Beatles
were at once and still are an unbelievable music experience.