The Beatles

When did The Beatles start?

John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison had been playing together since 1958, under different band names. They adopted the Beatles name and "turned professional" in the spring of 1960. Pete Best joined them in August, just before they left for Hamburg. Ringo Starr replaced Best in 1962.

First picture of The Beatles with Ringo Starr.

JOHN LENNON

John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940. John Lennon got his first guitar when he was a teenager he also taught himself to play. When he was 15 he started his own band with Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The name of Lennon’s band kept on changing it’s name and the name Beatles stayed.

PAUL MCCARTNEY

Paul was born on June 18, 1942. He learned how to play piano then he learned how to play the guitar. He joined John Lennon and George Harrison.He is the most popular Beatle, after he is Jhon Lennon

GEORGE HARRISON

George Harrison February 25, 1943. When he was 13 he learned how to play the guitar. He joined the Quarrymen (Lennon’s Band). George was considered the quiet Beatle.

RINGO STARR

Ringo Starr  July 7, 1940. Richard Starkey (Ringo) got his nickname for his love about rings. He joined the Beatles in the early 1960’s. He became the drummer for replacing Pete Best.

ABOUT THE BEATLES

The Beatles became very popular with John, Paul, and George on guitar and Ringo on the drums. Some of there greatest hits were: “Love me do”, “Hard days night”, “Twist and shout”, and “Help”.

           ♥ Love Me Do ♥

       ☻ Hard days night ☻

                                ♦ Help ♦

The break-up and deaths started after John Lennon started recording songs with his second wife. The Beatles had broken-up forever. John was shot in New York City in 1980 and George died in 2001 of cancer.

Popular influence:

Fashion:

-The "Bob" or the moptop hair.

Suits:

-The Beatles would occasionally wear black, and then later grey, Edwardian collarless suits. 

Drugs:

-Paul McCartney admitted to a reported that he have used LSD.

He was filmed talking about the responsibility of reporters to not print anything negative that could influence popular opinion.

The rutles:

-The rutles was a parody of The Beatles, created by Eric Iddle and Neil Innes

George Harrison would later produce Monty Phyton Films 

Top 10 Songs

-Help

-Love me do

-Hard Days night

-Hey Jude

-Yellow Submarine

-I want to hold your hand

-Let it be

-Obla Di Obla Da

-While my guitar gently weeps

-Yesterday