Biography of the Beatles

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Though John Lennon was assassinated more than 25 years ago, a tribute is due to the greatest music band ever. The Beatles came from Liverpool, England. Nicknamed "The Fab Four", the members of this band were the guitarist and singer John Lennon (1940-1980), the bassist Paul McCartney (1942), the guitarist George Harrison (1943-2001), and the drummer Richard Starkey, Ringo Starr (1940). George Martin was the producer of all of The Beatles' recordings, except for the album ?Let it Be'. The group disbanded in 1970 in the middle of many troubles. Thirty-five years later, in 2005, the American entertainment industry magazine Variety named them the most iconic performers of the 20th century. Indeed, the Beatles maybe are the only credible myth of the passed century.

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[...] The first songs of the band were Love Me Do, Please Please Me. Then came an album. It immediately had a huge success in Great Britain : this was the beginning of the Beatlemania. From 1962 to 1965, the Beatles perform all over the world even in the United States (John Lennon will even declare that The Beatles are more popular then Jesus They trust the first places in the hits with songs such as She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, and Twist and Shout or Can't Buy Me Love. [...]

[...] This period especially affected George Harrison (cf. the song My sweet lord he will song alone, after the band's dislocation). The album Sergeant Pepper's was released in 1967. It is still considered by many as the best album ever recorded in the history of music. For sure, it is one of the most innovating: for example, in order to create the song Being for the Benefit of Mister Kite, the Beatles took pieces of music that they put them in a random order. [...]

[...] The death of Brian Epstein in 1967 also troubled them a lot. Furthermore, numerous arguments between the members of the band occurred, especially between Mac Cartney and Lennon, John being more and more influenced by his wife, Yoko Ono. Finally the decision by Allen Klein, their new producer, to edit Let it Be before Mac Cartney's first single album was taken against the will of the latter. That's why in 1970, he announced that he would leave the group. The band decided to separate: each singer continued his career alone, with more or less success. [...]

[...] Conclusion The Beatles have let an incomparable musical heir in various domains such as rockn'roll, soul, blues, jazz, r'n'b, even hard rock (Helter Skelter) and can be considered as the founders of what is now called pop music. Apart from their incredible musical career, they also have shot a certain number of movies, like A Hard Day's Night, Help! or Magical Mystery Tour. Indicative bibliography - The Beatles: The Biography. By Bob Spitz, Broché Editions - Maximum Beatles : the unauthorised biography of the Beatles: the full story with interviews + free mini-poster. Audio book by Alan Clayson; Chrome Dreams Editions, 2003. [...]

[...] The group disbanded in 1970 in the middle of many troubles. Thirty-five years later, in 2005, the American entertainment industry magazine Variety named them the most iconic performers of the 20thcentury. Indeed, the Beatles maybe are the only credible myth of the passed century. I Formation of the band and success Paul Mac Cartney and John Lennon met in 1957. They then met George Harrison and Pete Best in 1960: the four men formed a band, the Quarrymen. They performed in Liverpool clubs, especially in the cavern Club, but with little success. [...]