From being turned down at Capitol Records, to being number one on the British charts for six months, to eventually frequently performing sold out shows, the Beatles became a rock icon for thousands of people. Throughout the span of 13 years, the Beatles released 12 studio albums, 13 extended plays (Eps), and 22 singles, all while touring and balancing a hectic schedule. The Beatles, consisting of four talented young men, formed in Liverpool England in 1956. They quickly became exceedingly popular despite struggling to get a record label in the beginning of their career.
Paul McCartney was one of the lead singers of the Beatles, and he played bass guitar. He wrote several songs for the band, such as, Yesterday, Hey Jude, and Let it Be. The song Let it Be was inspired by his mother who passed away when Paul was only 14 years old. After the band broke up in 1970, Paul went on to a solo career and later formed a band by the name of Wings, which won two Grammy Awards. After a friend and former member of the Beatles was murdered, and Paul’s wife passed away from cancer, Paul decided to stop touring until 1989. In the 90’s, Paul collaborated with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, and started working with former band members George Harrison and Ringo Starr on a documentary series called The Beatles Anthology.
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Although he wasn’t as popular as the rest of his band mates during his time in the band, he opened up with songwriting when he went solo. He was a skilled guitarist and was influential as a band member in the Beatles. On November 29, 2001, George Harrison died of cancer at the age of 58. The Harrison family said “He left this world as he lived it, conscious of God, fearless of death, and at peace, surrounded by family and friends” (beatlesnumber9.com). Harrison’s death left McCartney and Starr as the only Beatles
Secondly, in Revolver, George Harrison proves himself musically. He is usually the least active of the four. Harrison showed he is equally as talented as Lennon and McCartney. Harrison wrote “Taxman” which was about the British tax system (enter source here). This was one of the popular songs on Revolver. Another great song that Harrison wrote was “I Want To Tell You” which explained his difficulty explaining his feelings and expressing himself (enter source here). The next song Harrison wrote was “Love You To” which was the first Beatles song that was based on Indian music (enter source here). George Harrison really proved himself to be an excellent songwriter on Revolver.
Before researching, I already knew a lot about the Beatles. I knew that the band was made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They started the famous "British Invasion" of the 1960's on American pop/rock music, and they started a craze that
http://cfaonline.asu.edu/beatles E-mail preferred: mus354 beatles@mainex1.asu.edu The Beatles • John Hannon – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, song writer • Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, song writer • George Harrison – (Jazz), vocals, lead guitar, song writer (“something”) • Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) – vocals, drums • Left-handed: Paul and Ringo Paul is a perfectionist Ringo – short, more like human being, oldest, older than John by 3 month 4 stage career – • 1958-1963 – formative, U.K. hits 62-63: “ Please please me”, “Love me do” 63: “She loves you, yeah yeah yeah”, “I want to hold your hand” • 1964-1965 – U.S. and World tours, pop hits • 1966-1968 – psychedelic sound and concept albums
George Harold Harrison, being the youngest Beatle, born February 25, 1943. He had Three siblings, two brothers Harold Jr., Peter, and Louise. Harold the father being a bus driver for a local school and the mother Louise a housewife. Georges interest in playing the guitar came slowly to him. For just three pounds his mother purchased Harrison’s first guitar. Teaching himself how to play, George would stay up all night until his fingertips bled. The young George Harrison attended Dovendale Primary school. Being two grades behind John Lennon, then attending a Liverpool institute, one grade behind Paul McCartney. Having music and guitar in common with each other George and Paul began to be friends, riding the same bus to school every morning.
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Everybody knows who the Beatles are --John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr-- but many people are unaware of just how long they were together and improving before even coming to the United States. For the sake of brevity, we will start in 1960 (3 years after Lennon and McCartney began playing together [48]). The Beatles consisted of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, then-drummer Pete Best, and then-bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. They were a mere high school band at that point, until they were invited to play at clubs in Hamburg, Germany (48). They would arrive in Hamburg, stay in hotels and play in clubs every night. Here is the real kicker though; between 60’ and the end of 62’, they went there 5 times. First, playing 106 nights. Next, 92 times. After that, 48 times. 90 hours of performing went into their last two gigs in Hamburg. That adds up to 270 performances in a little over 18 months. When their first major success came, they had performed live approximately twelve hundred times
According to John: “I knew we were finished” as soon as he heard the news.” This shows their manager meant a lot to them and his death was devistating.Paul took over when Brian died and that caused John and George to get angry at him.According to (http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/04/why-did-the-beatles-split-up/
Harrison and Starr also went on to do solo albums. Ringo also starred in some
By the time the Beatles ended with Paul McCartney's announcement that he was leaving the group in 1970, Starr pursued a solo career instead of finding a new group to work with like most drummers did when there was a disband. In this moment he thought band would be better if the three others had continued to play, but disband was quite a shock. Starr had a strong bonding with members in group, he was not ready to move on with another band; even though the Beatles had some conflictions, overall they were best friends
Is Paul McCartney dead? That is the question. Paul McCartney, the bassist for the Beatles, continues today to do amazing live performances, make public appearances, and inspire thousands of people with his music, however is this face of Paul actually him? A theory exists that Paul McCartney passes away in a tragic car accident back in 1966, before Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was organized. Some “Beatlemaniacs” struggle with this “Paul is Dead” theory to this day.
Gaining some popularity with a few hit singles, the Beatles slowly started their climb to the top. It wasn 't until they
Even so, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the surviving members of the group, still remain musically active. George Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001, and John Lennon, the lead singer of the group with Paul McCartney, was shot and killed in 1980
3. Paul McCartney is a world famous singer-songwriter and musician, most famous as a member of the iconic pop-rock band The Beatles along with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. After The Beatles, he formed, and was the frontman for, the band Wings.
The Beatles are known to many as one of the greatest bands of all time. Their music has
The formation of The Beatles is a long, complicated story that many do not know of. The story of The Beatles started in 1957. John Lennon, who was sixteen at the time, formed a skiffle group with several of