The Beatles
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The Beatles were a rock and roll band in the 1960s. They were from Liverpool, England. The members of the band were John Lennon (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, keyboards), George Harrison (lead guitar, sitar) and Ringo Starr (drums, percussion).
The band became very popular all over the world, and they had many hit records. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, they are the best-selling band of all time, and have sold over one billion records, including albums and singles. Their music remains important, even though it was made many years ago. Musicians today perform cover versions of their songs, and people everywhere still listen to their music.
Brian Epstein was their manager. George Martin produced most of their recordings. Almost all of their music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
The Beatles made thirteen albums and twenty-six singles together. They also started their own record label, Apple Records. They made two movies, A Hard Day's Night and Help!, where they appeared as actors. Later they made Magical Mystery Tour, a television special. Yellow Submarine was a cartoon movie based on their music. Let It Be showed them working on a new album.
The band stopped playing together in 1970, because the stress and the fame became too much for them. They also grew apart as they got older, and wanted to work with others. All four members started their own solo careers.
John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980, but the other three Beatles got together in the 1990s to make two new records. They used demo recordings of two John Lennon songs, and added their own new parts, so all four members could appear on the songs. The songs were "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love". Paul McCartney was knighted in 1997, as was producer George Martin in 1996. George Harrison died of cancer on November 29, 2001.
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[change] Albums
- Please Please Me (1963)
- With the Beatles (1963)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- Beatles for Sale (1964)
- Help! (1965)
- Rubber Soul (1965)
- Revolver (1966)
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
- Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (Double EP)
- The Beatles (better known as the "White Album") (1968)
- Yellow Submarine (1969)
- Abbey Road (1969)
- Let It Be (1970)
[change] Compilations
- The Beatles 1962-1966 and The Beatles 1967-1970 (1973)
- Rock and Roll Music (1976)
- Love Songs (1978)
- Rarities (1980)
- Reel Music (1982)
- 20 Greatest Hits (1983)
- Past Masters (1987, two volumes)
- The Beatles Anthology (1995, three volumes)
- The Beatles: 1 (2000)
- Love (2006)
They also sold many singles (45's). Some singles were combined into albums in North America, such as Yesterday... and Today and Hey Jude.
[change] Songs
Some of the Beatles's most popular songs are:
- "From Me To You"
- "She Loves You"
- "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
- "A Hard Day's Night"
- "Help!"
- "Yesterday"
- "In My Life"
- "Paperback Writer"
- "Yellow Submarine"
- "All You Need is Love"
- "Hey Jude"
- "Strawberry Fields Forever"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R."
- "Revolution"
- "Let It Be"
- "The Long and Winding Road"
- "Eleanor Rigby"
- "Norwegian Wood"
- "I Am The Walrus"
- "Something"
- "Here Comes The Sun"
[change] Movies
- A Hard Day's Night (1964), directed by Richard Lester, co-starred Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington, John Junkin, Lionel Blair, Victor Spinetti, and Derek Nimmo
- Help! (1965), directed by Lester, co-starred Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti and Roy Kinnear
- Magical Mystery Tour (1967), hour-long TV special, with Ivor Cutler and Jessie Robins
- Let It Be (1970), documentary film about the making of the album of same name; producer George Martin and road manager Mal Evans appear briefly on camera, as do Yoko Ono and Heather McCartney
[change] References
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| The Beatles |
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| John Lennon | Paul McCartney | George Harrison | Ringo Starr Pete Best | Stuart Sutcliffe |
| Management and production |
| Brian Epstein | Allen Klein | George Martin | Phil Spector | Abbey Road Studios | Apple Corps | Capitol Records |
| Albums |
| Please Please Me | With The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | Beatles for Sale | Help! | Rubber Soul | Revolver | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Magical Mystery Tour | The Beatles | Yellow Submarine | Abbey Road | Let It Be |
| Related articles |
| Apple Records | Badfinger | Mal Evans | Bill Harry | Mary Hopkin | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | Heather McCartney | Linda McCartney | Mersey Beat | Yoko Ono | Peter Shotton | Zak Starkey |
