The Beatles
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The Beatles were a popular band who made music in the 1960s. The members of the band were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The band started in Liverpool in England.
The band became very popular all over the world, and they are one of the most influential bands in the history of music - that is, what they did made a big change in the way people make music now. Brian Epstein was their manager. George Martin produced most of their recordings. Almost all of their music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
They made thirteen albums and a number of films. They have sold over one billion (1,000,000,000) records, including albums and singles.
They stopped playing together in 1970, because the stress and the fame became too much for the band. They also grew apart as they got older, and they began to want to work with other people. 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 producer George Martin was in 1996. George Harrison died of cancer on November 29, 2001.
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[edit] 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 (White Album) (1968)
- Yellow Submarine (1969)
- Abbey Road (1969)
- Let It Be (1970)
[edit] 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)
They also sold many singles (45's). Some singles were combined into albums in North America, such as Yesterday and Today and Hey Jude.
[edit] Songs
Some of the Beatles most popular songs were:
- She Loves You
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand
- A Hard Day's Night
- Help!
- Yesterday
- Paperback Writer
- Yellow Submarine
- All You Need is Love
- Hey Jude
- Back in the U.S.S.R.
- Let it Be
- The Long and Winding Road
- Drive my Car
- Norwegian Wood
- I am the Walrus
[edit] 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
- Yellow Submarine, (1968) cartoon
- 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
| The Beatles |
|---|
| John Lennon | Paul McCartney | George Harrison | Ringo Starr Pete Best | Stuart Sutcliffe |
| Management and production |
| Brian Epstein | George Martin | Phil Spector | Abbey Road Studios |
| Other |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Yoko Ono |
