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The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are among the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed popular music bands in history, and their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s. The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time. In the United Kingdom, they released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial ...Read More >
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The Beatles were an English rock group from Liverpool. They are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in modern history, with innovative music, a cultural impact that helped define the 1960s and an enormous influence on popular music that is still felt today.
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Back in Liverpool in 1961, The Beatles begin to play at “The Cavern Club” a place for local bands to play. A local record shop owner Brian Epstein stops in to hear a luncheon show and shortly after offers to become their manager, which they quickly accept. In 1962, Epstein sets up an audition for them at Decca recordings, but they are rejected because according to Decca, “guitar groups are on the way out.” Shortly after this John receives the terrible news that his friend Stuart Sutcliffe died of an apparent brain hemorrhage at the age of 21, it is thought that it was a result of a beating he and John had endured back in Liverpool. On June 4th The Beatles sign with Parlophone Records a branch within EMI. On June 6th they began their first recording session at the EMI studios, later renamed Abbey Road Studios. Shortly after their first recording session, George Martin their producer feels they need a different drummer because Pete just isn’t all that good.
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The Beatles then signed with EMI's Parlophone label in early 1962. George Martin, who was at first unimpressed by the band's demos, fell in love with the band when he met them in person. Not only did he feel as though they had musical talent, but he felt that their wit and humor made them extremely "likeable." He did have a problem with Best ... whom he criticized for not be able to keep time. The Beatles let Best go, and immediately asked Starr, whom they had met and even performed with previously, to join the band permanently. Martin, unaware of this personnel change, hired session drummer Andy White to play drums on the Beatles' first studio session on September 11, 1962.
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Releasing album after album and motion pictures, The Beatles were indeed on top of the world. But in August 1969 Lennon announced that he wanted a divorce from the group, the band was finished. He insisted... that the break up remain quiet. It was kept hidden until April 10, 1970 when McCartney decided to formally dissolve the group. Many blamed the break up of the Beatles on Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney. Others felt that the Beatles had run their course, and it was just their time.
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In 1967 The Beatles release their most influential and groundbreaking album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” This album is thought to be by many the greatest album in history. It displayed the musical inventiveness of The Beatles as well as their lyrical genius. They ... perform on a globally televised special representing Britain and sing the song they wrote just for the program, “All You Need is Love” for an estimated audience of 350 million. The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at a lecture on transcendental meditation and begin to study and train with him. Shortly after this meeting, Brian Epstein is found dead of an apparent over dose of sleeping pills.
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