The Beatles

The Beatles to this day are one of the most famous and popular rock 'n

roll groups in the world. The Beatles include George Harrison, John

Lennon(1940-1980), Paul McCartney, and Richard Starkey(Ringo Starr). All of

the Beatles where born and raised in Liverpool, England. John Lennon was

considered the leader of the band. George Harrison was the lead guitarist.

John Lennon was a song writer, one of the two lead singers, and rhythm

guitarist. Paul McCartney was a song writer, one of the two lead singers,

and a bassist. Ringo Starr played the drums.

John Lennon's first band was called the Quarrymen (named after his High

School). None of the three Beatles were in this band. Paul joined the

group in 1957 and Harrison joined in 1958. They played with bass guitarist

Sut Sutcliffe, and Pete Best, a drummer. Sutcliffe left in 1961 and Ringo

Starr joined the band. Pete Best was asked to leave the band on April 16,

1962. He was considered the Beatles undisputed sex symbol. The Beatles

were discovered on November 9, 1961 by Brian Epstein, a manager of a record

store in Liverpool as well as an x British Army soldier.

The Beatles first two song were "Love Me Do" and "Please, Please Me."

The Beatles starred in two movies, "A Hard Days Night," and "Help." They

also had their own full length cartoon called "Yellow Submarine." The movie

"A Hard Days Night" earned 1.3 million dollars in its first week. The

Beatles early music was influenced by singers Chuck Berry and Elvis

Presley.

In November of 1963 the Beatles performed in front of the Queen of

England. This was an incredible honor. By the end of 1963 the Beatles were

the biggest music group in England. The Beatles came to New York City for

the first time in 1964. They were an instant success. A couple of weeks

later after their New York appearance, the five best selling records were

by the Beatles. They became world famous by the end of 1964. Also in 1964

the song "I Want To Hold Your Hand" marked