The Beatles by Oliver Castro

The Beatles

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Glossary

Liverpool: Liverpool is a maritime city Rock and Roll: A type of popular dance
in northwest England, where the River
Mersey meets the Irish Sea. music originating in the 1950s,
Band: In music, a musical ensemble or
band is a group of musicians that works characterized by a heavy beat and
together to perform music.
Music: Vocal or instrumental sounds (or simple melodies. Rock and roll was
both) combined in such a way as to
produce beauty of form, harmony, and usually played by an instrumentation of
expression of emotion.
guitar, bass, and drums.

Composer: A person who writes music,

especially as a professional occupation.

Tour: A journey from town to town to

fulfill engagements, as by a theatrical

company or an entertainer: to go on

tour; a concert tour. 2

Table of Contents My Favorite Song: Page 15

Members of The Beatles: Page 4
The History of the Beatles: Page 5-8
Who Did the Beatles Listen To?: Page 9
What Important Milestones did the Beatle
Achieve?: Page 10-11
The Beatles in the U.S: Page 12
Interesting Facts: Page 13
Who did the Beatles Influence?: Page 14

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John Lennon Ringo Starr

George Paul
Harrison McCartney

The Beatles
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The History of the Beatles

The Beatles are a band from Liverpool, England.
They formed in 1957. The members are: Paul
Mccartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and
George Harrison. These amazing musicians
made up the Beatles. Some would say one of
the greatest bands ever. Normally, John Lennon
played rhythm guitar and harmonica. Paul
McCartney played his bass.George Harrison
played lead on his guitar. Ringo Starr played on
his drums.

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The History of the Beatles

The main composers are John Lennon and
Paul McCartney which means that they
wrote most of the songs. The songs go
from serious to silly, like ‘we all live in a
yellow submarine, but people loved them
and would go crazy to listen and see the
Beatles. The Beatles where many things:
they were the most famous celebrities
during their time, the best songwriters of
their age, and some people believe the
best band of all time.

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The History of the Beatles

The Beatles were the most creative
band in pop and rock music. The
band impacted many young people,
they changed music. Did you know
that: The Beatles met when they
were in high school and played in a
small band the “Quarrymen”.

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The History of the Beatles

Sadly, the Beatles didn’t only have good
things happen to them. For example:
Ringo Starr has developed many illnesses
as a kid, like tuberculosis and apendicitis
where he had to stay quite some time in
the Hospital. Ringo Starr on top of that
was only cared by his mother as his father
left them at a very young age. John
Lennon also had some trouble because at
5 years old he had to choose between
living with his mother or father, which is a
very hard decision for a kid of that age.

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Who did the Beatles listen to?

The Beatles were inspired by other musicians
from a very young age. They already knew how
to play their instrument in high school. A lot of
great musicians from that time influenced the
Beatles like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little
Richard, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, the Everly
Brothers, Fats Domino.

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What Important milestones did the Beatles achieve?

#1 THEIR FIRST ALBUM TOPPED THE U.K. #6 THE BEATLES WON 10 GRAMMY
CHARTS FOR THIRTY WEEKS AWARDS

#2 11 OF THEIR FIRST 12 ALBUMS REACHED #7 THE BEATLES IS THE BEST-SELLING
NUMBER ONE ON THE NATIONAL CHARTS BAND IN HISTORY

#3 THE BEATLES EXPANDED ROCK MUSIC #8 THEY WERE INCLUDED IN TIME’S LIST
WITH THEIR INNOVATIONS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF
TWENTIETH CENTURY

#9 THEY USED THEIR INFLUENCE TO

#4 SGT. PEPPER’S WAS RANKED THE IMPACT SEVERAL PROMINENT

MOVEMENTS
GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME BY ROLLING

The Beatles were icons of the 1960s counterculture

STONES MAGAZINE and they contributed significantly in various social and

political movements such as women’s liberation, gay

#5 THE FAB FOUR WON AN OSCAR FOR THE liberation, and environmentalism.

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The Beatles in the U.S

The Beatles had a difficult journey for success in
the U.S. Here is an anecdote (life experience) of
the Beatles that shows the difficulty: "We felt
very insecure," Ringo Starr told CBS, "because
the previous summer, George Harrison came to
America. We were on Vee-Jay and Swan
Records then, and we couldn't sell a record. He
was going in to record shops, and asking: 'Have
you got any Beatles records?' And they were
saying no. When he came back, he said: 'Oh,
it's going to be tough. They don't know us over
there.” In the beginning they had some problems
in the U.S but after they still got popular.

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Interesting Facts 8. None of the Beatles could read music. They could
play the guitar, piano, and drums and write lyrics, but
1. Ringo Starr’s real name is Richard Starkey they never learned to read music.
2. The first lyrics to “Yesterday” were
9. John Lennon was murdered in December 1980, and
“scrambled eggs.” George Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001. Paul
3. “Michelle” was inspired by Paul’s favorite McCartney and Ringo Starr are still alive and still
perform music.
technique for picking up girls at parties.
4. John grew up near a place called 10. Sadly they broke up in 1970, John Lennon wanted
to leave because of “Personal differences, business
Strawberry Fields in Liverpool. (Strawberry differences, musical differences” what also contributed
Fields is a popular Beatles song). was the death of their manager.
5. As of 2012, the Beatles have sold over 2
billion albums
6. The last album recorded by the Beatles
was Abbey Road. The last song released
was Let It Be.
7. John Lennon was dyslexic and legally

blind.

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Who did the Beatles Inspire

1. For one I, the author got influenced by the
Beatles, they inspired me to try new
instruments and play music. They also
inspired me to play their amazing songs.

2. Along with other bands the Beatles
inspired thousands of men to wear pop
art-themed clothes. In the late 1960s, the
adoption of Nehru jackets and other
Indian-style clothing was highly influential
on Western fashion.

3. They also inspired musicians like: Billy
Joel, the Beach Boys and Nirvana.

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My Favorite songs

I am a big fan of the Beatles and love a lot of
their songs, here are some of them:

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Bibliography

https://www.factretriever.com/beatles-facts

https://www.smoothradio.com/news/ringo-starr-sir-paul-mccartney-still-great-fri
ends/

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4oHEx-r6rZwJ:http
s://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/top-11-musicians-influenced-by-the-beatles-
50th-anniversary/+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ni

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_the_Beatles

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