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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time [1] and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. [2]
- Ringo, Acting Naturally
- George's Contribution to The Band's Final Tour.
- Two Nations Separated by A Common Language
- Hearing Is Believing
- Beneath The Blue Suburban Skies
- Helping Anyone in Need
- 'Strawberry Fields Forever'
- Homage to Little Richard
- A "Disease" on Both Sides of The Pond
- Meet The Beatles
Vandals cut Ringo Starr's head off a topiary sculpture of the group in Liverpool, most likely because of the drummer's statements that he missed nothing about his hometown.
"If I Needed Someone" is the only George Harrison-penned song to be played live by The Beatles, appearing in the setlist of their 1966 tour.
U.S. music executives considered dubbing over the Fab Four in 1964's "A Hard Day's Night" with American actors. They were concerned audiences would be unable to understand their Liverpudlian accents.
Shirley Temple was the only celebrity to insist on hearing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" before giving the band permission to use her likeness on their album cover.
Fans were so relentless in stealing the "Penny Lane" street signs that Liverpool switched to painting the street name directly on buildings rather than replacing them.
The song "Doctor Robert" from the album "Revolver" was about celebrity physician Robert Freymann, who gave his patients B12 shots laced with amphetamines.
Yoko Ono had John Lennon's body cremated and ashes scattered in Central Park by their New York City apartment. The Strawberry Fields Memorial was erected there five years later.
The final song performed at the band's final concert on Aug. 29, 1966, was "Long Tall Sally," originally performed by Little Richard. The song had been a staple of their live repertoire since their days as The Quarrymen.
Music reporter Sandy Gardiner coined the term "Beatlemania" in The Ottawa Journal in November 1963, referring to the fan pandemonium as "a new disease ... (that) doctors are powerless to stop."
The band had its first British performance under the name "Beatles" on Dec. 17, 1960, at Liverpool's Casbah Coffee Club.
The Beatles, also referred to colloquially as the White Album, is the ninth studio album and only double album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. Featuring a plain white sleeve, the cover contains no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed.
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- Mark Beaumont
- ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ (‘Revolver’, 1966) It’s possible to trace the origins of most modern music, bar rap, back to The Beatles catalogue. But ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ was perhaps their most influential track of all.
- ‘A Day In The Life’ (‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, 1967) The internal universe exploded; the everyday made epic. Lennon’s ‘Sgt. Pepper…’ closer viewed a series of newspaper articles – about the death of Guinness heir Tara Browne and road repairs in Lancashire – through LSD specs and came out with a world-beating vision.
- ‘Hey Jude’ (single, 1968) Won’t somebody think of the children? Well, Paul did, composing The Beatles’ most rousing sing-along to comfort Julian Lennon over the break-up of his parents.
- ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ (single, 1967) Even at a time when The Beatles were crushing musical barriers at every session, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was among their most ground-breaking moments.
2 days ago · The Beatles were a British musical quartet of enduring popularity that dominated rock and roll music in the 1960s. The band’s immortal hit songs include ‘Please Please Me,’ ‘Help!,’ ‘Yesterday,’ ‘Yellow Submarine,’ ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,’ ‘Hey Jude,’ and ‘Let It Be.’
- James E. Miller
Past Masters is a two-disc compilation album set by the English rock band the Beatles. It was originally released as two separate volumes on 7 March 1988, as part of the first issue of the band's catalogue on compact disc . [10]
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