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The Beatles:

• History• About musicians• Musical style and evolution• Legacy• Awards and recognition• Discography• Conclusion

The Beatles was one of the most famous rock band

in the world. In my opinion, The Beatles was a

perfect band, which had a very good music.

The Beatles was an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960 and one of the most

commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. From 1962 the

group consisted of: John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals) Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals) George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).

History:

The Beatles developed in Liverpool clubs, and their first recordings, "Love Me Do" (1962) and "Please, please Me" (1963), quickly made them Britain's top rock group.

Their early compositions were influenced by the American rock singers Chuck BERRY and Elvis PRESLEY, but they infused a hackneyed musical form with freshness, vitality, and wit.

The release of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964 marked the beginning of the phenomenon known as "Beatlemania" in the United States. The Beatles' first U.S. tour aroused a universal mob adulation.

Their concerts were scenes of mass worship, and their records sold in the millions.

John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician.

Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and an acerbic wit in his music, his writing, on film and at press conferences and interviews. He was controversial through his work as a peace activist and visual artist, along with his wife Yoko

Ono. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon enjoyed a commercially successful and critically acclaimed solo

career.

John Lennon:

After his "retirement" in 1975 to educate his son Sean Lennon

reemerged in 1980 with a comeback album, Double

Fantasy, but was murdered less than one month after its release.

The album won the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year and is Lennon's best-selling

studio album at three million shipments in the US.

Paul McCartney: Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18

June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist,

entrepreneur, record and film producer, poet, painter, and animal rights and peace activist.

McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles. McCartney and

Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships.

After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first

wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine.

McCartney released a large catalogue of McCartney released a large catalogue of songs as a solo singer and took part in songs as a solo singer and took part in projects to help international charities.projects to help international charities.

George Harrison: George Harrison, (25 February 1943 – 29

November 2001) was an English rock guitarist. Often referred to as "the quiet

Beatle". Following the band's breakup, he had a successful career as a solo artist and

also as a film and record producer. In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for Ringo Starr, as well as

songs for the Traveling.

Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the

mid 1960s.Besides being a musician, he

was also a record producer and co-founder of the production

company HandMade Fils. Harrison died of lung cancer in

2001.

Ringo Starr: Richard Starkey, (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo

Starr, is an English musician.When the band formed in 1960, Starr belonged to another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in 1962, taking over from Pete Best.Starr is the most documented

and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in

several Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other

movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles.He has also been featured in a

number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the children's television series

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

Originating as a skiffle group, The Beatles soon embraced 1950s rock and roll. The Beatles made innovative use of technology, treating the studio

as an instrument in itself.

Musical style and evolution:

Legacy:The Beatles' influence on popular culture was

immense. The Beatles' musical

innovations, as well as their commercial success, inspired

musicians worldwide

The Beatles changed the way people listened to popular

music and experienced its role in their lives. The group grew

up to be perceived by their young fans across the

industrialized world as the representatives, even the

embodiment, of ideals associated with cultural

transformation.

In 1965, Queen Elizabeth II appointed the four Beatles Members of the Order of the British Empire

(MBE).The Beatles film Let It Be (1970) won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The Beatles have received 7 Grammy Awards7 Grammy Awards They

have been awarded 6 Diamond albums, as well as 24 Multi-Platinum albums, 39 Platinum albums and 45 Gold albums in the United States, while in the UK

they have 4 Multi-Platinum albums, 4 Platinum albums, 8 Gold albums and 1 Silver album.

The group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the all-time top-selling Hot 100 artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary—The Beatles ranked number one.

Awards and recognition:

Please, please Me Please, please Me (1963)(1963)

With The Beatles With The Beatles (1963)(1963)

A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night (1964)(1964)

Beatles for Sale Beatles for Sale (1964)(1964)

Help! Help! (1965)(1965)

Rubber Soul Rubber Soul (1965)(1965)

Revolver Revolver (1966)(1966)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)(1967)

The Beatles (aka White Album) The Beatles (aka White Album) (1968)(1968)

Yellow Submarine Yellow Submarine (1969)(1969)

Abbey Road Abbey Road (1969)(1969)

Let It Be Let It Be (1970)(1970)

Discography:

The most famous band in the world, The Beatles changed the shape of popular music when they

arrived in the early 1960s.

To sum up, I would like to say, that The Beatles is my favuorite band, which has unusual music &

unreal style.

Conclusion: