An Ending Note “Best-selling band in the history of pop music‚ six Diamond albums‚ twenty-four multi-Platinum albums‚ thirty-nine Platinum albums‚ forty-five Gold albums‚ seven Grammys‚ fifteen Novellos‚ one Academy Award‚ ...” the list goes on and on (Weinstein). Accomplishments of this sort were no great feat for The Beatles. They were a great band to say the least‚ but ultimately they were regular people weathered from their years of being in the spot light. The ending of the Beatles was inevitable
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of the most influential musicians to ever live. The early years of the Beatles may possibly have been the most important era in modern music history‚ as they formed the group that would influence and change rock music forever. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met in mid-1957 and soon began playing music together.
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Springsteen. In the opinion many‚ the greatest songwriters of all time are that of John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles. To be a great songwriter‚ one would need to produce several songs that not only relate to people on a number of different levels; but sell thousands of records and are remembered for years to come. The Beatles did this with Yesterday‚ Hey Jude‚ Let it Be and Help. McCartney and Lennon are perfect examples of singer songwriters‚ they wrote their own material and performed
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immense influence on both culture and popular ideology? The answer is their music. The Beatles achieved their success and status through their music‚ but the key to their music was the greatness that is the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. In the beginning‚ The Beatles were primarily influenced by black music. According to Ian MacDonald‚ “the influence on them of black singers‚ instrumentalist‚ songwriters‚ and producers was‚ as they never failed to admit in their interviews‚ fundamental
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performance goers‚ and always left them wanting more. The Beatles consisted of four very talented musicians‚ including Ringo Starr‚ George Harrison‚ Paul McCartney‚ and the band’s founder‚ John Lennon. Lennon is the original Beatle‚ but when he formed his first church band that would later be known as the Beatles‚ they called themselves The Quarrymen. John and Paul were the only two
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Give Peace A Chance John Lennon & Paul McCartney Two‚ one two three four Ev’rybody’s talking about Bagism‚ Shagism‚ Dragism‚ Madism‚ Ragism‚ Tagism This-ism‚ that-ism‚ is-m‚ is-m‚ is-m. All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance C’mon Ev’rybody’s talking about Ministers‚ Sinisters‚ Banisters and canisters Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes‚ And bye bye‚ bye byes. All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give
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When discussing the Beatles‚ most people first think of the music written by Paul McCartney‚ or John Lennon. Often forgot is George Harrison‚ whose impact on the musical world is still seen today. George Harrison is an English multi-instrumental musician/songwriter‚ most well known for being lead guitarist in the Beatles. His greatest legacy in terms of his music career was his additions to the “Great Sitar Explosion”‚ where a plethora of American and British music was flooded with Indian sounds
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1960‚ the rock band‚ the Beatles‚ was formed in Liverpool‚ England. The group spend most of their time playing in Hamburg‚ Germany. The Beatles originally consisted of singers Paul McCartney‚ John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ along with bassist Stu Sutcliffe‚ and drummer Pete Best. After Sutcliffe and Best departed‚ McCartney took over the base and Ringo Starr took on drums. All four members contributed vocals‚ but Lennon and McCartney’s singing and song writing partnership stood out. In 1966‚ controversy
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from Liverpool ultimately affected the course of pop culture and music in America‚ beginning with their 1964 visit. Each member was born in the midst of World War II; John Lennon and Ringo Starr in 1940‚ Paul McCartney in 1942‚ and George Harrison‚ the youngest of the group‚ in 1943. John‚ Paul‚ George‚ and Ringo were working-class guys with no formal music education. Yet their music were changing the world. The birth of Beatlemania was in 1964 and influenced America and the world to fall in love
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John Lennon the founder of Beatles band that was influential in the popular music like no other. The entry of Elvis Presley’s into the rock music inspired John Lennon to form a group by the named the Quarry Men. On July 6‚ 1957‚ Lennon met Paul McCartney and invited him to join his team. The two went on to become best of friends by forming one of the most successful partnerships in music history (Shields). The first recording of the group was “That’ll be the Day.” The Beatles group came to birth
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