The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1957 and active until 1970. They were composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The Beatles produced innovative music and had massive commercial success, selling over a billion records worldwide. After their breakup, the members pursued solo careers but occasionally collaborated on later projects.
6. . They are known at a competition in
Manchester, as Johnny & The
Moondogs. They would later change it
to The Silver Beatles and finally The
Beatles
7. . They perform around
Liverpool, in a Merseybeat
style, with Rock And Roll
influences. The five-month
tour booked in Hamburg
arrives, with Pete Best
recruited as drummer
Stuart Sutcliffe decides
to leave the band and
stay in Hamburg, where
he dies
8. .
Brian Epstein his manager, who came to be considered the fifth Beatle.
Thanks to him they are signed by EMI, incorporating Ringo Starr in the
group, replacing Best, before releasing their first single Love Me Do. This
first single was already very well received, and the next one, Please Please
Me
10. It is estimated that they have sold
more than a billion records around
the world.
Wanna Hold Your Hand, within a month,
was number one in the United States
quickly publishing their previous singles. In
these years, they filmed two movies, A
Hard Day's Night and Help!, with their
respective vinyl albums and Beatles For
Sale and Rubber Soul are released, at that
time they are in full activity, with the world
surrendered to their music.
11. in 1966 Revolver was released, which
meant a turning point in the Beatles'
career, since their next work was the first
"concept album" in history, Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band, released in
1967, with a clear turn of the group
towards Psychedelia and Flower-Power.
George Martin, his producer, channeling
the newexperiencias.
.
In that same year, his usual
manager, the fifth Beatle, Brian
Epstein, died unexpectedly.
12. THE UNION BETWEEN THE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
CRACKS. IN 1968 THEY SET UP THEIR OWN LABEL, APPLE
RECORDS, WHICH ENDED MONTHS LATER WITH SERIOUS
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. THE SWAN SONG CAME IN 1970, WITH
LET IT BE, PRODUCED BY PHIL SPECTOR, ENDING THEIR CAREER
TOGETHER WITH EVEN LEGAL DISPUTES, WITH A FEUD
BETWEEN MCCARTNEY AND LENNON.
ALL OF ITS MEMBERS PURSUED SOLO CAREERS.
13. Ringo Starr was the first of the four
to record solo. His next project was
called Goodnight Vienna, reaching
rock bottom in 1983 with Old Wave.
Another facet of his during these
years has been that of an actor, in
some films.
In the mid-eighties, happily married to
the actress Barbara Bach, he has
dedicated himself to tasks as a
narrator for documentary series,
without completely abandoning the
world of music.
14. .George Harrison his career is varied and peculiar. His first solo release in
1968, when editing the Wonderwall project. His first big success comes with
the triple album All Things Must Pass. His interest in Eastern cultures leads
him to promote the "Concert For Bangladesh" in New York, with the
participation of the likes of Bob Dylan, his ex-partner Ringo Starr, and Billy
Preston. This concert was embodied in a triple vinyl and in a film, raising ten
million dollars. Already in the eighties, he devoted much of his efforts to his
film company, Hand Made Films. On November 30, 2001, he died after
losing his fight against cancer.
15. . Shaved Fish, in 1975, a
compilation of greatest hits, the
last album before his death, in
that year he decides to take a
break from concerts, to return to
the studio, and record Double
Fantasy. On December 8, 1980,
he died as a result of the
gunshots
john Lennon started his solo career, he
played live, with a band called Plastic
Ono Band. Imagine, it quickly becomes
a classic, with songs like Power To The
People, committed and controversial.
He also publishes Walls And Bridges,
with even better fortune, and performs
at an Elton concert.
John, in what would be his last
appearance on stage
16. .
Paul McCartney his first solo work,
McCartney. Wings would form at the end of
1971. Start a national tour. The year 1972
ran into justice for drug possession and the
following year began with a new single
called Hi Hi Hi, for incitement to drug use.
In December they publish the famous Band
On The Run, being number one. In 1977,
Mull Of Kintyre, the best-selling single in
the UK. Paul receives the award for best
composer
Wonderful Christmastime, is published in
1980. Shortly after, he is imprisoned for
possession of marijuana. Another hit for
Paul as a duet with Stevie Wonder, he also
collaborates with Michael Jackson. Success
is immediate thanks to the single Hope Of
Deliverance. His subsequent projects show
a mature Paul, also busy with parallel
hobbies, such as being a DJ and announcer
for programs with music content.
17. . Despite everything, the four from Liverpool continued to collaborate with
each other, with the exception of Lennon and McCartney. The theme Free
As A
Bird, a song included in the first of a trilogy of albums called Anthology, and
which has managed to bring together the three survivors and John,
surpassing sales of almost nine million copies in just one week. Despite
Lennon not being physically present, the Beatles have reunited thanks to
the magic of technology. In March 1996 a second volume, The Beatles
Anthology Volume 2, was published, with the same approaches as the first,
although without reaching such a commercial impact as with the first.
18. The Liverpool quartet has
been the most famous
Pop music group of this
century, and has come to
sell more records than
any other
performer set o
formación.
