2. 9th
John Lennon th
October 1940 – 8 December 1980
• Started up the Beatles playing guitar and
mouth-organ
• Seen as one of the most accomplished
songwriters of the 20th century
• One of the main two songwriters in The
Beatles
• Singer, rhythm guitarist and pianist in the
band
• Honourable songwriting credit: All You Need
is Love
Lennon’s Rickenbacker,
used in the early 1960s

3. Paul June 1942 - Present
18
McCartney
th
• Seen as one of the most accomplished
songwriters of the 20th century
• Left handed bass player within the Beatles
and regarded as one of the best bass players
of all time
• Lead singer, often given credit for his range
• The second of the main two songwriters in
the Beatles
• Still a recording artist and touring performer
to this day, at the age of 69
• Honourable songwriting credit: Hey Jude
McCartney’s Hofner bass, used
throughout his career

4. George –Harrison
th th
25 February 1943 29 November 2001
• Helped introduce Indian culture to the
Western world in the 1960s
• Lead guitar player in the band, regarded as
one of the best guitar players in classic rock
• An occasional songwriter within the group,
came to his forte when the band split and
wrote several solo hits
• Was a lead singer in the band
• Was still a recording artist when battling
cancer and near-death, at the age of 58
• Honourable songwriting credit: Here Comes
the Sun
Harrison’s custom Rocky-Fender
Used from 1967 - 2001

5. Ringo Starr
th
7 July 1940 - Present
• Drummer in the Beatles, replacing Pete Best
in the early 60s before the band was famous
• Wrote two songs for the group in their time
together, and had one solo hit
• Lennon and McCartney wrote several songs
for Starr to sing
• Was a very occasional lead singer for the
band
• Still tours to this day
• Honourable songwriting credit: Octopus’s
Garden Starr’s Ludwig drum kit,
Used from 1963-1969

6. References
• Let it Be album cover - The cover art copyright belongs to the
record label, Apple, and was taken from The Beatles USB Box Set,
2009
• The Beatles logo is text and is in the public domain. Originally
designed by Erwin Ross
• ‘Young Beatles’ photos by United Press International 1964, in the
public domain
• Lennon photo by Jack Mitchell, 1980
• McCartney photo by Oli Gill, 2010
• Starr photo by ‘Tine 63’, public domain, 2007
• Harrison photo from http://www.newprophecy.net
• Instrument pictures from http://www.thebeatles.com