1. Lucy Pratt 12u 09/10/17
Fact-file for The Beatles
Name:
Members’ names: JohnLennon,Paul McCartney,RingoStarr,George Harrison
Age (when band formed- finished): ////theymeetintheirlate teens.
Active: 1960-1970
Genre of music: rock, pop
Their image/ style: range of styles popular with
youth all-over Europe
Their record label: apple records/EMI
How did they get signed?:theywere recognisedby
the label due totheirrise inmoneytheygotfrom small gigsinthe cavern in Liverpool whichleadto
themgettingBrianEpsteinastheirnewmanagerwhothenwenton tofindthe Beatlesa records
label.Theywere rejectedbyeverymajorrecordlabel inthe UK,suchas: Columbia,Philips,oriole,
Decca, Pye etc.There firstalbumwasrecordedat AbbyRoad studio.
What did they do before they were signed?: Paul McCartneyandJohnLennonwere teenagers
whentheyfirstmetandPaul had a band whichhe invitedJohntojoin- The Quarrymen.George
Harrisonjointhe band shortlyafterand theyplayedsmall gigsata club calledThe Casbah.They
were thenjoinedbyavocalist,StuartSutcliffe anddrummerPeterBest(whose motherownthe
club).The bandwentthroughseveral namesandsome nicknames;nameswere- The Quarrymen,
Johnnyandthe Mood Dogs,and the silverBeatles.Nicknamesincluded- The Fabfour.JohnLennon
thoughtup theirfinal name- the Beatles- amix of Beatand Beetles.Theywereeventuallyjoinedby
RingoStarr whoplayedpreviouslyforaband namedRoryStorm and the Hurricanes.The band’sfirst
studioworkwasafter theirfirsttourof Germany;theywere the backingbandfora studiorecording
of the singerTonySheridan.However,the creditslistedthe band’sname waslistedasThe Beat
Brothers.
Target audience: originallywrote forateenage girl audience asinthe 1960s there wasa large
percentage of teenagersastheywere the generationbornshortlyafterWorldWar2.
Awards and recognitions:
Table- awards and nominations (Wikipedia- list of awards and
nominations received by the Beatles)
Award wins Nominations
American music
awards
0 1
Brit awards 4 4
Grammy awards 11 28
Ivor Nevelloawards 15 21
NME awards 17 17
Worldmusic awards 3 3
( Some of my informationwasfoundon http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1397313/bio)
