The Beatles were a highly influential rock band formed in the 1960s in Liverpool, England. They were comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They gained popularity playing small gigs in Liverpool clubs until they were signed by record label EMI in 1962. They went on to become the best-selling band of all time and had a profound impact on popular culture and music. They inspired thousands of young musicians to form their own bands and helped launch the era of rock music dominating popular music. Their changing styles also influenced fashion trends and sparked popularity for musical instruments like the Rickenbacker guitar.

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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)

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How did the Beatlesimpact popular culture?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_impact_of_the_Beatles
The Beatle were inspiringchangestothe musicindustryastheywere writingtheirownmusicandat
the time artistsand bandshiredsongwriters.Thisinspirationthreatened professional songwriter’s
jobsas more and more artistswantedto write theirownmusic.
The Beatlesalsoinfluencedthe youth.“evidence suggeststhousands –if not hundredsof thousands
or evenmore – youngmusiciansacrossthe country formedbandsandproceededtoplay." They
were inspiringthe younggenerationwithmusicanditwasveryquickand clearas “"Withinweeksof
that, youcoulddrive throughliterallyanyneighbourhoodinGainesville andyouwouldhearthe
strainsof garage bandsplaying...I meaneverywhere.AndI'dsaybya yearfromthat time,
Gainesville probablyhad50 bands."”
“George Harrisonwas the personto owna Rickenbacker360/12, a
guitar” whichhe used “duringthe recordingof A Hard Day's Night
(1964)” Thissparkedup popularityforthe guitarwhich ledtoother
musiciansinotherbandssuchas ‘the EverlyBrothers’andthe
Searchers’lovingthe soundandusingitwithintheirsongs.These
bands“laidthe foundationsforjangle popinthe late 1950s to mid-
1960s”
“With the rise of the Beatlesin1963, the termsMerseysoundand
Merseybeatwere appliedtobandsandsingersfromLiverpool,and
thiswas the firsttime inBritishpopmusicthat a soundand a
locationwere linkedtogether.”
“Progressive rock(orart rock) grewoutof the classically-minded
strainsof British psychedelia. In1966, the level of social andartisticcorrespondence amongBritish
and Americanrockmusiciansdramaticallyacceleratedforbandslikethe Beatles,the BeachBoysand
the Byrds whofusedelementsof cultivatedmusicwiththe vernaculartraditionsof rock.”
“The Beatleswere the firstentertainmentactto stage a large stadiumconcert.”Thisishugely
significantforthe musicindustryandmusicculture aswhole asnow stadiumconcertsare a part of
musicperformancesand rise inpopularityinartistsandbands.
“The Beatlesstyle changesthroughoutthe yearsstartingoff in
all blackmatchingsuitsto goingcompletelypatternedin
paisleyclothingtowearingplainwhite tshirtsall styleswere
verypopularwiththeirfansandThe 4 were mostcertainly
trendsetters.”“Because of the immense popularityof the
Beatles,the haircutwaswidelyimitatedworldwidebetween
1964 and 1966. Theirhair-style ledtoymanufacturerstobegin
producingreal-hairandplastic"Beatle Wigs”.”The Beatles
bootswere alsoa trend-setterandare now knownas ‘Beatle
boots’
Thisis a videothattalksabouttheirhistory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZSHsJjsh-
Y&safe=true

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