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Beatles and Beach Boys
This document provides an overview of the Beatles including their formation in 1961, members, signing with EMI and Capitol Records, films, why they were successful, their musical evolution from early covers to more complex songs in later years, and their final live performance in 1967 though the band continued recording until 1970. It also briefly discusses the Beach Boys as a foremost example of the California sound that predated the British Invasion and had a similar musical development and commercial success to the Beatles.
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- 2. Beatlemania The Beatles – formed1961 by John Lennon (1940-1980) – Paul McCartney (b.1942) – George Harrison (1943-2001) – Ringo Starr (b. 1940)
- 3. Beatlemania • Signed byEMI in England, then by Capitol for US in 1963 – Mass marketing campaign for the US market, culminating with first US appearances, 1964 – Feature Films: • A Hard Day’s Night (1964) • Help! (1965) • Yellow Submarine (1968)
- 4. Why the Beatles? •First major act in rock’n’roll from outside the US to have success on the American charts • Blend of several popular sounds • Clean cut image • Core constituency • Enormous marketing campaign
- 5. Music of TheBeatles • Early recordings: – “Long Tall Sally” (Little Richard Cover) – “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (Ed Sullivan Show, Lennon/McCartney, 1964) • Later, more complex work: – “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” (Lennon, 1965) – “Eleanor Rigby,” (Lennon/McCartney, 1966) – “Strawberry Fields Forever,” (Lennon/McCartney, 1967) • Final Live Performance: August 1967 • Band Continued until December 1970
- 6. The Beach Boys •Foremost example of the California sound, pre-British Invasion – Surf culture – Clean-cut image – Sound often derivative of Chuck Berry • Led by Brian Wilson, became the best-selling American group of the 1960s – Lead singer, songwriter and producer – Album Pet Sounds (1966) was a major spur to The Beatles
- 7. The Beach Boys •Notice the same kind of development as the Beatles – “Surfin’ USA,” 1963 – “Good Vibrations,”1966 • After the 60s: – “My Solution,” 1970 – “Kokomo,” 1988 (Their last big hit) • What would have happened to the Beatles by the 1990s?
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- #3 Signed by EMI in England, then by Capitol for US in 1963 Mass marketing campaign for the US market, culminating with first US appearances, 1964 Feature Films: A Hard Day’s Night (1964) Help! (1965) Yellow Submarine (1968)
- #4 Signed by EMI in England, then by Capitol for US in 1963 Mass marketing campaign for the US market, culminating with first US appearances, 1964 Feature Films: A Hard Day’s Night (1964) Help! (1965) Yellow Submarine (1968)
- #5 First major act in rock’n’roll from outside the US to have success on the American charts Blend of several popular sounds of the era Rhythm and Blues Surf music Teenage symphonies Doo-wop Clean cut image made rock’n’roll “safer” Compare to role of Paul Whiteman for jazz Core constituency was girls age 11-16 Enormous marketing campaign
- #8 Foremost example of the California sound, pre-British Invasion Surf culture Clean-cut image Sound often derivative of Chuck Berry Led by Brian Wilson, became the best-selling American group of the 1960s Lead singer, songwriter and producer Similar values to Phil Spector Album Pet Sounds (1966) was a major spur to The Beatles Examples: “Surfin’ USA,” 1963 “Good Vibrations,”1966