The Beatles were a famous rock band from Liverpool, Britain consisting of four members: Paul McCartney on bass, Ringo Starr on drums, George Harrison on guitar, and John Lennon on guitar and vocals. They formed in the late 1950s and gained recognition in Britain in the early 1960s through frequent performances in clubs. Their popularity skyrocketed internationally following the success of songs like "She Loves You" in 1963. Their arrival in the United States in the 1960s sparked unprecedented fan frenzy known as "Beatlemania".

1. The Beatles

2. Prior Knowledge
Where are they from?
How many musicians are in the band?
How many of their songs can we name?
Anything else about them?

3. The Beatles are a famous Rock
band from Liverpool, Britain.
The City of Liverpool is here:
(Liverpool Skyline)

4. History of The Beatles
•The Beatles formed the band we now know between 1957-1960
-In the beginning they rotated quite a few musicians
in and out of the band. At one point they had a
particularly difficult time finding a drummer.
•The Beatles lineup as we know it is:
Paul McCartney = Bass
Ringo Starr = Drums
George Harrison = Guitar
John Lennon = Guitar/Vocals

5. History of The Beatles
As the Beatles played more and more shows and
clubs they became more and more recognized in
Britain.
The Beatles first contract stated that they would receive
one penny per single sold. This was a lousy contract even
for that time period.
Serious music critics began to take note of this up and
coming band around 1963.

6. Beatlemania
•As their popularity skyrocketed in the UK, radio stations caught
wind of this up and coming band. The first radio station to play
The Beatles was in Chicago.
•The song that really took off in the United States in the beginning
was the song “She Loves You”
•The first time that The Beatles came to the United States the
airport radioed ahead to the plane to inform them that there was
a crowd of 3,000 screaming fans waiting them….something that had
never happened before.

8. Ringo Starr
•Born with the name Richard Starkey
•Drummer for The Beatles

9. Paul McCartney
•Bass Player for The Beatles

10. George Harrison

11. John Lennon