Who were The Beatles?

The Beatles, or the Fab Four, were one of the most famous bands in the history of pop music. The line-up: John Lennon (vocalist): born 9 October 194 , died ! "ecember 19! Paul McCartney (vocalist and guitarist): born 1! #une 194$ George Harrison (vocalist and guitarist): born $% February 194&, died $9 'o(ember $ 1 ingo !tarr (dru""er): born ) #uly 194

Where were they #ro"?

They were all from *i(erpool ori+inally. ,eor+e -arrison and .aul /c0artney too1 the same bus to school, and found out they had music and +uitars in common. 2n 19%3, .aul introduced ,eor+e to a band called the 4uarrymen which #ohn *ennon san+ in. ,eor+e was only 14 at the time and not old enou+h to 5oin the +roup. But a few times he filled in for the re+ular +uitarist and +radually became a member of the band. The 4uarrymen became The Beatles, performin+ re+ularly at the 0a(ern 0lub in *i(erpool, and within another four years the foursome became worldwide superstars.

hat was so s$ecial a%out the"?

6ome people thin1 they chan+ed the sound of pop music, because they were the first British band to write their own son+s and music. Before them, most bands and sin+ers had son+s written for them. They are also said to ha(e been the first real 7boy-band7 pin-ups. -ysterical fans followed them e(erywhere they performed and Beatle-mania ruled all o(er the world.

Would & 'now any o# their songs?

The Beatles recorded $14 son+s from 193$ to 19) . Their first 89 sin+le was *o(e /e "o:..6. 2 *o(e ;ou, released on % October 193$. They are also the only +roup in recordin+ history to ha(e $ son+s reach number one. Other famous son+s include: < -ard "ay=s 'i+ht -elp> ;esterday -ey #ude < *ittle

-elp From /y Friends .aperbac1 ?riter *ucy 2n The 61y ?ith "iamonds

But you=ll hear them in music from 199 s stars li1e Oasis, who see The Beatles as a bi+ influence on their sound. *iam ,alla+her e(en named his first son *ennon.

What else did they do?

?ell, apart from bein+ one of the most popular musicians in the world, they also made fi(e films. ( Hard )ay*s +ight, about the hysteria of Beatlemania Hel$,, in which @in+o inherits a ma+ic rin+ which an e(il +roup wants to steal Magical Mystery Tour, in which The Beatles and other actors tra(el the countryside on a bus -ellow !u%"arine, an animated fantasy set in .epperland which the Beatles ha(e to protect from the Blue /eanies who want to ta1e it o(er Let &t Be, documentary of the Beatles rehearsin+ and playin+ li(e.

When did they s$lit u$?

They split when .aul /c0artney said he was lea(in+ the band in <pril 19) and on &1 "ecember 19) , the band officially split. But it was not the end of The Beatles. Aach of them went on to ha(e (ery successful solo careers with .aul /c0artney, now 6ir .aul, still recordin+ and performin+. 6adly, on ! "ecember 19! , #ohn *ennon was +oin+ bac1 to his flat in 'ew ;or1 when he was shot dead by a fan who wanted him to auto+raph a record. 2n 1999 ,eor+e -arrison sur(i(ed a stabbin+ after an intruder bro1e into his house. But on $9 'o(ember $ 1, he died after a lon+ battle with cancer. But The Beatles= reputation as the most popular ori+inal boy band in the world will always be remembered.