You are on page 1of 4

Ringo Starr

Real name : Richard Storkey

Stage name : Ringo Starr

Birth Date : 7 july,1940

Birth Place : Liverpool

Instrument played : percussions, drums

Talents : musician , singer, actor, international pop icon

Personality : He is a good singer, he is an icon, he has a huge personality


although he was overshadowed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and he often
was underrated as a drummer.

Others :

He became a member of the group The Beatles when he replaced the original
drummer in 1962.

He would record at least one song on each studio album.

He wrote the vocals of Yellow Submarine

He was the first Beatles to score 7 consecutive top ten singles after the band
broke up.

Created the 3All-Starr band in the 1980s

Released an album in 2012

Recently , a Peace and love exhibition was organized as a tribute to his


career.

Paul McCartney

Real name / Stage name : Paul McCartney

Birth Date : June, 18th 1942

Birth Place : Liverpool

Married : Linda Eastman ( died from breast


cancer) ; Heather Mills ( costly divorce in
2008); Nancy Shevell

Instruments played : Guitar, battery

Talents : song writer , great singer ,good


musician, actor

He was the cuteBeatle

Others :

Most successful UK composer and artist

Wrote 70 songs on his own with the Beatles among which Yesterday , the most
covered song in Pop Music history

First member to release a solo album after the Beatles disbanded in 1970

Created a band : the Wings with his wife Linda .

In the 1990s : a planet was named in his honour. + was knighted by Elizabeth II

Inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame as a solo artist

Continues to tour and sell albums

John Lennon

Real name : John Winston

Stage name : John Lennon

Birth Date : 9th October 1940

Date of Death : He was shot down on


December 8 th, 1980 in NYC.

Birth Place : Liverpool

Marriages : Cynthia ( 1952-68 ) , Yoko Ono


( 1968)

Children : Julian ( Born 1953), Sean ( Born


1975)

Instruments played : He plays the guitar,


piano, banjo

Talents :
He was a good singer, musician, and he was an international icon too

He is referred to as the smart Beatle

Others

His parents separated and John was raised by his aunt . Yet he was devastated
when his mother was struck by a car and killed in 1958

Mischievous child who didnt fare particularly well in school but had artistic
talents.

1966 : his comment on the Beatles being more famous than Jesus set o a
controversy

Used music to bring attention to causes he supported such as in 1968 the


bed -in protest against the Vietnam war

Was seen as a threat by the Nixon administration

He was violent sometimes.He was a pacifist

He symbolizes peace movement and challenging authority.

You might also like