The Beatles The Beatles are known as the greatest and most influential band of the rock era. They were part of the British Invasion, and took the world by storm with their records. Despite how long it has been since The Beatles were together, they are still remembered and admired by millions of people. There is much history of this band that changed the music world.
The band originally consisted of bassist and vocalist Paul McCartney, guitarist and vocalist John Lennon, lead guitarist and vocalist George Harrison, drummer Pete Best, and bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. In the summer of 1957, Paul McCartney and John Lennon met in Liverpool, they were both teenagers. (Internet Movie Database 1). Paul was astonished by John’s skills on acoustic guitar, and was invited soon after to join John’s group called The Quarrymen (Internet Movie …show more content…
This resulted in the band no longer wanting to perform live, for the hysteria was at an extreme. Beatlemania lasted from the early sixties to after the band’s breakup in the early seventies. The enthusiasm for The Beatles was quite exciting for them in the beginning, but it eventually became evanescent. Although Beatlemania was already taking place in Great Britain, The Beatles still had to manage to get the United States to join in the enthusiasm over them. (About Education 1). A special appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show is what sparked Beatlemania in America. “Despite already having achieved one number-one hit in the U.S and had been greeted by 5,000 screaming fans when they arrived at the New York airport, it was the Beatles’ February 9, 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that ensured Beatlemania in America” (About Education 1). After having appeared on the show, the band was extremely popular in America. In the year 1966, they began to grow tired of their popularity. The band “decided to end their touring and solely record albums” (About Education
The band originally consisted of bassist and vocalist Paul McCartney, guitarist and vocalist John Lennon, lead guitarist and vocalist George Harrison, drummer Pete Best, and bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. In the summer of 1957, Paul McCartney and John Lennon met in Liverpool, they were both teenagers. (Internet Movie Database 1). Paul was astonished by John’s skills on acoustic guitar, and was invited soon after to join John’s group called The Quarrymen (Internet Movie …show more content…
This resulted in the band no longer wanting to perform live, for the hysteria was at an extreme. Beatlemania lasted from the early sixties to after the band’s breakup in the early seventies. The enthusiasm for The Beatles was quite exciting for them in the beginning, but it eventually became evanescent. Although Beatlemania was already taking place in Great Britain, The Beatles still had to manage to get the United States to join in the enthusiasm over them. (About Education 1). A special appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show is what sparked Beatlemania in America. “Despite already having achieved one number-one hit in the U.S and had been greeted by 5,000 screaming fans when they arrived at the New York airport, it was the Beatles’ February 9, 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that ensured Beatlemania in America” (About Education 1). After having appeared on the show, the band was extremely popular in America. In the year 1966, they began to grow tired of their popularity. The band “decided to end their touring and solely record albums” (About Education