1. The Beatles were a legendary English rock band that took Americans by storm.
According to an article from Rolling Stone, “The Beatles’ first night in Hamburg, Aug. 17, 1960, was 20 years ago, to the day, since the Germans launched their first attack on Liverpool [England], when Nazi planes dropped bombs on the docks at Toxteth, Aug. 17, 1940. Rock and roll music was taken to Hamburg by the children of the survivors, to be heard in turn by children who’d outlived the Allies’ revenge blitz of 1943. Scorned by adult society as a force for evil and the work of the devil, black rhythm music out of America — and, before there, of course, out of Africa — was bringing harmony where once had been hatred” (Riley).
2. The Beatles began forming …show more content…
Subsequently, Lennon later invited to join his group (“The Beatles Biography”). By the year's end McCartney let George Harrison to join their group (at that time named Johnny and the Moondogs) in 1958 (“The Beatles Biography”). Two years later, an art-school friend of Lennon's, Stu Sutcliffe, became their bassist (“The Beatles Biography”). Ironically, Sutcliffe couldn't play the bass but had recently sold one of his paintings for a significant sum, which the group, now renamed the Silver Beetles (from which Silver was dropped a few months later, and Beetles amended to Beatles), used to buy newer equipment (“The Beatles Biography”). Nevertheless, Tommy Moore (their drummer) was replaced by Pete Best in August 1960 (“The Beatles Biography”). Once Best had joined, the band made its first of four trips to Hamburg, Germany (“The Beatles Biography”). A tragedy happened in July 1961 when Sutcliffe died from a brain blood loss (“The Beatles Biography”). Despite this tragedy, The Beatles continued playing regularly to packed houses at the Cavern when they were spotted on November 9 by Brian Epstein (“The Beatles Biography”). After two months, he became their manager
According to an article from Rolling Stone, “The Beatles’ first night in Hamburg, Aug. 17, 1960, was 20 years ago, to the day, since the Germans launched their first attack on Liverpool [England], when Nazi planes dropped bombs on the docks at Toxteth, Aug. 17, 1940. Rock and roll music was taken to Hamburg by the children of the survivors, to be heard in turn by children who’d outlived the Allies’ revenge blitz of 1943. Scorned by adult society as a force for evil and the work of the devil, black rhythm music out of America — and, before there, of course, out of Africa — was bringing harmony where once had been hatred” (Riley).
2. The Beatles began forming …show more content…
Subsequently, Lennon later invited to join his group (“The Beatles Biography”). By the year's end McCartney let George Harrison to join their group (at that time named Johnny and the Moondogs) in 1958 (“The Beatles Biography”). Two years later, an art-school friend of Lennon's, Stu Sutcliffe, became their bassist (“The Beatles Biography”). Ironically, Sutcliffe couldn't play the bass but had recently sold one of his paintings for a significant sum, which the group, now renamed the Silver Beetles (from which Silver was dropped a few months later, and Beetles amended to Beatles), used to buy newer equipment (“The Beatles Biography”). Nevertheless, Tommy Moore (their drummer) was replaced by Pete Best in August 1960 (“The Beatles Biography”). Once Best had joined, the band made its first of four trips to Hamburg, Germany (“The Beatles Biography”). A tragedy happened in July 1961 when Sutcliffe died from a brain blood loss (“The Beatles Biography”). Despite this tragedy, The Beatles continued playing regularly to packed houses at the Cavern when they were spotted on November 9 by Brian Epstein (“The Beatles Biography”). After two months, he became their manager