The Beatles

Lennon struggled in school and was frequently known for causing a ruckus in class. John Lennon later focused on making music and began a band. The Liverpool localities would soon be international as part of the “Beatles” the “most influential act of the rock era” (Magness). Post Beatles Lennon went on to use music to promote peace and love. Although John Lennon struggled in his personal life with horrid drug abuse and domestic violence, Lennon’s optimistic wife,Yoko Ono, led him to leave an…

Col Joye and Johnny O’Keefe vamping up the nation. I know we’ve all heard of the Beatles right? Most likely your grandmothers boyband of choice, yet we still know them today. This is because in 1964, the Beatles were ripping up the charts, dominating Australia with their British influence. The Beatles made quite an impact on society and created such a phenomenon that their music created Beatle-mania worldwide. The Beatles were lucky, as most bands didn’t survive the 60’s, an example would be the…

These four men “literally” changed the world we live in today. Their music is still being played till this day. If a band can still do that, they have done something right. The Beatles are made out of four men. John Lennon (Oct 9 1940 – Dec 9 1980) Paul McCartney (Jun 18 1942), George Harrison (Feb 23 1943 – Nov 29 2001), and Richard Starkey (Jul 7 1940) all hailed from the great city of Liverpool. The band originally started as The Quarrymen. They were a local founded by John and his friends.…

The Beatles started out as a vocal group called the Quarrymen. John Lennon formed this group when he was in high school. Each member of the Beatles joined this vocal group besides Ringo Starr. They soon became known as the Beatles in 1960. They were discovered by Brian Epstein in 1961. Brian Epstein became a their official manager. He secured a contract with EMI records. Two members of the Beatles left. The two people who left are Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe who was replaced by Ringo…

five Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent of Hollywood’s Oscars, after its release and became Spain’s nomination for the category of Best Foreign Film at the 2015 Academy Awards and for good reason. With a meaningful message and an ode to the effect The Beatles had on the world, accompanied with the images of the sun drenched, warm Andalusian landscape and an award winning music score written by Pat Metheny, the film “is both a farewell to an era of repression and a welcome to a new age, capturing he…

To begin with, if the beatles would’ve stayed together, Lennon wouldn’t have been able to talk about world peace in his own sense, he wouldn’t of inspired so many people, he wouldn’t have had made as big of an impact on society as he did. Another reason was that the band was…

Show” because they had every type of talent on the show. “The Ed Sullivan Show” was popular ever since the first show. Ed Sullivan is best known for entertaining people through his variety show, where he introduced people like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Martin and Jerry Lewis. Ed Graduated from high school in New York City although he grew up in Port Chester, New York, after graduation he worked for many New York News Papers. Ed started out as a sports reporter in the 1920s as a quickly…

ELO, The second Beatles ELO or Electric Light Orchestra’s music is known by the way they were able to emulate the Beatles music proving an outlet for people who crave the sound of the Beatles. They were harassed by England’s media for replicating the Beatles sound, though are praised everywhere else as an ambitious band able to live up to the Beatles reputation. ELO, to others were not just a band copying the Beatles. They are a second Beatles that encourage people to look within their memories…

Politcs, and Spirtuality” was an intriguing article about the Beatles and the influence drugs played on their musical career. The impact the drugs, particularly LSD and Marijuana, greatly impacted the music the Beatle produced during their era of usage. This article talked how the drugs let the musicians expand their minds beyond the normal world view, thus allowing them to open their creativity in their musical performances. Since the Beatles were not introduced to drugs until they met Bob…

think about moments or people the defines 1970’s they think of music, hippies, Vietnam war, and the war on peace. Ultimately we begin to see bright colors, peace movements and new music such as rock, punk rock and disco and music artists such as The Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson and Jackson 5. All in which were, and still are huge icons in the music industry. According to Classic70’s.com this type of “feel good” music inspired people to have parties that revolved around people dressing like…