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Sir George Henry Martin
George Henry Martin is born to Henry and Beatrice Martin. http://www.musictech.net/2016/03/sir-george-martin-1926-2016/
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Starkey
Also popularly known as "Ringo Starr", Richard Starkey was born in Dingle, Liverpool, England to Elsie and Richard Starkey. Image: https://www.pinterest.com/fashionpetty/ringo/ -
Lennon
John Winston Lennon is born to Julia and Alfred Lennon in Liverpool, England. Named after his Grandfather, John "Jack" Lennon and Prime Minister: Winston Churchill. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/john-lennon/biography -
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Life Of Lennon
The Life of John Lennon was short lived, but a legacy that lives on through his lyrics. -
McCartney
Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool to Patricia and (Absent father, due to his firefighting career) James "Jim" McCartney. Image: http://www.dfiles.me/paul-mccartney-young-color.html -
Harrison
The youngest born of four children to Harold Hargreaves Harrison and his wife Louise Harrison, in Liverpool, England. Image: https://www.pinterest.com/stellamaris1166/george-harrison/ -
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Life Of Harrison
In comparison to John Lennon, George Harrison was the "underrated" Beatle in the group. Considering that majority of his ideas were turned down, and his songs typically ended up on B-Sides of their LP's. "Something" being a single from "Abbey Road" proved that Harrison had talent after all. Thus, like John Lennon, his legacy lives through his lyrics. -
"The Black Jackets" or "Quarrymen" ?
Sixteen year old, John Lennon, forms the duo (with Paul McCartney) briefly named: "The Black Jacket's" before realizing that a local band had already taken the name. Then changing their name to the Quarrymen. A friend of McCartney, George Harrison, only came to watch the band and then auditioned for John Lennon. Impressed, but disappointed by George's young age, he declines his talent for entry. Although, persistent as George was (and will be later on) he was then joined as lead guitarist. -
Johnny and the Moondogs
The three split up in the winter of 1959, and thus John Lennon began to focus on his studies at the Liverpool College of Art. They kept in touch, however, by mailing each other and billing one another by their name "Johnny and the Moondogs". They would still play at places where a drummer was, in fact, available. -
"Beatals" are formed.
Stuart Sutcliffe, a friend of John Lennon, joins the band and changes the name to "Beatals" as tribute to Buddy Holly and The Crickets. That is until the end of spring in which they created the name "Silver Beatles" to make it a bit presentable. -
George Martin takes The Beatles
After changing their name to The Beatles, they audition for Decca Records but are turned down. Seeing that they believed "guitar bands are on the way out". They sign for Parlophone later that year, by George Martin, who was offered the opportunity from a fellow friend/producer. George Martin, believing these boys were the next biggest band, takes on the project. -
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The Beatles Era
Between 1962 up until early 1970, The Beatles were an influential rock band of their time (and of all time) that changed the history of music with their style and even creativity that kept them ahead of the game. They were a band beyond their time that influenced American/European Culture speaking of political, social, and even nonsense within each of their songs, never loosing their ability to display their sophisticated ideas to their audience. -
Ringo Starr joins the band
After being signed on, The Beatles brand new Manager, Brian Epstein, fires drummer Pete Best and hires Ringo Starr to take his place. -
Love Me Do
The studio releases The Beatles first single, "Love Me Do". This becomes a smash hit. Epstein buys 10,000 copies to ensure it's placed somewhere in the top 20. Image: https://neonmoderntimes.wordpress.com/tag/love-me-do/ -
Please Please Me recorded!
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The Beatles second Single is a Smash Hit!
Releasing the popular number one single in the UK as: Please Please Me led to their 10-hour session in the studio for the recording of their first album. Image: http://beatles.wikia.com/wiki/Please_Please_Me_(song) -
Please Please Me
Within just a day of recording, the well-rushed album was released on March 22nd 1963. The Beatles release their first album, Please Please Me. Image: http://www.thebeatles.com/album/please-please-me -
Cheap Seats and
Weeks after the band appears on the TV show Sunday Night at the London Palladium, it's later they perform at the Royal Variety Show for Queen Elizabeth II. This is the occasion of Lennon's famous quote: "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? -The others, if you could just rattle your jewellery?" -
With The Beatles
The release of their second album, With The Beatles. Image:http://www.thebeatles.com/album/beatles -
The Beatles in America
A recorded 73 million people watched The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in which the band performed the hit songs: "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," and "I Saw Her Standing There". A few days later, The BEatles performed in Washington D.C., in where they played their first live perfomance in America at the Washington Coliseum. The following day they perform in NYC. Their album reaching the top of the charts for the next eleven weeks. -
A Hard Days Night
A Hard Day's Night, directed by Richard Lester, premieres in London. The film is considered (and is factually) a fictional day in the life of the "Fab Four". Thus, an album of the film's music is released three days later, consisting of all of Lennon and McCartney's works! This started their second tour across America and the Beatlemania. Image: http://aboutthebeatles.com/a-hard-days-night-lp -
The Beatles For Sale
The Beatles For Sale album is released in the UK, making an instant success for the band! Image: http://www.thebeatles.com/album/beatles-sale -
HELP!
The second film from the Beatles, Help!, is released as a James Bond Spoof. It Premieres in London. Following a soundtrack (just a week later of release) by the same title. Image: http://www.thebeatles.com/album/help -
Rubber Soul
WIth the curiosity of different instruments, and breaking the rules a bit, The Beatles were back in the studio recording...
Thus, Rubber Soul is released within the UK leading the charts as number one.
Three days later, it released in the US (on December 6th), spending the Billboard's top album for at least six weeks. Image: http://www.thebeatles.com/album/rubber-soul -
Revolver
In 1966, the Beatles laid on an all-time-low. After the "Bigger than Jesus" comment John Lennon stated to the press, people in the US begin to burn their albums in the streets.
Still, The beatles released Revolver in the UK, going straight to number one on the chart. By August 12th, John apologizes for his remark... Image: http://www.thebeatles.com/album/revolver -
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
After a crazy 700-hour studio recording, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released, reaching to the top of the charts yet again. There it stayed for the next twenty-seven weeks as the number one album. Image: https://andrewhickey.info/2010/01/01/the-beatles-mono-reviews-9-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band/ -
Love is all you need.
The band performs "All You Need Is Love" on live television during the show "Our World"; the first ever satellite streaming of a live television show. This program was broadcasted live around the world with nearly 400million people watching! http://retrovintagemodstyle.blogspot.com/2010/12/beatles-love-is-all-you-need-on.html -
Beginning of the End
Their Manager, Brian Epstein, is found dead in his home following an accidental sleeping pill overdose. Therefore, The Beatles returned to London for the funeral.
It was later that John claimed that this signalled the beginning of the end for The Beatles and their work. Image: http://woodstockwhisperer.info/2016/08/27/brian-epstein-dies/ -
The Magical Mystery Tour
Just the day after Christmas, The Beatles released their follow up album to Sgt. Pepper's Loney Hearts Club Band.
Magical Mystery Tour in the US, going straight to the Billboard's number one- yet again. Image: http://www.thebeatles.com/search?title=Magical+Mystery -
The Rooftop Performance that broke the hearts of their fans.
Although they were not the first to perform on the rooftop, the Beatles perform their last performance on the rooftop as their last official time they ever play live. Image: http://www.thebtls.co.uk/tbcomprooftopcon.htm
Further reading on some interesting facts about their performance:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-famous-rooftop-concert-15-things-you-didnt-know-20160129 -
Yellow Submarine
Although The Beatles completely hated cartoons of them, they figured that this would be the end of movie contracts so they even wrote up a few songs to help push the movie forward. After seeing the finished product, and being impressed by it, they agreed to even be in a small live action art of the film!
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The Beatles: The White Album
After a period of meditation and songwriting in India, The Beatles release their experimental album, later known as The White Album in which was marking the coming of their end. Although, in the words of Ringo Starr, it made him feel more like a band, their work was going in different directions. Their very first double LP released on their fifth anniversary of their second debut album, With The Beatles. Still reaching the top of the charts through the winter. -
Yellow Submarine Album
Yellow Submarine Album is released. Image: http://gryllus.net/Blender/Lessons/Lesson01.html -
John and Yoko
John Lennon and Yoko Ono are married. John takes the last name of "Ono" with his. HE told reporters later that his entire name and hers together was 9 "O's" and that nine was his favorite number. Image: http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/most-popular/12-things-you-didnt-know-about-john-and-yokos-relationship/ -
Abbey Road
Alas, Abbey Road is the last to be recorded, but not the last to be released. After a successful studio recording, George Martin produced their last album. Abbey Road entered British album charts at number one that October and stayed there for a total of 17 of its 81 weeks. Here in the US, it spent 11 weeks at #1 during its initial chart stay of 83 weeks! John Lennon announces that he is leaving, some point before or after the album release. Image: http://www.thebeatles.com/album/abbey-road -
Get Back/Let It Be
The Original Album title, Get Back, was recorded well before the release or recording of Abbey Road. A few songs were recorded in front of a live audience, and was meant to be one of their last Television premieres. In honor, the album was then studio mixed and released as what we know it today: Let It Be.The album cover representing that of a coffin. Reaching number one, yet again. https://www.airlineintl.com/product/acme-beatles-let-it-be-rollerball-pen-and-card-case-limited-edition-set -
"Let It Be" Documentary
Let It Be, the documentary, premieres in London. All the while, none of The Beatles attend... Image: https://beatlesblogger.com/tag/let-it-be/ -
Lennon is Shot and Killed outside of his apartment building.
On December 8, 1980, in Manhattan, New York City, NY, John Lennon is shot with a .38-caliber revolver by David Chapman in the back four times- killing him. His reason? None at all! He claims he just wanted tot kill famous people, and when his opportunity came, he did it. -
The Death of Harrison
George Harrison unfortunately passes away from Lung Cancer.
