The Beatles

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The Beatles

• What do you know about the 1960s pop group The
  Beatles?

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The Beatles
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In 1956 John Lennon formed The Quarry Menin
Liverpool with his friend Stuart Sutcliffe.
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In July 1957 The Quarry Men performed at St.
Peter's Church Garden Fete. John met Paul
McCartney.
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In February 1959 The Quarry Men played at the
Wilson Hall in Liverpool, and George Harrison
decided to join them.
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The Quarry Men changed their name to The Silver
Beetles and in 1960 Pete Best became their
drummer. The band's line-up was now John,
Paul,George, Pete and Stuart Sutcliffe.
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The Beatles in 1960 when they were performing in
Hamburg.
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Unfortunately Stuart Sutcliffe died in 1962 just
before the Beatles became famous after playing in
The Cavern Club.
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The Beatles were rejected by several record
labels before being accepted by a small label
Parlophone. This was all arranged by their
manager Brian Epstein.
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Also in 1962, Pete Best was replaced as drummer
by Ringo Starr.
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They released their first single Love Me Do at
the end of 1962 and their first album Please
Please Me early in 1963.
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Over the next few years Beatlemania took over
Britain. After playing in the USA, Beatlemania
took over America as well.
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All through the 60s The Beatles were successful,
releasing records and films, but by 1969 they
were beginning to have arguments and they wanted
to go their own ways.
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From 1971 onwards, the band didnt record
together and in 1975, the Beatles were legally
disbanded.
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John Lennonwas shot and died in December 1980
outside his flat in New York.
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George Harrisondied from cancer in November 2001.
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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starrstill occasionally
tour and record music.
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We are going to listen to some tracks from
Help! which was released by The Beatles in
1965. Please fill in the appraisal sheet
when we listen to the song for the second time.