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TheBeatles

TheimpactoftheBeatlesuponpopularmusiccannotbeoverstated;they

revolutionizedthemusicindustryandtouchedthelivesofallwhoheardthemindeep

gontheshoresonFebruary7,1964,theyliterally

stoodtheworldofpopcultureonitshead,ttingthemusicalagendaforthe

tles'buoyantmelodies,playfulpersonalitiesand

mop-toppedcharismawerejustthetonicneededbyanationleftreelingbythe

nlessassassinationofitsyoungpresident,y,barelytwomonths

ultstypicallygiventoscorningrockandrollasworthless"kid'sstuff"

wereforcedtoconcedethattherewassubstanceintheirmusicandquick-witted

texaggeration,theytransfixedandtransformedthe

worldasweknewit,usheringinademographicshiftinwhichyouthculture

asrtivelytookoverfromitsstodgyEinhower-eraforbears.

ThelongjourneyresultinginthemobscenethatgreetedtheBeatles'arrivalat

sofgroups,includingthe

QuarrymenandtheJohnnyandtheMoondogs,variouslyincludedLiverpool

nativesJohnLennon,hythm

ctionconsistingofbassistStuSutcliffe(anartstudentwithgreatlooksandscant

musicalability)anddrummerPeteBest,thegroupassumedthename"theBeatles."

Thegroupbecameafixtureontherough-and-tumblebarsceneinHamburg,Germany,

wheretheirfive-t-a-nightmarathonshelpedmoldthemintoatightperformingunit.

Theirearlyrepertoireconsistedofwell-chonrockandrollandrhythm&blues

covers,l1961,

ocalsceneintheir

hometownofLiverpool,thegrouplandedalunchtimeresidencyataclubcalledthe

Cavern,wheretheywerediscoveredbyalocalrecordmerchantandentrepreneur,

BrianEpstein,whobecametheirmanagerinDecember1961.

Epsteinhelpedpolishthegroup'sappearance,dressingthemindappercollarless

eingrejected

byDeccaRecordsfollowingaJanuary1962audition,theBeatlessignedwith

EMI-ParlophonethatApril,st,

RingoStarr(bornRichardStarkey),who'dbeendrummingwithRoryStormandthe

Hurricanes,up'sfirstsingle,"LoveMe

Do/ou,"ntyinOctober1962,buttheir

next45,"PleaPleaMe,"formallyignitedBeatlemaniaintheirhomeland,

ollowedbyfourconcutivechart-topping

Britishsingles,issuedthroughout1963:"FromMetoYou,""SheLovesYou,""I

WanttoHoldYourHand,""Can'tBuyMeLove."TheyconqueredtheU.K.,even

inducingaclassicalmusiccriticfromtheLondonSundayTimestodeclarethem"the

greatestcomporssinceBeethoven."Thegroup'ssuccesswasbadaroundthe

Lennon/McCartneysongwritingpartnership,Harrison'sguitar-playingprowess,and

Starr'samiabledispositionandartfulsimplicityasadrummer.

TheBeatles'conquestofAmericaearlyin1964launchedtheBritishInvasion,as

Four's

"IWanttoHoldYourHand,"releadon

CapitolRecords,EMI'uberanttrackwasfollowedby

theweekofApril4,

1964,theBeatlestarecordthatislikelynevertobebrokenwhentheyoccupiedall

fiveofthetoppositionsonBillboard'sTopPopSingleschart,with"Can'tBuyMe

Love"opularitysoaredstillfurtherwiththerelea

oftheirplayfullyanarchicdocumentaryfilm,AHardDay'sNight,inAugust1964.

Whenallwassaidanddone,theBeatlescharted20NumberOnesinglesinthe

States-anumberevengreaterthanrunner-upElvisPresley'

suchfeatsofsalesandairplayalone,theBeatlescanunassailablyberegardedasthe

irsignificanceasabandextendsbeyond

tles'legacy

asaconcertattraction,duringtheirharriedpassagefromnightclubstobaball

stadiums,isdistinguishedprimarilybythedeafeningscreamsoffemalefans

overcomebythegroup'uently,theBeatlesbegantoindulge

theircreativeenergiesinthestudio,layeringsoundsandcraftingsongsinawayno

ultsincludedsuchmusicallyexpansiveandlyrically

sophisticatedalbumsasRubberSoul(1965)andRevolver(1966).Forvariousreasons,

rangingfromsafetyconcernstofrustrationthatnoonecouldhearorwaslistening,the

BeatlesretiredfromtouringafteraSanFranciscoconcertonAugust29,1966.

Tenmonthslater,'sLonelyHeartsClubBand,an

albumthathasalmostuniversallybeencitedasthecreativeapotheosisofrockand

roll,awatershedeventinwhichrockbecame"riousart"withoutlosingitsnof

humor(ornoftheabsurd).Realizingthebandmembers'collectiveambitions

tookfourmonthsandallthetechnicalwilesofproducerGeorgeMartin.A

completelylf-containedalbummeanttobeplayedandexperiencedfromstartto

finish,

album'sheadyartisticreachfurthercementedthenotionofaviablecounterculturein

whowasaliveinthesummerof

1967canrememberthepleasantshockofhearingitandthereverberationsitnt

outwardintotheworldofrockandrollandbeyond.

,theBeatlesbegantosplinterinwaysthatwere,at

first,uenteventsincludedthe

deathofmanagerEpsteinduetoanoverdoofsleepingpills;thereleaoftheTV

filmMagicalMysteryTour,whichearnedtheBeatlessomeoftheirfirstnegative

reviews;atriptoIndiatomeditatewithMaharishiMaheshYogi,aboutwhomLennon

wrotethescabrousputdown"SexySadie";andthelaunchinginJanuary1968of

AppleCorps,Ltd.,adisastrouslymismanagedentertainmentempirethathelpedbring

downtheBeatlesamidatangledmazeofmoneymatters.

ThroughallthechaoticeventsofthelateSixties,theBeatlesmanagedtoretain

edinAugust1968,thesingle"Hey

Jude"/"Revolution"tles(1968),a

double-LPpopularlyreferredtoas"theWhiteAlbum,"waslikeaprismthatfound

umand

filmLetItBe,recordedin1969butshelveduntil1970,esntiallydocumentedthe

Beatles'dissolutionandbreakupamidinternalsquabblesandtheprenceofJohn

Lennon'snewmate,Beatlescametogetherandexitedonahigh

note,unitinginthesummerof1969torecordtheirswansong,AbbeyRoad.

OnApril10,1970,PaulMcCartneyannouncedhisdeparturefromtheBeatles,

houttheSeventies,fanshopedforan

eventualreunion,whilethegroupmemberspursuedsolocareerswithvaryingdegrees

opeswereforeverdashedbythemurder

ofJohnLennoninNewYorkCityonDecember8,1980.

July7,1940

RingoStarrwasborn.

October9,1940

JohnLennonisbornatOxfordStreetMaternityHospitalinLiverpool,England,to

JuliaStanleyandAlfredLennon.

June18,1942

JamesPaulMcCartneyisborninLiverpool,England.

February25,1943

GeorgeHarrisonwasborn.

1956

Julia,JohnLennon'smother,

incessantplayingpromptsJohn'sAuntMimitosay,"Theguitar'sallverywellasa

hobby,John,butyou'llnevermakealivingoutofit."Johnformshisfirstgroup,the

Quarrymen.

July6,1957

JohnLennonmeetsPaulMcCartneyattheWooltonParishChurchinLiverpool

duringaperformancebyJohn'dbyPaul'sabilityto

tuneaguitarandbyhisknowledgeofsonglyrics,Johnaskshimtojointhegroup.

February1,1958

PaulMcCartneyintroducesGeorgeHarrisontotheQuarrymenatabamentteen

joinsthegroup.

August1,1960

TheBeatlesmaketheirdebutinHamburg,WestGermany,withStuSutcliffeonbass

andPeteBestondrums.

January1,1961

TheBeatlesmaketheirdebutattheCavernClubinLiverpool.

November1,1961

signs

acontracttomanagethem.

March7,1962

TheBeatlesmaketheirradiodebutperformingthreesongs,includingRoyOrbison's

"DreamBaby,"ontheBBC.

April10,1962

StuSutcliffediesofabrainhemorrhage.

June1,1962

TheBeatlesauditionforGeorgeMartinatParlophone/esto

signthegroup,months,Richard"Ringo"

Starkeyjoinsthegroup.

SEPTEMBER4-11,1962

TheBeatlesrecordtheirfirstssionsatEMIStudiosinLondon,withGeorge

Martinasproducer.

December1,1963

"IWanttoHoldYourHand,"theBeatles'firstAmericansingle,isreleadbyCapitol

Records.

January26,1964

IWantToHoldYourHand(TheBeatles)wasahit.

February7,1964

TheBeatlesarriveinAmerica

February9,1964

TheBeatlesmaketheirfirstappearanceon'TheEdSullivanShow'.

February11,1964

theColiuminWashington,D.C.

March15,1964

SheLovesYou(TheBeatles)wasahit.

March29,1964

Can'tBuyMeLove(TheBeatles)wasahit.

April4,1964

Thetopfiveslotsonthe'Billboard'chartareheldbytheBeatles,afeatneverbefore

orsincematched.

May24,1964

LoveMeDo(TheBeatles)wasahit.

July6,1964

TheworldpremiereofTheBeatles''AHardDay'sNight'takesplaceinLondon.

July26,1964

AHardDay'sNight(TheBeatles)wasahit.

August14,1964

TheBeatlescutLittleWillieJohn's"LeaveMyKittenAlone"atEMIStudiosin

edforalbum'BeatlesForSale'('Beatles'65'intheUS),itwasleftoff

andremainedunreleaduntil'Anthology1'in1995.

1964

TheBeatlesrelea"ThisBoy"fromtheirfirstAmericanalbum'MeettheBeatles'.

December20,1964

IFeelFine(TheBeatles)wasahit.

March7,1965

EightDaysaWeek(TheBeatles)wasahit.

1965

TheBeatlesrelea"YesItIs".

April1,1965

JohnLennoncompos"Help!"thetitlesongfortheBeatles'r

confidesthatthelyricsareacryforhelpandacluetotheconfusionanddespondency

hefeels.

May16,1965

TickettoRide(TheBeatles)wasahit.

July29,1965

TheBeatlesreleatheircondfilm,'Help!'.

August15,1965

TheBeatlesplayinfrontofalmost60,000fansatSheaStadiuminNewYorkCity.

August27,1965

TheBeatlesspendtheeveningtalkingandplayingmusicwithElvisPresleyathisBel

airhome.

August29,1965

Help!(TheBeatles)wasahit.

October3,1965

Yesterday(TheBeatles)wasahit.

October9,1965

TheBeatlesreach#1with"Yesterday".

October26,1965

TheBeatlesareawardedEngland'sprestigiousMBE(MembersoftheOrderofthe

BritishEmpire).Johncomments,"Ithoughtyouhadtodrivetanksandwinwarsto

gettheMBE."

January2,1966

WeCanWorkItOut(TheBeatles)wasahit.

March1,1966

London's'EveningStandard'publishesaninterviewwithJohnLennoninwhichhe

statesthattheBeatlesare"morepopularthanJesusnow."Thecommentprovokes

veralprotests,includingtheburningofBeatlesrecords.

June19,1966

PaperbackWriter(TheBeatles)wasahit.

July31,1966

JohnLennon'scommentsonthestateofChristianity?madeinMarch,butonlylately

pickedupintheU.S.-sparkprotestsandrecordburningsontheeveoftheBeatles'

1966Americantour.

August29,1966

AftertheirconcertatSanFrancisco'sCandlestickPark,theBeatlesdeclarethistobe

theirfinalconcerttour.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER1966

JohnLennonmakeshisfirstappearanceawayfromtheBeatlesintheroleofPrivate

GripweedinRichardLester'sfilm'HowIWontheWar'.Hewrites"StrawberryFields

Forever"duringthefilming.

March12,1967

PennyLane(TheBeatles)wasahit.

March18,1967

TheBeatlesreach#1with"PennyLane".

June1,1967

''sLonelyHeartsClubBand'isreleadinBritain.

August1,1967

BeatleGeorgeHarrisonandhiswife,Patti,strollthroughthestreetsof

Haight-Ashbury,bringingmoreinternationalattentiontothescene.

August13,1967

AllYouNeedIsLove(TheBeatles)wasahit.

August19,1967

TheBeatlesreach#1with"AllYouNeedIsLove".

September1,1967

JohnLennonwrites"IAmtheWalrus"

anonymouslysponsorsYokoOno'sHalfaWindShow(subtitledYokoPlusMe)at

London'sLissonGallery.

December24,1967

HelloGoodbye(TheBeatles)wasahit.

December30,1967

TheBeatlesreach#1with"HelloGoodbye".

February15,1968

TheBeatlesdepartforRishikesh,India,foranadvancedcourintranscendental

meditation.

May1,1968

AppleCorps,eBeatles'attempttotake

hatmonth,Johninvites

keexperimentaltapesallnight.

September22,1968

HeyJude(TheBeatles)wasahit.

September28,1968

TheBeatlesreach#1with"HeyJude".

January30,1969

TheBeatlesmaketheirlastperformanceasagroupontheroofoftheApplebuilding

duringthefilmingof'LetItBe'.

May18,1969

GetBack(TheBeatles)wasahit.

May24,1969

TheBeatlesreach#1with"GetBack".

November23,1969

ComeTogether(TheBeatles)wasahit.

November29,1969

TheBeatlesreach#1with"ComeTogether".

April5,1970

LetItBe(TheBeatles)wasahit.

April10,1970

PaulMcCartneyannouncesthatheisleavingtheBeatlesdueto"personal,business

andmusicaldifferences."

June7,1970

TheLongandWindingRoad(TheBeatles)wasahit.

January2,1975

tles'finaldissolutiontakesplaceinLondon.

December8,1980

JohnLennonisshotbyaderangedassailantasheandYokoreturntotheDakota

onounceddeadatRooveltHospital.

1988

TheBeatlesinductedintotheRockandRollHallofFame.

November19,1995

"FreeasaBird,"thefirstnewBeatlessinglein25years,ispremieredonthetelevid

g,a1977demobyJohnLennoncompletedin1995by

thethreesurvivingBeatles,reaches#6onthesingleschartinearly1996.

March23,1996

"RealLove,"a1979JohnLennondemofinishedin1995bytheotherBeatles,

edas

partof'TheBeatlesAnthology'recordingsandTVspecial,itreaches#11?notbadfor

abandthatbrokeupin1970.

November29,2001

GeorgeHarrisondiesattheageof58afteralongbattlewithcancer.