The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960.
With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they
became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.
The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a threeyear period from 1960. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act
and producer George Martin enhanced their musical potential. They gained popularity
in the United Kingdom after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. They acquired
the nickname "the Fab Four" as Beatlemania grew in Britain over the following year,
and by early 1964 they had become international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of
the United States pop market.
John Lennon
9 Oct. 1940 - 8 Dec. 1980
Was an English musician singer and songwriter
• Born and raised in Liverpooll, as a teenager Lennon became involved
in the skiffle craze; his first band, the Quarrymenn, evolved into the
Beatles in 1960. When the group disbanded in 1970, Lennon
embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed
albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs
such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Working Class Hero". After his
marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969, he changed his name to John Ono
Lennon. Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975
to raise his infant son Sean, but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with
the new album Double Fantasy. He was murdered three weeks after
its release.
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Paul McCartney
18 June 1942 (age 72)
Is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and
composer
• McCartney has been recognised as one of the most successful composers
and performers of all time, with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million
albums and 100 million singles of his work with the Beatles and as a solo
artist. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday",
more than any other copyrighted song in history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull
of Kintyre" is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. Inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in March 1999, McCartney
has written, or co-written 32 songs that have reached number one on the
Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2014 he has sold more than 15.5 million RIAAcertified units in the United States. McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr
received MBEs in 1965, and in 1997, McCartney was knighted for his
services to music.
George Harrison
25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001
Was an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter
• Harrison's earliest musical influences included Big Bill Broonzy, George
Formby and Django Reinhardt; Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry and Ry Cooder
were significant later influences. By 1965 he had begun to lead the Beatles
into folk rock through his interest in the Byrds and Bob Dylan, and towards
Indian classical music through his use of the sitar on "Norwegian Woo”(This
Bird Has Flown)". He developed an interest in the Hare Krishna movement
band became an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, introducing them
to the other members of the Beatles and their Western audience by
incorporating Indian instrumentation in their music. After the band's breakup in 1970, Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass, from
which two hit singles originated. He also organised the 1971 Concert for
Bangladesh with Ravi Shankar, a precursor for later benefit concerts such as
Live Aid. Harrison was a music and film producer as well as a musician; he
founded Dark Horse Records in 1974 and co-founded HandMade Films in
1978.
Ringo Starr
7 June 1940
Richard Starkey Jr., musician, singer, songwriter, actor
• Starr was twice afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during his
childhood, and as a result of prolonged hospitalisations, fell behind
scholastically. In 1955, he entered the workforce and briefly held a
position with British Rail before securing an apprenticeship at a
Liverpool equipment manufacturer. Soon afterwards, he became
interested in the UK skiffle craze, developing a fervent admiration for
the genre. In 1957, he cofounded his first band, the Eddie Clayton
Skiffle Group, which earned several prestigious local bookings before
the fad succumbed to American rock and roll by early 1958.
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Please Please Me (22 march 1963)
With The Beatles (November 1963)
A Hard Day's Night (11 July 1964)
Beatles for Sale (4 December 1964)
Help! (6 August 1965)
Rubber Soul (3 December 1965)
Revolver (5 August 1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1 June 1967)
The Beatles (22 November 1968)
Yellow Submarine (17 January 1969)
Abbey Road (26 September 1969)
Let It Be (8 May 1970)
One of the most popular songs was “Hey Jude”
Prime minister of Poland Donald Tusk was singing it . Check it out on
YouTube ;)
Wykonali:
• Michał Jeżowski
• Jakub Kubas
• Bartłomiej Mielniczek
• Filip Sirko