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The Beatles was the creation of the band’s leader John Lennon. In 1957 the group originated from sixteen year old John’s first band, the Quarrymen. Paul McCartney joined this band and later brought in fourteen year old George Harrison as lead guitarist. The band changed names many times and eventually ended up as the Beatles. There has been much speculation over this name but its true origin was being modeled after Buddy Holly’s band, the Crickets. The spelling is in reference to the ‘beat’ of music. Drummer Ringo Starr joined the band in 1962, right before Beatlemania began.

This same year the Beatle’s first single, “Love Me Do”, was released and reached #17 on the British charts. The second and third singles released (“Please Please Me” and “From Me to You”) were also successful in England. In 1963 when the single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was released in America, the Beatles becam

With every new album, the music and lyrics of Lennon and McCartney were becoming more complex though the lyrics were still boy-girl based. John Lennon was beginning to tire of the pop idol title. He was feeling the influence of Bob Dylan and wanted to write more meaningful music. He began writing more honest lyrics with something behind them. George Harrison also began to assert his individuality. He wrote some excellent acoustic pieces and began to explore his spirituality. With their new albums the Beatles were changing pop music and explore new venues. Things like Indian music and acoutics backed by a string quartet began to find their way into the Beatles music.

The Beatles have survived through the decades not because there were once a popular fad, but because they were a talented group of musicians that shared their talents with the world. In the short years they were a band together they created an unbelievable amount of memorable music. To me it is a pity that half of the band members are deceased and the world is only left with two Beatles. The Beatles have come along way from Liverpool’s Quarrymen decades ago. They are a band that helped define pop music in the world and are still a popular music choice today.

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Recenty the Beatles were again put in the spotlight when lead guitarist George Harrison died of cancer. George was the spiritual member of the group, known for his fondness of Indian music and mysticism.

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