... played with wash boards and double bases and even though Elvis Presley was the king of rock-n-roll, John, Paul, and George were the kings of skiffle. After John had founded The Quarry Men he asked his soul mate Stuart Sutcliffe to join. They performed many gigs throughout Scotland and upon returning, decided they needed a drummer. Later that year after recruiting a drummer, Pete ... , only Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison {two main influences} can be said to match their song writing chops for both range and emotional depth.""(Fontenot 1) The many talents of The Beatles caused and uproar throu...

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... first summarize The Beatles early years, to give a foundation for their later music. John Lennon, who is considered the founding1 member, was born in Liverpool England on October 9, 1940. As a child he was a trouble-maker and poor at school. However what he lacked in mathematical skill, he compensated in his ... to see their gig at The Woolton Parish Church Fete. The fifteen-year-old McCartney was introduced to sixteen-year-old Lennon and a unique song writing partnership began. The group switched members very frequently at first, but finally settled on John as rhythm guitar/lead vocal,...

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... to give a new sound that had never been heard before. This particular group was comprised of four men from England that were a late generation of the Beatles (who were known for rebelling against the monarchy and traditional lifestyles of England). One of these traditional lifestyles that the Beatles rebelled against was that of a drug free society and a drug free lifestyle. Pink Floyd can be seen as quite the ... . I have become comfortably numb! Okay, just a little pin prick. There"ll be no more ah! But you may feel a little sick. Can you stand up?" In this refrain from the song "Comfo...

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... them. On January 13th 1963 the Beatles single I Want to Hold Your Hand' was released in the U.S.A and in just a two weeks the song reached number one on the Billboard pop singles chart. The month after, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and Beatle mania ' completely swept ... Stones, on the other hand created controversy with their well thought out lyrics to such songs as Satisfaction'. The lyrics on this particular song were the cause of its ban from the airplay on radio stations all across the US. Both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones were as big as each ... often fough...

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... 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 became an instant success. In 1964 the Beatles began ... in 1966. They then took a well deserved hiatus before coming together again to produse "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", a reflection of the cultural values of the youth of the time. After this album another was produced, "Magical Mystery Tour". This was not as successful as their previous al...

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