... overbearing and abusive towards them. Conflict over creative differences and "too many rules" gave way to the bands decision to fire Murry as manager. Brian Wilson stepped in as producer and used his unique style of composing and mixing to refine the Beach Boy sound. The Beach Boys had their ... to the music studios. He began recording instrumental back tracks. In early 1965 the Beach Boys had their second hit with "Help Me Rhonda". When Brian heard the Beatles 1965 Rubber Soul album, his amazement propelled him to start composing more songs with a lyricist named Tony Asher. He also star...

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... known as the Beatles got their start in 1957 as a skiffle band in Liverpool, England, playing in cellars and dive bars. Popular locally, they were discovered by record store owner Brian Epstein. (Celsi, 8) When the band became popular in the eyes of the world, the fab four members included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. As the Beatles ... of the impact sent him through the windshield, decapitating him. The truck driver recognized Paul, and, obtaining the phone number from a cousin who had connections immediately phoned the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein. ...

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... and never had a problem getting the Beatles to play. He owned the Cavern Club where at home the Beatles spent most of their time (Pendulum 36). In 1961 a man named Brian Epstein came into town. He went to the record store and listened to the Beatles. As soon as he heard them he fell in love. Soon after he ran into ... their music and how he wanted to be their manager. The boys thought it over and didn't think it was such a bad idea. They told Brian yes and he said I will not let yall down. Brian got the Beatles all ready for them to start playing at bigger clubs. They got to play in the...

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... showmanship in live shows. This showmanship was part of what later prompted Beatle-mania. They improved immensely, and decided to return back to Liverpool. They then were signed by manager Brian Epstien. He scheduled them an audition with Decca Records. They were rejected, with a Decca Records representative stating, "Guitar bands are on the out". They then were signed with Parlophone Records ... first interruption occurred when they took a trip to India to see the Maharishi. The second and more damaging event was the sudden death of their manager Brian Epstein. This was hard for The Be...

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... . Soon after this, Stuart became engaged and left the band. To compensate, Paul picked up the bass and became the permanent bassist. After hearing the young Beatles at The Cavern, Brian Epstein signed on as manager. Soon after, George Martin became their producer on the Parlophone Records label. Later, Pete Best was fired from the band, because Paul, John, and George ... it that ruins it for me." This quote caused many parents to forbid their children from buying Beatles albums, and mass burnings of Beatle's records were held. The Beatle's manager, Brian Epstein, tried to insist that Joh...

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The Beatles started as a small boy, rock and roll band in high school. Brian Epstein discovered them in 1964. They stayed as a strong group until 1968, after that they started going down hill and the group finally broke up in 1970. This band stood ... . Until they met a man named Maharishi. He led people into meditating and wanted the Beatles to join in. The band used meditating as a way to stay clean. In August 1967, Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager, died of a drug overdose. The Beatles used meditating to get through this bad time. Shortly after that the Beatles realized that Maharishi was...

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... "King of Surf Rock." The biggest band to come out of surf rock were The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys were five kids raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Brian Wilson was the musical heart of the band. With Wilson as the driving force behind the band, The Beach Boys became a sensation from their second single on. In addition to ... began to do covers of black songs. Disc jockeys wouldn't play the black versions of the songs, squeezing black artists off the charts and causing jealousy towards the British bands. Brian Wilson said of The Beatles, "Suddenly I felt un- hip, as if we looked lik...

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... that he is believed to have suffered during a bar fight. The remaining four returned to Liverpool, where they finally got a break and their luck started to change. A young storeowner named Brian Epstein noticed the potential in what was then the "Silver Beatles." He convinced them to change their image and they traded their leather jackets for matching suits. With their new ... and for 19 in the U.S. The band seemed to be doing pretty well in spite of John's "Jesus" statement but they took another large blow on August 27th 1967, when Brian Epstein died from an overdose of sleeping pills...

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... , "The Beatles ". The name was inspired by characters in the film "The Wild Ones"", who posed as a motorcycle gang (Everett 26). The Musical Journey On 1st January, the band's manager, Brian Epstein, booked an audition for The Beatles at Decca Records. They were rejected after several weeks of auditioning, with the infamous comment; "guitar groups are an out thing."" (Benson 8). The ... ...

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... almost otherworldly, as if they had just beamed down from some distant and far happier planet. (Loder)" The Beatles got discovered at a strip joint, the Indra Club in Germany by Brian Epstein. They became the first entertainers to play louder than the audience. Under Epstein's careful guidance, The Beatles found themselves signing a contract with Britain's Electric & Musical Industries, Ltd. "But, exactly ... ...

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... values of the youth of the time. After this album another was produced, "Magical Mystery Tour". This was not as successful as their previous albums. In 1967, the band's manager, Brian Epstein, died of a drug overdose. These events combined began the downfall of the Beatles. Trying to save the band, Paul McCartney organized the making of a new album and decided to ... ...

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... what people reacted to and what they liked. The T.V series led to lots of other successes for Monty Python and John Cleese especially. Such successes included Monty Python's Life Of Brian, Monty Python's Meaning Of Life and Monty Python And The Holy Grail which came later on. The sketch shows that Monty Python did were originally screened on BBC 2 at a late ... ...

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... guitar. They called themselves "The Silver Beetles" but eventually changed their name to just "The Beatles". Weeks later The Beatles peformed their first show in Hamburg, Germany. Two months later, Brian Epstien, a record store owner, saw potential in the group and became their manager (Prichard 52). By this time, The Beatles had recorded two albums and were becoming very popular as ... ...

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... , and they were married. On April 8, 1963, Julian Lennon was born. After the legendary comment, "We're bigger than Jesus,"" the Beatles last tour was in 1966. The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, after being informed that The Beatles were not going to tour anymore, thought that he was loosing his management supremacy, overdosed on drugs later that year. In addition, in ... ...

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