While in Germany Stu Sutcliffe, seeing little promise making money in music, decided to return to his real love, art. He also ran off with a woman he met in Germany and later died from a brain hemorrhage 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 look, Epstein's business capabilities, and the groups raw talent, they were finally beginning to have some success. The group decided they wanted to change their drummer so they dropped Pete Best and picked up Ringo Starr, whom they befriended in Germany. Ringo was now their official drummer; however, when they recorded "Love Me Do" a studio musician was used to play his part. The fans did not like the change. It's noted that along with usual girls screaming at the top of their lungs, there was also a constant chant of "Pete forever, Ringo, Never." Despite all the controversy the band faced and the constant fighting, the Beatles were gaining an immense amount of popularity in Europe. Their fame in Europe, however, was miniscule in comparison to what they would experience in America (Franco). .
In one day, during a marathon ten hour recording session, the Beatles recorded ten songs to be added to the previously cut "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love You", "Ask Me Why" and "Please Please Me". These fourteen songs made up their first full album, also titled Please Please Me. The singles "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me" both soared in the British charts and reached number one status. The album itself reached number one on the British charts and stayed for 29 weeks. When it was released in the United States, however, the album title was changed to Introducing the Beatles and it received disappointing sales numbers.
This showmanship was part of what later prompted Beatle-mania. ... The formation of the Beatles was now complete. ... In 1963, Beatle-mania hit England, and the Beatles moved from openers at small venues to a headliner on highly rated British variety show "Sunday Night at the London Palladium". ... It was followed by "Meet The Beatles". ... This was the beginning of The Beatles greatness. ...
It was then that parents disapproved of the Beatles and the Beatles became ever more popular. ... The Beatles were a phenomenon. ... The month after, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and Beatle mania ' completely swept the country. ... With John Lennon as a member of the Beatles one thinks that it was inevitable that the Beatles would have experienced some controversy before they split. ... People were in hysterics when they saw the Beatles only a minority different go mad for the Beatles. ...
Changes During the Fifties and Sixties When the fifties and sixties were talking shape the Second World War had just ended, America was going through a reconstruction process and many changes began to take place all over the world. Major issues were being faced and problems were in the works of becoming solved. Other areas also took on new forms and people around the world were trying to find peace in all that they had lost. Although only twenty years in each the fifties and sixties experienced many new things that influenced people. The changes that occurred during the fifties and sixties...
The 1950s through the 1950s was a turbulent time in history. At the end of the Second World War, many political and international changes came about. The world had to rebuild drastically after such an unstable and deleterious decade. As a result, the Cold War became a topic of much controversy and fear. The "Red Scare,"" or the threat of search and arrest of communists within democratic nations, forced many to conform to a status quo and accept the expectations of society. ...
In the film "Dont Look Back," D.A. Pennebaker takes us on his overseas journey with Bob Dylan. Dylan was touring London for three weeks in 1965 experiencing his first major star mania. At the same time, Pennebaker was shooting cinema verite for the first time. The innovative techniques he...
