The Beatles

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The Beatles
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The Beatles the English rock group.

• It has been formed in Liverpool in 1959.
• The group has brought in the significant
  contribution to development of a rock music,
  having caused its transition to sphere of art.

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Members

• James Paul McCartney (18 June, 1942 a vocal, a
  bass-guitar, keyboard)
• John Winston Lennon (9 October, 1940 8
  December, 1980 a vocal, a guitar, a harmonic,
  keyboard)
• George Harrison (25 February, 1943 29 November,
  2001 a vocal, a guitar, keyboard)
• Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) (7 July, 1940 in
  the group from 1962 a vocal, drumms, keyboard).

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History of the group. Beginning.

• In the spring 1956 15-years old John Lennon has
  formed group The Quarrymen which executed songs
  in style country-and-western and rock-and-roll.
  It was amateur collective anybody from its
  participants as follows did not own any
  instrument.
• John Lennon sang in church chorus, has studied
  some melodies on a lip accordion and with the
  help of mother has mastered about ten elementary
  melodies. It appeared enough to become the leader
  and the soloist of ensemble.

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The Quarrymen

• Lennon's group acted all better and better and at
  once has very much liked McCartney when he on
  July, 6, 1957 has heard it.
• McCartney played on a guitar much better Lennon,
  knew texts by heart tens American smash hits. The
  last was very important and be valuable as to get
  American plate it was possible seldom.
• A week later McCartney was part of group The
  Quarrymen.

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• In 1958 Paul has advised John to invite in group
  his school friend George Harrison, the 15-years
  old guitarist. Soon Lennon's collective has
  accepted the name Jonny and The Moondogs though
  quite often acted and under former.

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• Paul, John and George were the center of
  collective, other musicians constantly varied. At
  the end of 1958 happened so, that one partners
  have left, and others have not appeared, and the
  group for a while has broken up.
• John and Paul have started to act as a duet under
  the name The Nurk, and George has passed to a
  quartet.
• However this period wasnt long, and already in
  1959 group began to work with new participant -
  Stuart Satkliff.

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Stuart Satkliff

• Satkliff was a student on the Liverpool art
  college. He has just received for one of pictures
  the premium in 65 pounds sterling and under
  John's insisting has bought on this money a
  bass-guitar though to play on it is not skilful.
• So in ensemble the bass-guitarist has appeared.

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The new name

• In November the group has accepted the new name
  Long John and Silver Beatles, soon reduced up
  to The Silver Beatles. The word "beatles"
  combines 2 values - "beat" (impact, bats) and
  "beetles" (bugs).
• The majority of biographers attribute authorship
  of the name to John Lennon. It is quite possible,
  that he has really thought up it, is especial if
  to take into account his poetic abilities and
  skill to build the whole stories and poems on a
  word-play.

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In Hamburg

• In the summer of 1960 The Beatles have invited to
  performances to Hamburg and they again had to
  look for the drummer. They have stopped the
  choice on Pete Best.
• In 1960 The Beatles have offered performances to
  Hamburg. They had to play for eight hours on one
  day. In the same place they also have got
  acquainted with the future drummer - Ringo.
• In Hamburg Stuart Satkliff married, has left
  group and has soon died of a haemorrhage in a
  brain (1962).

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Bryan Epstein and Ringo Starr

• The Beatles again have visited Hamburg and again
  were popular. But they required the good manager
  who could show their public. Their manager became
  the owner of musical shop in Liverpool Bryan
  Epstein.
• On June,6 lisening at sound producer George
  Martin has taken place. The Beatles have played
  some the songs Love me do, P.S. I love you,
  Ask me why and others.
• But soon them have again invited to listening,
  and they had to refuse from Pete and to take to
  themselves Ringo Starr.

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The first singles

• Love me do was first true single of The
  Beatles. However the world of it did not notice.
• The following single Please, please me has come
  out on top of popularity.
• Third single From Me T? You has taken the first
  place in charts.

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• At the end of October, 1963 single She Loves
  You becomes the most duplicated plate in a
  history of the Great Britain.
• In April 1964 composition Can't Buy Me Love has
  simultaneously headed charts of the Great Britain
  and the USA in same month The Beatles have
  occupied all top five lines in charts of magazine
  Billboard.

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A hard days night.Help!

• In August 1964 has appeared the first film
  participation The Beatles A Hard Day's Night,
  director Richard Lester. The songs used in film
  have formed the same album.

• The second film with their participation Help!
  was removed in the spring 1965.

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• In June 1965 for the oustanding contribution to
  prosperity of the Great Britain the English
  queen has awarded musicians with an award of
  British Empire.

• On August, 29, 1966 in San-Francisco The
  Beatles gave last concert.

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Albums of the group
Please, Please Me 1963
With The Beatles November 1963
Meet The Beatles January 1964
Beatles For Sale August 1964
Help! August 1965
Rubber Soul 1965
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band June 1967
White Album 1968
Abbey Road 1969
Yellow Submarine 1969
Hey Jude 1970
Let It Be 1970
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Brief biographies of members of group
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John Lennon

• John was born on October, 9, 1940.
• His father was missing. John has remained to live
  with his aunt.
• It is impossible to tell, that John was the
  provisional pupil. Every day director of
  Kvorri-bank high school advised John to enter to
  art college.
• John spoke about that time I proved to all the
  correctness and insisted on independence.
  Certainly, I would be afflicted, if I have not go
  in college, but nevertheless I eventually have
  thrown it. And I think, that my childhood was
  happy.
• Died on December, 8, 1980.

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Paul McCartney

• James Paul McCartney was born on June, 18, 1942.
• Paul has successfully finished an elementary
  school and has entered in the Liverpool institute
  - the most known high school of city.
• In the childhood Paul did not show to music of
  any interest.
• Later Pauls uncle has presented him a pipe on
  which he has managed to pick up some melodies.
  Then Paul as well as many boys, has taken a great
  interest in a guitar. First time at him turned
  out nothing. The reason that he the lefthander
  (Paul has changed places of a string).

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George Harrison

• He was born on 25 February, 1943
• To arrange George in an elementary school costed
  the big works at that time schools have been
  overflown. Nevertheless George have taken in the
  same school where John studied.
• In the Liverpool institute he has entered in
  1954.
• John recollected we have suggested George to
  enter group. Because he knew more chords, than
  we.
• Died on November, 29, 2001.

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Ringo Starr

• Real name Richard Starkey
• He was the grown-up from all beatles. Ringo was
  born on 7 July, 1940.
• In 13 years he was serious ill and was in
  hospital almost 2 years a pneumonia with
  complication. This episode also has delivered to
  him further many troubles.

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Questions
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Who was the author of the name The beatles?

• Paul McCartney
• John Lennon
• George Harrison
• Stuart Satkliff
• no right variant

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What single of The Beatles was the first?

• Love Me Do
• She Loves You
• Please, Please Me
• From Me To You
• no right variant

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McCartney, Lennon and Harrison were not in the
group with name...

• Jonny and The Moondogs
• The Quarrymen
• Long John and Silver Beatles
• The Nurk
• no right variant

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Where The Beatles gave their last concert?

• London
• Hamburg
• San-Francisco
• Liverpool
• no right variant

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From what song the wordsI will say the only
words I know that you understand?

• Words of love
• Michele
• From me to you
• She loves you
• no right variant

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