This is a presentation about The Beatles

2. The Beatles were an English rock band, started in Liverpool, England in
1960.
Liverpool is a city in Merseyside, United Kingdom.
It is famous because lots of ships visit it and it is the birthplace of the famous
rock group, The Beatles.
It is also famous because of the football teams, Liverpool F.C. and Everton
F.C.

3. They were, and still are, one of the most successful and influential bands in
the history of modern music.
The Beatles used parts of many music genres through their career, including
classical, psychedelic rock and pop music.

4. The members of the band were:
John Lennon (rhythm guitar, keyboards)
Paul McCartney (bass guitar, keyboards)
George Harrison (lead guitar, sitar)
Ringo Starr (drums, percussion)

5. JOHN LENNON
John Winston Ono Lennon (October 9
1940 – December 8 1980) was an English
musician, and was a member of the rock
band The Beatles.
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6. PAUL MCCARTNEY
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June
1942 in Liverpool, England) is Britain's
most successful musician and composer,
and one of the most successful musicians
in the world.
He was a member of the rock band The
Beatles, and with John Lennon wrote
most of the group's songs.

7. Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey on 7 July
1940) is an English musician and actor.
He is most famous as a member of the
Beatles.
He joined the group in 1962 as a
replacement for their original drummer
Pete Best.
He quickly became well-liked and very
popular.
He sang lead on some of the band's songs.

8. GEORGE HARRISON
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29
November 2001) was an English musician.
He was born and grew up in Liverpool,
England, and was first famous as a
member of The Beatles.

9. Brian Epstein was their manager.
George Martin produced all of their albums and singles except for the album
"Let It Be", which was produced by the famous 1960s producer Phil Spector.
Almost all of their music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London.

10. BRIAN EPSTEIN
Brian Samuel Epstein (19
September 1934 - 27 August
1967) was an English
businessman.
Epstein was the manager of
The Beatles, who became
the most popular rock band
in the world during the
1960s.

11. GEORGE MARTIN
Sir George Martin (born 3
January 1926) is a (now-
retired) British record
producer, composer and
musical arranger.
He is most famous work was
his recordings with The
Beatles.
These were made at Abbey
Road Studios during the
1960s.

12. ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
Abbey Road Studios, usually called just "Abbey Road", are the recording
studios in EMI's headquarters in St. John's Wood, London, England.
Abbey Road had three different studios for most of its history. Other space
was turned into a fourth studio later.
Studio One is large, and used to be a ballroom. Symphony orchestras and
very large bands and groups are recorded there.
Studio Two is smaller, and works best for small combos or groups of
musicians.
Studio Three is much smaller, and is meant for soloists and duos.
Studio Four is mostly for post-production, where changes are made to
earlier recordings.

13. Abbey Roads Studios

14. HISTORY

15. QUARRYMEN
Starting in 1957, John Lennon and several of his friends played in a British
band called the Quarrymen.
Over the next few years, the members of the band changed, and by 1960,
the band was called The Beatles.

16. The Quarrymen

17. HITS
They did not have their first
hit until 1962.
In November 1962 their
song, "Please Please Me",
reached the number 1
position on the British
charts.
This was the first of a record
15 British number 1 singles.

18. BEATLEMANIA
They first came to the United
States in 1964.
They were met at the airport by
thousands of screaming American
teenagers.
The Beatles were so popular that
they were attacked by screaming
fans everywhere they went
around the world.
The effect they had on their fans
was known as 'Beatlemania'.

19. ED SULLIVAN SHOW
The Beatles made their first live
American television appearance
on The Ed Sullivan Show on 9
February 1964.
About 74 million viewers — about
half of the American population —
watched the group perform on
the show.
The Beatles with Ed Sullivan
Beatles songs soon filled the top 5
places on the American top 40
chart - a record that has never
been matched.

20. MORE ALBUMS
Towards the mid 1960s, The
Beatles became bolder with their
style of music.
This largely started in 1965, with
the release of the album "Rubber
Soul", and hit a peak in 1967 with
the release of "Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band", which
was named as the greatest album
of all time by Rolling Stone
Magazine

21. ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
They were also named the most
influential artists of all time by
Rolling Stone magazine, because
their music, clothing style, and
attitudes shaped much of what
was popular among young people
in the 1960s.

22. SHEA STADIUM
The Beatles became so popular
that no regular concert venue was
big enough for their concerts.
This led to them playing the first
ever stadium rock concert at Shea
Stadium in America, to around
50,000 people.
The Beatles stopped touring and
Shea Stadium playing live music in 1966 because
they were sick of audiences
screaming so loudly that their
music could not be heard.

23. CHAOS
They were also tired of the
pressures of touring.
Among other things, they were so
popular that thousands of people
would gather outside the hotels
they stayed in day and night
meaning that they could never
leave their rooms unless they
were playing a concert.
Fans

24. THE END OF THE BEATLES
The Beatles broke up in 1970 because of
the pressures of fame and each member
becoming more independent both in their
personal lives and musically.
In 1973 the two-disc sets "1962-1966" (the
"Red Album") and "1967-1970" "(the "Blue
Album") were released.
These were both re-released on CD in
1993.

25. BEST SELLERS
The band was still very popular all
over the world after they broke
up. According to the Guinness
Book of World Records, they are
the highest-selling recording
artists ever.
They have sold more than one
billion records, including albums
and singles.

26. YESTERDAY
Their music is still important and
still influences many musicians.
Musicians today perform cover
versions of Beatles' songs, and
people everywhere still listen to
their music.
Their song 'Yesterday' is one of
the most popular songs for other
artists to sing.
It is also the song that has been
played the most on radio ever.

27. ALBUMS
Please Please Me (1963)
The Beatles made thirteen
With the Beatles (1963)
albums and twenty-six singles
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
together.
Beatles for Sale (1964)
Help! (1965)
Rubber Soul (1965)
Revolver (1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (Double EP)
The Beatles (better known as the "White Album")
(1968)
Yellow Submarine (1969)
Abbey Road (1969)
Let It Be (1970)

28. APPLE RECORDS
They also started their own
record label, Apple Records.

29. MOVIES
They made two movies, A Hard
Day's Night and Help!, where they
appeared as actors.

30. TV SPECIAL
Later they made Magical Mystery
Tour, a television special.

31. CARTOON
Yellow Submarine was a cartoon
movie based on their music.

32. LET IT BE
Let It Be showed them working
on a new album.

33. JOHN LENNON
John Lennon became a famous
peace activist in the late 1960s
and early 1970s.
He wrote successful songs
including "Give Peace a Chance",
"Imagine", and "Happy Xmas (War
Is Over)".
John Lennon was murdered on
December 8, 1980 outside his
home in New York. Part of Central
Park in New York and an airport in
Liverpool are named in his honor.

34. WINGS
Paul McCartney started the band
"Wings" with his wife Linda.
In 1977 his song, "Mull of Kintyre",
became the biggest selling single
in British history.
It sold even more copies than the
Beatles' singles.
Paul McCartney was knighted in
1997.

35. GEORGE AND RINGO
George Harrison and Ringo Starr had early success as solo artists but
were less successful later on.
George formed the group The Traveling Wilburys in the 80s with
other rock legends Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Jeff
Lynne.
George Harrison died of cancer on November 29, 2001.
Ringo still tours the world with his "All Starr Band".

36. George and Ringo.