The Beatles and Peace: The Beatles Story

The Beatles are one of the biggest band which exist in the whole world. Their music is just amazing. They share with us a beautiful melody, a strong message in their lyrics. They have changed the world.

Their story :

In March 1957, John Lennon decided to create a band : The Quarryman. In July, he heard Paul McCartney play the guitar and added him to the band. They meet at Liverpool Institute. Since this day, John and Paul became very good friends. In 1958, Paul suggested to John a new recruit : George Harrison. George was a very good guitar player. Paul and John asked him to join the band. George accepted.

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When they began to do some gigs, they decided to change the band's name : Now, they are The Beatles. They were looking for a drummer, too. After a lot of auditions, they chose the drummer Pete Best. At the same time they meet, Ringo Starr, a drummer, from another band which the name was : Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. The two bands became friends. Together, they went in Hamburg, in Germany.

In 1961, The Beatles made their first appearance in the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

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Brian Epstein was a record store owner and was immediately impressed by The Beatles. He was struck by their energy, enthusiasm and charisma. He became their manager. Thanks to Brian Epstein, The Beatles have finally found a label which was : EMI PARLOPHONE RECORDS. The owner of the label was George Martin. He really likes The Beatles, but he asked them if they could find another drummer because he didn't like Pete Best's style. So, The Beatles asked their friend Ringo Starr to join them. Ringo accept. Then they released their first single : Please Please Me

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The Beatles were unconventional, charming, humorous and creative. Their songs were simple, touching and catchy. On the stage, The Beatles played, sang and hopped.

In 1964, The Beatles had their first gig at the Olympia, in Paris. They played 41 gigs. The released of their album Meet the Beatles in the U.S.A stayed on the charts 69 weeks. When The Beatles arrived in the United States they were greeted by a crowd of 5,000 fans.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote a lots of songs together. They are one of the best songwriters in the world. The Beatles shot the movie A Hard Day's Night which received a good success.

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The Fab Four released albums in Japan, Sweden, U.S.A, France, and all around the world. They did a lots of tours.

In 1968, it's the end of the Beatlemania. It was the begging of The Beatles' studio years. They stopped live concerts because they wanted to focus on their creation on the studio. The tour was very exhausting. Since those years they released successful and very great albums :

The White album, Abbey Road and Let It Be.

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In 1970, it was The Beatles' break-up. One of the most popular and influential musical group in history. They became almost as much of a legend.

There were numerous causes of The Beatles break-up. It wasn't a single event but a long transition, including the cessation of touring in 1966, the death of their manager Brian Epstein, in 1967.The conflict started from different artistic visions of each member. It was impossible to the group to continue working together in the years that followed. The released of Paul McCartney's first solo album, called McCartney, symbolize their break-up.

The Beatles who were the most successful band in the 60's, split in 1970 because of tensions inside the group. They are still famous. Now days we are still listening to their music and they will stay icons of the Rock Music for a long time.