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GeorgeHarrison.WitharhythmsectionconsistingofbassistStuSutcliffe（anartstudentwithgreatlooksandscantmusicalability）anddrummerPeteBest,thegroupassumedthename"

theBeatles."

Thegroupbecameafixtureontherough-and-tumblebarsceneinHamburg,Germany,wheretheirfive-set-a-nightmarathonshelpedmoldthemintoatightperformingunit.Theirearlyrepertoireconsistedofwell-chosenrockandrollandrhythm&

bluescovers,runningthegamutfrom 

ChuckBerry 

to 

LittleRichard.InApril1961,SutcliffeleftandMcCartneyswitchedfromguitartobass.OnthelocalsceneintheirhometownofLiverpool,thegrouplandedalunchtimeresidencyataclubcalledtheCavern,wheretheywerediscoveredbyalocalrecordmerchantandentrepreneur,BrianEpstein,whobecametheirmanagerinDecember1961.

Epsteinhelpedpolishthegroup'

sappearance,dressingthemindappercollarlessgraysuitsandmakingthemappearmorefriendlythanmenacing.AfterbeingrejectedbyDeccaRecordsfollowingaJanuary1962audition, 

signedwithEMI-ParlophonethatApril,havingimpressedproducer 

GeorgeMartin.InAugust,RingoStarr（bornRichardStarkey）,who'

dbeendrummingwithRoryStormandtheHurricanes,wasbroughtintoreplacePeteBest.Thegroup'

sfirstsingle,"

LoveMeDo/P.S.ILoveYou,"

brieflydentedtheU.K.TopTwentyinOctober1962,buttheirnext45,"

PleasePleaseMe,"

formallyignitedBeatlemaniaintheirhomeland,reachingtheNumberTwospot.Itwasfollowedbyfourconsecutivechart-toppingBritishsingles,issuedthroughout1963:

"

FromMetoYou,"

SheLovesYou,"

IWanttoHoldYourHand,"

Can'

tBuyMeLove."

TheyconqueredtheU.K.,eveninducingaclassicalmusiccriticfromtheLondonSundayTimestodeclarethem"

thegreatestcomposerssinceBeethoven."

Thegroup'

ssuccesswasbasedaroundtheLennon/McCartneysongwritingpartnership,Harrison'

sguitar-playingprowess,andStarr'

samiabledispositionandartfulsimplicityasadrummer.

TheBeatles'

conquestofAmericaearlyin1964launchedtheBritishInvasion,asatorrentofrockandrollbandsfromBritainovertookthepopcharts.TheFabFour'

sfirstNumberOnesingleintheU.S.was"

releasedonCapitolRecords,EMI'

sAmericancounterpart.Thisexuberanttrackwasfollowedby45moreTopFortyhitsoverthenexthalf-dozenyears.DuringtheweekofApril4,1964, 

setarecordthatislikelynevertobebrokenwhentheyoccupiedallfiveofthetoppositionsonBillboard'

sTopPopSingleschart,with"

tBuyMeLove"

ensconcedatNumberOne.Theirpopularitysoaredstillfurtherwiththereleaseoftheirplayfullyanarchicdocumentaryfilm,AHardDay'

sNight,inAugust1964.

Whenallwassaidanddone, 

charted20NumberOnesinglesintheStates-anumberevengreaterthanrunner-up 

ElvisPresley'

s17chart-toppers.Forsuchfeatsofsalesandairplayalone, 

canunassailablyberegardedasthetopgroupinrockandrollhistory.Yettheirsignificanceasabandextendsbeyondnumberstoencompasstheirinnovationsintherecordingstudio.TheBeatles'

legacyasaconcertattraction,duringtheirharriedpassagefromnightclubstobaseballstadiums,isdistinguishedprimarilybythedeafeningscreamsoffemalefansovercomebythegroup'

sveryappearance.Consequently, 

begantoindulgetheircreativeenergiesinthestudio,layeringsoundsandcraftingsongsinawaynoonehadattemptedbefore.TheresultsincludedsuchmusicallyexpansiveandlyricallysophisticatedalbumsasRubberSoul（1965）andRevolver（1966）.Forvariousreasons,rangingfromsafetyconcernstofrustrationthatnoonecouldhearorwaslistening, 

retiredfromtouringafteraSanFranciscoconcertonAugust29,1966.

Tenmonthslater,theyreleasedSgt.Pepper'

sLonelyHeartsClubBand,analbumthathasalmostuniversallybeencitedasthecreativeapotheosisofrockandroll,awatershedeventinwhichrockbecame"

seriousart"

withoutlosingitssenseofhumor（orsenseoftheabsurd）.Realizingthebandmembers'

collectiveambitionstookfourmonthsandallthetechnicalwilesofproducer 

GeorgeMartin.Acompletelyself-containedalbummeanttobeplayedandexperiencedfromstarttofinish,Sgt.Pepperbrokethemoldinthatnosingleswerereleasedfromit.Thealbum'

sheadyartisticreachfurthercementedthenotionofaviablecountercultureinthemindsofyouthfuldropoutseverywhere.Anyonewhowasaliveinthesummerof1967canrememberthepleasantshockofhearingitandthereverberationsitsentoutwardintotheworldofrockandrollandbeyond.

InthewakeofSgt.Pepper, 

begantosplinterinwaysthatwere,atfirst,subtlebutthatgraduallygrewmorepronounced.SubsequenteventsincludedthedeathofmanagerEpsteinduetoanoverdoseofsleepingpills;

thereleaseoftheTVfilmMagicalMysteryTour,whichearned 

someoftheirfirstnegativereviews;

atriptoIndiatomeditatewithMaharishiMaheshYogi,aboutwhomLennonwrotethescabrousputdown"

SexySadie"

;

andthelaunchinginJanuary1968ofAppleCorps,Ltd.,adisastrouslymismanagedentertainmentempirethathelpedbringdown 

amidatangledmazeofmoneymatters.

ThroughallthechaoticeventsofthelateSixties, 

managedtoretaintheirintegrityandfocusasrecordingartists.ReleasedinAugust1968,thesingle"

HeyJude"

/"

Revolution"

becametheirmostpopularsingle.TheBeatles（1968）,adouble-LPpopularlyreferredtoas"

theWhiteAlbum,"

waslikeaprismthatfoundthegrouprefractingintofourindividualandhighlyestimabletalents.ThealbumandfilmLetItBe,recordedin1969butshelveduntil1970,essentiallydocumented 

dissolutionandbreakupamidinternalsquabblesandthepresenceof 

JohnLennon'

snewmate,YokoOno.Yet 

cametogetherandexitedonahighnote,unitinginthesummerof1969torecordtheirswansong,AbbeyRoad.

OnApril10,1970, 

announcedhisdeparturefrom 

theBeatles,andthegroupquietlycametoanend.ThroughouttheSeventies,fanshopedforaneventualreunion,whilethegroupmemberspursuedsolocareerswithvaryingdegreesofartisticandcommercialsuccess.Thosehopeswereforeverdashedbythemurderof 

JohnLennon 

inNewYorkCityonDecember8,1980.

July7,1940

RingoStarrwasborn.

October9,1940

isbornatOxfordStreetMaternityHospitalinLiverpool,England,toJuliaStanleyandAlfredLennon.

June18,1942

James 

isborninLiverpool,England.

February25,1943

GeorgeHarrison 

wasborn.

1956

Julia, 

smother,boughthimhisfirstguitarthroughamailorderad.HisincessantplayingpromptsJohn'

sAuntMimitosay,"

Theguitar'

sallverywellasahobby,John,butyou'

llnevermakealivingoutofit."

Johnformshisfirstgroup,theQuarrymen.

July6,1957

meets 

attheWooltonParishChurchinLiverpoolduringaperformancebyJohn'

sgrouptheQuarrymen.ImpressedbyPaul'

sabilitytotuneaguitarandbyhisknowledgeofsonglyrics,Johnaskshimtojointhegroup.

February1,1958

introduces 

totheQuarrymenatabasementteenclubcalledtheMorgue.Georgejoinsthegroup.

August1,1960

TheBeatlesmaketheirdebutinHamburg,WestGermany,withStuSutcliffeonbassandPeteBestondrums.

January1,1961

TheBeatlesmaketheirdebutattheCavernClubinLiverpool.

November1,1961

LocalrecordstoremanagerBrianEpsteinisintroducedto 

theBeatles.Hesoonsignsacontracttomanagethem.

March7,1962

TheBeatlesmaketheirradiodebutperformingthreesongs,including 

RoyOrbison'

s"

DreamBaby,"

ontheBBC.

April10,1962

StuSutcliffediesofabrainhemorrhage.

June1,1962

TheBeatlesauditionfor 

GeorgeMartin 

atParlophone/EMIRecords.Heagreestosignthegroup,butinsiststhatPeteBestbereplaced.Withinmonths,Richard"

Ringo"

Starkeyjoinsthegroup.

SEPTEMBER4-11,1962

TheBeatlesrecordtheirfirstsessionsatEMIStudiosinLondon,with 

asproducer.

December1,1963

"

firstAmericansingle,isreleasedbyCapitolRecords.

January26,1964

IWantToHoldYourHand（TheBeatles）wasahit.

February7,1964

TheBeatlesarriveinAmerica

February9,1964

TheBeatlesmaketheirfirstappearanceon'

TheEdSullivanShow'

.

February11,1964

TheBeatlesbegintheirfirstU.S.tourattheColiseuminWashington,D.C.

March15,1964

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