AREA: INGLES TEMA: THE BEATLES

DOCENTE: ANGEL EDUARDO FLOREZ V. GUIA 1

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THE BEATLES

The Beatles were one of the most influential music groups of the rock era, and many
consider them the best musical group on Earth. Initially they affected the post-war baby
boom generation of Britain and the U.S. during the 1960s, and later the rest of the world.
Certainly they were the most successful group, with global sales exceeding 1.1 billion
records.

While they were originally famous for light-weight pop music (and the extreme hysterical
reaction they received from young women), their later works achieved a combination of
popular and critical acclaim perhaps unequaled in the 20th century.

Eventually, they became more than recording artists, branching out into film and —
particularly in the case of John Lennon — political activism. They achieved an iconic
status beyond mere celebrity, with far reaching effects difficult to exaggerate.

The members of the group were John Lennon, (James) Paul McCartney, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), all from Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
Original drummer Pete Best was asked to leave the group just before it started
recording. Stuart Sutcliffe was with them in Hamburg but also left.

Beatlemania began in the UK and exploded following the appearance of the Beatles on
The Ed Sullivan Show in the United States, on February 9, 1964. The pop-music band
became a worldwide phenomenon with worshipful fans, hysterical adulation, and
denunciations by culture commentators and others such as Frank Sinatra.

Some of this was confusion over the sources of their music (a similar confusion was
evinced in 1956 over Elvis Presley by commentators who were unaware of the tradition
of blues, R&B and gospel out of which Presley emerged), and some of it was simply an
incredulous reaction to the length of their hair. At any rate, it was regarded by the band
members with both awe and resentment.
The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-
year period from 1960. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act and
producer George Martin enhanced their musical potential. They gained popularity in the
United Kingdom after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. They acquired the
nickname "the Fab Four" as Beatlemania grew in Britain over the following year, and by
early 1964 they had become international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the
United States pop market. From 1965 onwards, the Beatles produced what many
consider their finest material, including the innovative and widely influential albums
Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967),
The Beatles (commonly known as the White Album, 1968) and Abbey Road (1969).
After their break-up in 1970, they all enjoyed successful musical careers of varying
lengths. McCartney and Starr, the surviving members, remain musically active. Lennon
was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November
2001.
DECIDE IF THE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE ACCORDING
TO THE INFORMATION:

• They were the best selling group in history. Respuesta

• All the members were from Liverpool. Respuesta
• They appeared on TV on February 9, 1964. Respuesta
• There was some confusion about the sources of their music. Respuesta

• Their music was copied by Elvis Presley. Respuesta

• Frank Sinatra didn't like the Beatles too much. Respuesta

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE THE

SENTENCES:
• Pete Best was Respuesta
• From the four members, only Respuesta are still alive.
• Did the Beatles explore other arts and not only music? Respuesta

• John Lennon was Respuesta in 1980 in New York.

• The phenomenom they started was called Respuesta