THE BEATLES

JOHN LENNON

• Co-lead vocalist, and guitarist
• Wrote many of the deeper, less popular songs.
• Used his classic, scratchy rock/pop voice
• Sang lead in many of their most famous hits

PAUL MCCARTNEY

• Co-lead vocalist and left handed guitarist
• Wrote and sang many of their hits with John
• Known for his soft, smooth, sexy, and clean voice.

GEORGE HARRISON

• Back up guitarist and bassist
• Back up vocalist, but sang and played lead on many songs too
• Made use of many foreign instruments they encountered on tours
• Sang the greatest song ever: "Here Comes the Sun"

RINGO STARR

• Played drums for the group
• Back up singer as well
• Also sang and wrote a few popular songs
• Such as: "Octopus' Garden"

FORMATION

• The group was originally formed under a different name
• Paul joined at age 15, and Harrison later, youner than any other member
• Ringo joins the emerging band after they record some of their original hits
• Lennon formed band in highschool with a few friends
• The group evolved, took on the final 4 members, and was the "Beatles"

POPULARITY

• They began playing in small pubs
• As they continued to mature and write more hit singles,
• They became exponentially popular with raging teenage fans
• As well as adults for their trancendentalist and fun pop/rock sound

HIT SINGLES

• Hey Jude, Let it Be, Eleanor Rigby
• Here Comes the Sun, Revolution
• Twist and Shout, Hello, Goodbye
• Please Please Me, Hard Day's Night
• Love Me Do, Help!, Yellow Submarine

BEATLEMANIA

• After releasing over 20 #1 hit singles,
• and having 11/12 albums reach #1 as well,
• They developed a enormous fan base
• Primarily consisting of teenage girls from the UK and US
• Performed on many US stages and shows, most popularly on the Ed Sullivan Show

BEST BAND OF ALL TIME

• The Beatles, in their time, and still today, were and are the greatest act in the pop/rock
• era and all music in general, and have introduced more popular musical and cultural
• innovations than any other musical act in the history of humanity.
• They are, and always will be, unsurpassable in terms of collective creativty,
• harmony of voices and musical style, and overall popularity and love in the eyes of their fans