George Harrison

John Lennon was the founder of one of the most influential and popular music groups of all time. The Beatles were very popular and had many good years before later breaking up. John Lennon went on to record songs solo, including “Imagine” written and released in 1971. His song was written when the Vietnam War was taking place and the lyrics talk about a time and/or place where everything that divides us is gone and there is peace. I chose this song because I like the message it sends, “Imagine…

Fame is something that our culture idolizes and being famous is one the most sought after titles in my generation. Famous figures tend to define the culture of the eras they come from. They became so idolized and followed, that people almost forget they are humans, just like us, and that they are plagued with the same feelings, temptations, and flaws that we all have. A group that has almost surpassed fame is The Beatles. They are a band known world-wide for the music they created in the 1960’s…

successful band in the history of music. First, a brief history lesson about this great band. The Beatles, were an English rock band created in Liverpool in 1960. It was formed of four musicians, Paul McCartney who played the bass, John Lennon, and George Harrison who both played guitars and last but not least, there was Ringo Starr playing the drums. They started out playing rock and roll primarily “the foremost and most influential…

It was a snowy day on February 7, 1964 as the plane touched down at JFK airport in New York City. The Beatles had arrived in America to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. More than one third of United States population had gathered round their black and white television sets to see this band from England. Unfortunately, two University of Mississippi students heading back to campus, one Cecil Brown, and his roommate came to the sudden realization that they would miss the show. The pair, both…

and struggles, one of the major bands, the Beatles have encountered during the 1960s. When two of the Beatles were younger, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, they would sometimes leave school to practice together. McCartney's younger schoolmate George Harrison was soon recruited as another guitarist, as was Lennon's art college friend Stu Sutcliffe, to play bass. The group broke through the Liverpool club scene and eventually made its way to Hamburg. They started traveling their way down the road…

Recording innovations in the mid-1960s rerouted the expectations of musical composition. The Beatles were famous for constantly revolutionizing the music industry in unimaginable fashions. On August 5, 1966, Revolver was released in the United Kingdom (The Beatles Bible, 2015). The album’s experimentation and creativity reached a level that not even The Beatles could have anticipated. What musical ingenuities propelled Revolver to become one of the greatest albums of all time? The Beatles…

The Beatles The Beatles are one of the best artists of all time. Nobody in history of music was as popular as the Beatles. Everyone knows the Beatles. You don 't have to love them, but you do have to respect them. Michael Stipe from REM once said “The Beatles are elevator music.” To which Ringo Starr responded “If it weren 't for the Beatles, REM would still be taking the stairs.” The Beatles are one of the most iconic cultural legacies of the 20th Century and their influence shows itself in…

Since amendments were made to the ‘British Nationality law’ in the 1940s, people from the commonwealth islands (including India) had been immigrating to the UK for nearly 20 years – this meant that people of the Hindu and other religions had already introduced these faiths into British society and the world was already changing to be more cultural before the Beatles choice to follow them. The band only created higher popularity for these faiths amongst the population. Also their views on…

The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, are known for the utmost devotion expressed by their fans, especially in the form of hysterical screaming that they provoked in large crowds of teenagers. The article, “Sgt. Pepper and the Beatles” discusses how the incorporation of Indian culture may have contributed to what is known as “Beatlemania”. Their music quickly became a staple for the drug scene, as the Eastern elements conveyed a sense of trippiness. This…

successful. In chapter 2 of the book Outliers uses The Beatles as an example of successful people. “What was special about Hamburg… It is the sheer amount of time the band was forced to play”(49) The superstars like John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr had a time when they weren’t every girl 's idol. However, they were successful by getting recognition and becoming famous by being a talented band. The Beatles spend a lot of time together, but in the beginning most of it was…