The Beatles
were an English rock band active during the 1960s, and recognized as the most
commercially successful and critically acclaimed in the history of music
popular.Formada in Liverpool, was established in 1962 by John Lennon (rhythm
guitar, vocals) , Paul McCartney (bass, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar,
vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). Rooted in skiffle and rock and roll of
the fifties, the band later worked with different musical genres, ranging from
pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often incorporating classical elements, among
others, pioneered in his songs . The nature of their enormous popularity, which
had first emerged in the fashion of the "Beatlemania", transformed
while his compositions became more sophisticated. Came to be perceived as the
embodiment of progressive ideals, seeing their influence extend into the social
and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.
With
initial training five components of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Stuart
Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums), the band built their reputation in
Liverpool and Hamburg clubs over a three-year period from 1960 . Sutcliffe left
the group in 1961, and Best was replaced by Starr the following year.
Established as a professional group after Brian Epstein would offer to be your
representative, and with their musical potential enhanced by the creativity of
producer George Martin, achieved commercial success in the UK in late 1962 with
their first single, "Love Me Do" . From there, they acquired
international popularity over the following years, which made a large number of
tours until 1966, when it ceased live activity to concentrate solely on the
recording in the studio until its dissolution in 1970. Then all members
embarked on successful independent careers. Lennon was assassinated outside his
home in New York in 1980, and Harrison pass away of cancer in 2001. McCartney
and Starr remain active.
During his
years of study created some of his best material, including the album Sgt
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), considered by many to be a
masterpiece. Four decades after their separation, they created music remains
popular. They remain as the group with the most number one on the British
charts, placing more albums in this position than any other musical group.
According to RIAA certifications, they have sold more albums in the United
States than any other artist. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of
the most successful artists of all time on the Hot 100 on the occasion of the
50th anniversary of the charts, and The Beatles were placed at number one. They
were awarded seven Grammy Awards, and received a total of fifteen Ivor Novello
Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In 2004,
Rolling Stone magazine ranked at number one on their list of the "100
Greatest Artists of All Time" According to the same publication, the
Beatles' innovative music and cultural impact helped define the years sixty.
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