The Beatles

THe Beatles members

• John Lennon
• Paul McCartney 
• George Harrison
• Ringo Starr

How they formed.
In 1957, John Lennon formed a group called "The Quarrymen". Soon after, Paul McCartney, joined. Afterwards, George Harrison, who rode on the bus to the Liverpool Institute with Paul McCartney was invited to watch the band play. Harrison would later on become The Quarrymen's lead guitar player. Eventually, after several lineup changes, The Quarrymen would mold into "The Beatles". When The Beatles were initially signed to EMI, George Martin suggested that they used a session drummer for recordings as he was unhappy with the timing of Pete Best. The remaining Beatles had some misgivings about Best and prompted by Martin's musical reservations, asked their manager to sack Best and they recruited Ringo (whom they'd known from Hamburg) to replace him

How did they become famous in UK?
The Beatles became famous after their release of the second single, "Please Please Me" on January 11th, 1963 which became the #1 hit in England.

Best albums

• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• Revolver
• Rubber Soul

BEst songs

• Hey Jude
• I Want To Hold Your Hand
• She Loves You

What is "British Invasion"?
After the British Beatles became famous in England, they sought to spread out to US. This is the British invasion, in a media sense. It is like being Americanized, but here it is Britishinized. One of the most popular show The Beatles showed up on was the Ed Sullivan Show which drew an estimate of 73 million viewers.

Why are The Beatles considered one of the most influential pop groups of all time?
Today the Beatles are most influential specifically to the teenagers. The songs talk about counterculture which seem to influence teenagers and make them believe that they can choose to be in any society.