The Beatles
Above: Harrison, McCartney, Lennon, Starr
Origin	Liverpool, England
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Years active	1960–1970
Genre(s)	Rock Pop
Label(s)	Parlophone Capitol Records Apple Records United Artists Records
Members	John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr Pete Best (early) Stuart Sutcliffe (early)
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The Beatles were a British popular music group from Liverpool, England held in very high regard for both its artistic achievements and its considerable commercial success. The group shattered many sales records and charted more than fifty top 40 hit singles. They were the first British pop act to achieve major and ongoing success in the United States, scoring twenty #1 hits in the USA alone, becoming the biggest musical act of the twentieth century. EMI estimated in 1985 that the band had sold over a billion records worldwide[1]. One composition recorded by the Beatles "Yesterday" - written and sung by Paul McCartney (though officially credited as written by Lennon-McCartney) - is the most-covered song in the history of recorded music. Image File history File links Beatles_1969. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Parlophone Records Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Capitol record by Wingy Manone Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, founded in 1942. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... United Artists Records was a record label founded by United Artists soon after its own founding in 1919 to distribute soundtracks from its movies. ... John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... Paul McCartney (1964) Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... Ringo Starr (1964) Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... Randolph Peter Best (born November 24, 1941 in Madras, India) was the original drummer for The Beatles. ... Stuart Sutcliffe (June 23, 1940 – April 10, 1962) was an artist who, until his sudden death, worked in a style related to Abstract Expressionism. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Yesterday: The day before today Yesterday (song), by The Beatles World of Yesterday, autobiography of Stefan Zweig Only Yesterday, Japanese movie Yesterday (movie), South African movie directed by Darrell James Roodt See also: today, tomorrow This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Paul McCartney (1964) Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ...

The Beatles were one of the first major pop acts to compose most of their own material, and their evolving repertoire spanned many genres (including ballads, ska, psychedelic music, blues, heavy metal and country music). They opened the door for many new musical styles, pioneered many innovative production techniques and their epoch-making 1967 LP Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP is often cited as one of the first concept albums. Their clothes, hairstyles and choice of musical instruments made them trendsetters throughout the decade; their growing social awareness, reflected in the development of their music, saw their influence extended far beyond the music scene into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s, and their enduring popularity with successive generations of both fans and musicians has cemented their reputation for being one of the most influential artists in popular music of all time. A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. ... This page is about the musical style. ... Psychedelic music is a musical genre inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, and especially LSD. It is not rigorously defined, and is sometimes interpreted to include everything from Acid Rock and Flower Power music to Hard Rock. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. ... It has been suggested that metal music be merged into this article or section. ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. ... Usually, in popular music, an album of an artist or group simply consists of a number of unconnected songs that the members of the group or the artist have written or have chosen to cover. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

Dubbed "The Fab Four", The Beatles were John Lennon (1940–1980), Paul McCartney (1942), George Harrison (1943–2001), and Ringo Starr (1940). Lennon and McCartney were the principal songwriters, with Harrison making a significant contribution, particularly in the band's later years. After giving the group their first break as recording artists, George Martin went on to produce all of The Beatles' recordings with the exception of their Let it Be album; in this role, his influence in their musical development was of critical importance. John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Paul McCartney (1964) Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... This article is about the year. ... George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Ringo Starr (1964) Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the author, see George R. R. Martin. ...

The Beatles created a sensation in late 1963 in the UK (the phenomenon was dubbed "Beatlemania" by the British press), notable for the hordes of screaming and swooning young women the group inspired. Beatlemania came to North America in early 1964, and the band's popularity extended across much of the world. Like many of the so-called "British Invasion" bands, they started by covering songs by American rock 'n' roll and R&B pioneers. They admired both white artists such as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan and Carl Perkins, and black musicians such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ray Charles and Larry Williams. Their own compositions in their early days emulated the musical styles of their heroes. After a while their own musical ideas started to emerge and their music developed its own distinctive hallmarks. Within the space of five years, their music evolved from the simple exuberance of their early hits (such as "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand") to artistically ambitious suites of songs (such as the albums Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road). By writing their own songs, expanding the possibilities of the recording studio, and striving for quality, variety and originality in every recording they released, The Beatles had far-reaching effects on popular music. The Beatles starred in two feature films. They were subjected to unprecedented press scrutiny which included criticism of their later role as symbols of 1960s youth counterculture. The group disbanded in 1970 amid much strife. Thirty-five years later, in 2005, the American entertainment industry magazine Variety named them the most iconic entertainers of the 20th century. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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History

Rhythm guitarist John Lennon was known for his political activism, as well as his love for guitar-based rock and roll. He penned such songs as "A Hard Day's Night", "Help!", "In My Life", "Strawberry Fields Forever", and "Across the Universe".

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John Lennon formed a skiffle group, The Blackjacks, who became The Quarrymen, in March 1957. On July 6 that year, John met Paul McCartney through a mutual friend while playing at the Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete, and shortly afterwards, Lennon invited McCartney to join his fledgling group. McCartney replaced banjo player Rod Davis. The lineup that McCartney joined featured Lennon, Eric Griffiths on guitar, Len Garry on "tea-chest" bass, Pete Shotton on "washboard" and Colin Hanton on drums. In February 1958 the young guitarist George Harrison joined the group, which played under a variety of names. Recordings of John, Paul and George from that year still exist. During this period, members constantly joined and left the line up. John, Paul and George were the only constant members. Hanton left in 1959. Skiffle music is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea-chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, or a comb and paper, and so forth. ... The Quarry Men (sometimes Quarrymen) were a little-known skiffle group formed around Liverpool, England in March 1957 by John Lennon. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Look up February in Wiktionary, the free dictionary February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The first regular gigs for the group were at a club named The Jacaranda, created by Mona Best in the basement of her family's home, a large Victorian House with a vast complex of cellars at 8 Haymans Green in the West Derby area of Liverpool. Mona had noticed the number of young friends visiting her son, Pete, at the house and decided to turn part of the cellar into a private club. A more ambitious plan - a club for young people with live groups - developed. It was one of the first cellar clubs in Liverpool to present rock 'n' roll groups exclusively, as opposed to the strict policy of jazz for venues such as The Cavern and the Cat A Coombs. The Cavern was one of the more well-known spots the band performed at during their independent years. The Casbah Coffee Club opened in August 1959, and the resident group was the Quarrymen - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ken Brown, on drums, who would soon be cast off. Mona Best was born in India. ... The Cavern Club, which was opened on January 16, 1957, was a legendary rock and roll club at 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, England, where Brian Epstein was introduced to the Beatles in 1961. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Quarrymen went through a progression of names: Johnny and The Moondogs, The Silver Beetles, eventually arriving at The Beatles. The origin of the name "The Beatles" - with its unusual spelling is usually credited to John Lennon. In a tongue-in-cheek short story he wrote about the naming of the group for the Liverpool music magazine Mersey Beat in 1962, he wrote: A man on a flaming pie said "you shall be Beetles with an a" - and we are. In 1960, their unofficial manager, Allan Williams, arranged for them to perform in clubs on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany. In August 1960, McCartney invited Pete Best to become the group's drummer. In Hamburg (particularly at the infamous Kaiserkeller club) they honed their skills as performers and broadened their reputation. They also met and befriended a group of German art students who called themselves "the Exis". This group, including Klaus Voorman who would later play bass on John's solo albums in the 1970's, had a big influence on the Beatles' image - in particular the introduction of the famous Beatle haircut - which would later be dubbed the "mop-top" by the world's press (however it is also said that early bass player Stuart Sutcliffe was actually the one responsible for the hair and clothing styles of the band). While in Hamburg, The Beatles were recruited by singer Tony Sheridan to act as his backing band on a series of recordings for the German Polydor Records label, produced by famed bandleader Bert Kaempfert. Kaempfert signed the group to its own Polydor contract at the first session in June 1961. On October 23, Polydor published the song "My Bonnie (Mein Herz ist bei dir nur)", which made it into the German charts (#5, according to a Paul McCartney interview). They were deported from Germany on one occasion in 1960, when their work permits had expired, and it was discovered that George was under age. Mersey Beat was a music publication in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Former Liverpool businessman and promoter; original manager of The Beatles, who sent the young band to Hamburg, Germany, where they gained vital show business experience. ... Entrance to Herbertstraße; sign to the right of the gate reads No entrance for juveniles under 18 years of age and women. The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburgs St. ... Randolph Peter Best (born November 24, 1941 in Madras, India) was the original drummer for The Beatles. ... Kaiserkeller - a night club in Hamburg, was opened in 1961. ... Stuart Sutcliffe (June 23, 1940 – April 10, 1962) was an artist who, until his sudden death, worked in a style related to Abstract Expressionism. ... Tony Sheridan, born Andrew Esmond Sheridan McGinnity, (May 21, 1940), is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Polydor Records is a record label headquartered in Germany, currently a subsidiary of Universal Music. ... Bert Kaempfert Bert Kaempfert (b. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ...

Upon their return from Hamburg, the group was enthusiastically promoted by Sam Leach, who presented them over the next year and a half on various stages in Liverpool 49 times, including the famed “Operation Big Beat in 1961”, at which 3000 people paid to see The Beatles perform along with Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, Taylor and The Dominoes, Gerry and The Pacemakers and others at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton. Sam Leach was the promoter of The Beatles before Brian Epstein. ... debjit ... Gerry & the Pacemakers was a British rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to challenge the Beatles in popularity. ...

Brian Epstein, manager of the record department at NEMS, his family's furniture store, took over as the group's manager in 1962 and intensified The Beatles' quest for a British recording contract. After one last session for Polydor in May 1962, Epstein and Kaempfert jointly agreed to cancel the group's contract with the German label. On June 6, and having been rejected by almost every other record company in the UK, he brought the quartet to London's Abbey Road studios, having secured the interest of George Martin, principal producer with EMI's Parlophone label, then noted for its production of novelty records. After considerable thought he decided to grant The Beatles their first UK recording contract. Pete Best was fired in favour of Ringo Starr. It was rumoured that this was because Pete was the best looking member of the group, and was receiving too much attention from the female following. John Lennon can be quoted as saying on the subject, "Pete Best is a good drummer, Ringo Starr is a good Beatle". The reason given at the time was that, whilst he looked the part, his drumming was poor. This did not convince his army of fans back home in Liverpool. The new line-up recorded their first broadcast interview on the hospital station Radio Clatterbridge. The Beatles' first sessions in September 1962 produced a minor UK hit, "Love Me Do", which likely charted in part because Epstein had ordered a large quantity of the singles from EMI for his family's stores, a relatively common practise among pop artist managements in the UK in that era. ("Love Me Do" subsequently reached the top of the US singles chart in May 1964.) This was swiftly followed by the recording of their second single Please Please Me. Three months later they recorded their first album (also titled Please Please Me), a mix of original songs by Lennon and McCartney along with some covers. The band's first televised performance was on a programme called People and Places broadcast live from Manchester by Granada Television on 17 October 1962 and presented by Bill Grundy (who John 'dubbed' "Big Grunty" in his first book of poetry and prose, "In His Own Write"). Brian Epstein: The Beatles manager and a force behind the groups early success. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Parlophone Records Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Ringo Starr (1964) Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... Randolph Peter Best (born November 24, 1941 in Madras, India) was the original drummer for The Beatles. ... Ringo Starr (1964) Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... Radio Clatterbridge is one of North West Englands oldest hospital radio stations. ... Love Me Do, backed by P.S. I Love You, was the first single released by The Beatles on October 5, 1962. ... Love Me Do, backed by P.S. I Love You, was the first single released by The Beatles on October 5, 1962. ... Please Please Me was the title of the Beatles first album. ... Please Please Me was the title of the Beatles first album. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England, UK. The place is named from the old British name Mamucium plus ceaster, derived from the old Latin Castra. Manchester is a metropolitan borough with city status. ... Current ITV Granada logo A Granada TV logo from the black and white era. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Beatlemania reached a new crescendo in Britain on 13 October 1963 with a televised appearance at the London Palladium. Although the band experienced great popularity in the record charts in Britain from early 1963 onwards, Parlophone's American counterpart, Capitol Records (which was owned by EMI), refused to issue the singles "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me" and "From Me To You" in the United States, partly because no British act had ever had a sustained impact on American audiences beyond one-off hits. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The London Palladium in 2004 The London Palladium is one of the most famous of Londons West End theatres. ... Capitol record by Wingy Manone Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, founded in 1942. ... From Me To You is the name of the hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by their band, the Beatles, as a single in 1963. ...

VeeJay Records, a small Chicago label, is said by some to have been pressured into issuing these singles as part of a deal for the rights to another performer's masters. Art Roberts, music director of Chicago powerhouse radio station WLS, placed "Please Please Me" into rotation in late February 1963, making it possibly the first time a Beatles' record was heard on American radio. Stations such as KRLA, Los Angeles, KFXM in surburban San Bernadino and WABY, Albany NY played "From Me To You" and other US stations played Beatles records sporadically but to no real effect. WLS (Worlds Largest Store) is the callsign two broadcast stations in Chicago: radio station WLS AM 890 TV station WLS-TV 7 (DTV 52) WLS (Weight Loss Surgery) see Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery   This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Please Please Me was the title of the Beatles first album. ... From Me To You is the name of the hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by their band, the Beatles, as a single in 1963. ...

In August 1963 the Philadelphia-based Swan label once partly owned by Dick Clark) tried again with The Beatles' "She Loves You", which again failed to receive airplay. A testing of the song on his TV show American Bandstand resulted in laughter and scorn from American teenagers when they saw the group's unusual haircuts. Murray the K featured "She Loves You" on his 1010 WINS record revue in October with nary a response. Richard Wagstaff Clark (born November 30, 1929), more commonly known as Dick Clark, is an American television entertainer. ... She Loves You is a hit song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Beatles, each sporting the eponymous hairstyle The Beatle haircut, also known as the mop-top (for its resemblance to a mop) is a mid-length hairstyle named for and popularized by the British rock group the Beatles. ...

Following Brian Epstein's success in early November in persuading Ed Sullivan to commit to presenting The Beatles on three editions of his show in February (even though the group had no American record label at the time of Sullivan's committment), Epstein parlayed this guaranteed exposure into a record deal with Capitol Records. He by-passed Dave Dexter, the A&R executive who had rejected the group four times by now, and dealt directly with Capitol president Alan Livingstone, who was impressed by what Epstein had lined up. He committed to a mid-January release for "I Want To Hold Your Hand", with the expectation that by the date of The Beatles' first appearance on Sullivan (scheduled for February 9) the disc might have reached the Hot Hundred and thus be boosted higher up the charts by the consecutive TV appearances. There was obviously no expectation that a completely unknown foreign artist could climb to the number one position just three weeks after the scheduled mid-January release. Ed Sullivan Edward Vincent Sullivan (September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974) was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the emcee of a popular TV variety show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. ... I Want to Hold Your Hand is the title of the hit 1963 Beatles song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney that led the British Invasion of the United States music charts. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

However a series of unplanned events converged and triggered Capitol Records into moving the release date up by three weeks and rush-releasing the record on December 26. The airing of a 5-minute film report about Beatlemania in the UK on the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite on Tuesday, December 10, 1963, is now understood to have been the trigger that led to a Washington DC radio station extensively playing a specially imported copy of the single, which in turn led to Capitol's decision to rush-release the disc. NBC had aired a Beatles story in November as well. Also, it was announced that Jack Paar would be featuring a clip or two of the Fab-4 on his friday night NBC show. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... The CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. // Early history It originally competed against the Camel News Caravan on NBC, and was anchored by Douglas Edwards. ... Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... ...

What to do? The Beatles were scheduled for Ed Sullivan and Carnegie Hall, both in New York. Capitol convinced New York's WMCA the top pop station in the U.S. to play "I Want To Hold Your Hand" on December 26, airing just before 1pm. Program director Ruth Meyer and music assisants Joe Bogart and Frank Costa knew about the Beatle build-up through the trades. WINS and WABC soon followed and Beatlemania broke in New York and quickly spread to other markets. WMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City. ...

The disc was an immediate success on New York radio, especially with school children who, because they were on Christmas break, heard the record more frequently in daytime than they would otherwise have done. The record sold one million copies in just 10 days, and by January 16 Cashbox Magazine had certified The Beatles record #1 (in the edition with the cover-date January 23). No one, not even Capitol, knew the record would take-off so fast. January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industry. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

After it took-off, Capitol Records returned the favor to WMCA by pressing 570 special "I Want To Hold Your Hand" sleeves with pictures of the WMCA Goodguys on the reverse. For years, WMCA featured a gold record in their lobby with a thanks from Capitol for first playing "I Want To Hold Your Hand." In February 1964, Beatle John Lennon cut promos for WMCA thanking them for "beginning Beatlemania in America." WMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City. ... WMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City. ... WMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City. ... WMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City. ...

The record being number one for three weeks prior to The Beatles' arrival in America is what led to the hysterical fan reaction at JFK Airport on February 7, 1964. This also contributed to the public fascination with The Beatles, as manifested by the record-breaking 73 million viewers - approximately 40% of the US population at the time - who tuned in to the first Sullivan appearance on February 9. This remains one of the largest viewing audiences ever in the US. The Beatlemania that had gripped the United States since late December was immeasurably boosted with the three consecutive national television appearances by the group on The Ed Sullivan Show on 9 February, 16 February and 23 February 1964. The pop-music band became a worldwide phenomenon, with worshipful fans and angry denunciations by cultural observers and established performers such as Frank Sinatra, sometimes on grounds of the music (which was thought crude and unmusical) or their appearance (their hair was considered 'scandalously long'). John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA Airport Code: JFK, ICAO Airport Code: KJFK) is the main international airport in New York City, and is one of the largest airports in the world. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ed Sullivan The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered by many to have been the finest male popular song vocalist of all time. ...

Many commentators have theorized that after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a depressed America was on the lookout for a way out of gloom and despair. So in effect, The Beatles were in the right place at the right time (with a unique combination of talent, stage presence and exuberant optimism) to provide an enthusiastic jolt to a grieving nation. This theory applies to a media keen to have a fresh positive story to counter-balance the sadness of the post-assassination period - and to a public that sought a balm for the national wound. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...

During the week of April 4, 1964, they held the top five places on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat that has never been repeated. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The following is a list of The Beatles record sales and worldwide chart figures: // Record sales During the week of April 4, 1964 The Beatles occupied the first five slots of the Billboard Hot 100, #1 - Cant Buy Me Love, #2 - Twist and Shout, #3 - She Loves You, #4... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

In mid-1964 the band undertook their first world tour, which included Australia and New Zealand. Just before the tour began, Ringo was briefly hospitalised with a severe attack of pharyngitis, so drummer Jimmy Nicol was drafted in for several concerts on the Australian leg. When they arrived in Adelaide, The Beatles were greeted by what is reputed to be the largest crowd of their touring career, when over 300,000 people -- about one-third of the entire population of the city at that time -- turned out to see them. Pharyngitis is a painful inflammation of the pharynx, and is colloquially referred to as a sore throat. ... James George Nicol, known as Jimmie Nicol or Jimmy Nicol, is an English musician born August 3, 1939. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a population of almost 1. ...

The Beatles receiving their MBEs.

In 1965 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II bestowed upon them the MBE, sparking some conservative MBE recipients to return their awards in protest. August 15 of that year, The Beatles performed at the first stadium concert in modern rock, playing at Shea Stadium to a crowd of 56,000. Lennon, Harrison, and Starr began experimenting with LSD later that year. Lennon and Harrison were given their first dose unknowingly at a dinner party when their host (a dentist) 'spiked' their drinks, while Starr took his first trip at a party with Peter Fonda and members of The Byrds. McCartney followed suit in November 1966. Image File history File links Beatles-barts2. ... Image File history File links Beatles-barts2. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... William A. Shea Stadium is a baseball stadium in Flushing, New York. ... D-lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called hits, tabs, acid, LSD, or LSD-25, is a powerful semisynthetic psychedelic drug. ... Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda, born February 23, 1940 in New York, New York, is an American actor. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964) were an American rock group. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

In July 1966 an out-of-context comment caused a backlash against The Beatles from religious and social conservatives, when in a serious interview Lennon offered his opinion that Christianity was dying and that the group was "more popular than Jesus." Many religious groups, including the Holy See, voiced strong objections, and Beatles' records were banned and burned in cities and towns across America and around the world. These events, along with threats from racist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, eventually forced Lennon to apologise for his remarks several times, including at a Chicago press conference. Lennon tried to point out that he was merely commenting on the Beatlemania phenomenon, not trying to literally equate the group to Jesus, saying about his own comment that "It was wrong, or it was taken wrong." The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ...

The Beatles, early 1967. Clockwise from top left: McCartney, Starr, Lennon, Harrison

The Beatles performed their last concert before paying fans in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on 29 August 1966. From this time until the group dissolved in early 1970, The Beatles concentrated on making some of the most remarkable recorded popular music of the 20th century. The group's compositions and musical experiments raised their artistic reputations while they retained their tremendous popularity. However, The Beatles' financial situation took a turn for the worse when manager Brian Epstein died in 1967 at the age of thirty-two, and the band's affairs began to unravel. That same year, The Beatles became the first band ever globally broadcast on television, in front of over 200 million people worldwide. At the end of 1967, they suffered their first major critical flop with the TV film Magical Mystery Tour. Image File history File links The Beatles promtional image. ... Monster Park (colloquially, The Stick or Candlestick, after its original name of Candlestick Park) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Brian Epstein: The Beatles manager and a force behind the groups early success. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Magical Mystery Tour is an album by British rock band The Beatles, first released in late November 1967. ...

In 1968, the group spent the early part of the year in Rishikesh, India studying transcendental meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Ringo left India after a week,and Paul after a month. The trip as a whole ended in controversy after three months when unsubstantiated claims that the Maharishi had attempted to seduce a female student at the camp led to the two remaining Beatles leaving. Upon their return, John and Paul took a trip to New York in order to announce the formation of Apple Corps, an initially altruistic business venture which they described at the time as an attempt at "western communism". The latter part of 1968 saw the band busy recording the double album The Beatles, popularly known as The White Album due to its stark white cover, sessions for which saw deep divisions opening within the band for the first time. Their final live performance was on the rooftop of the Apple building in Saville Row, London in January 1969 during the difficult "Get Back" sessions (later used as a basis for the Let It Be album). Largely due to McCartney's efforts, they recorded their final album, Abbey Road in the summer of 1969. The band officially broke up in April 1970, and one month later Let It Be followed as their last commercial album release. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... ... Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (born January 12, 1917) is the founder of the TM Movement. ... Apple Corps Ltd. ... The self-titled double album The Beatles, released by the Beatles in 1968 at the height of their popularity, is often hailed as one of the major accomplishments in popular music. ... Savile Row is a road in the City of Westminster in central London. ... Let It Be was an album by The Beatles, released on May 8, 1970. ... Abbey Road was the last album recorded by The Beatles, although it was released second-to-last, on September 26, 1969 in the UK and October 1, 1969 in the US. It was produced and orchestrated by George Martin for Apple Records. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Let It Be was an album by The Beatles, released on May 8, 1970. ...

Any hopes of a reunion were dashed when Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman, a deranged fan, on December 8, 1980. However, a virtual reunion occurred in 1995 with the release of two original Lennon recordings which had the additional contributions of the remaining Beatles mixed in to create two hit singles, "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love". Three volumes (six CDs in total) of unreleased material and studio out-takes were also released, as well as a documentary and television miniseries, in a project known as The Beatles Anthology. On December 15, 2005, Paul and Ringo along with the families of John and George sued EMI in a royalties dispute in which Apple Corps. claimed EMI owes The Beatles £30 million. Mark David Chapman in 1980 Mark David Chapman (born in Fort Worth, Texas on May 10, 1955) is Beatle fan who killed former Beatle John Lennon in 1980. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Song Infobox has been requested for this article. ... Real Love is a song originally written and performed as a demo by John Lennon, later re-worked by the three remaining members (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) of the Beatles in late 1995. ... The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary, a series of three albums, and a television miniseries which focus on the history of the popular rock band The Beatles. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A royalty is a sum paid to the creator of performance art for the use of that art. ...

The Beatles to this day are regarded as one of the most innovative rock bands of all time.

Studio style evolution

Bassist Paul McCartney, frequently praised for his exceptional melodic gifts, penned the most frequently recorded song in history, the ballad "Yesterday". Some of his other notable compositions for the group include "Eleanor Rigby", "Hey Jude", and "Let It Be".

Many observers have noted that understanding the success of The Beatles and their music begins and ends with an appreciation for the diverse ways in which they (especially Lennon and McCartney) blended their voices as instruments. John Kelley photo of Paul McCartney from the The Beatles white album. ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... Paul McCartney (1964) Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... The song Yesterday by Paul McCartney was originally recorded by The Beatles for their album Help! in 1965. ... Eleanor Rigby is also the name of a novel by Douglas Coupland. ... Hey Jude is a song attributed to Paul McCartney and John Lennon (but largely the work of McCartney). ... Let It Be is a song written by Paul McCartney (but credited to Lennon-McCartney when released) and produced by the Beatles. ...

The role of producer George Martin is often cited as a crucial element in the success of The Beatles. He used his experience to bring out the potential in the group, recognizing and nurturing their creativity rather than imposing his views. His earlier production experience ranged through acts such as Jimmy Shand to comedy recording with members of The Goons, that is said to have prepared him for the open-minded, sometimes experimental studio approach the group developed as they became more experienced. Martin's work on solo projects with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan of The Goons impressed The Beatles, who were fans. He later said he was initially attracted to the group because they were "very charming people." For the author, see George R. R. Martin. ... James Shand (January 28, 1908—December 23, 2000) was a Scottish musician who played traditional Scottish dance music on the accordion. ... The Goon Show was a hugely popular and extremely influential British radio comedy programme, which was originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ...

In 1966, at the height of their fame and bolstered by the two films A Hard Day's Night and Help!, the band stopped touring. Performing for thousands of screaming fans who typically made so much noise the music could not be heard had led to disillusionment and they decided to retire from touring and concentrate on making records. The film A Hard Days Night (1964) is a mockumentary written by Alun Owen and starring The Beatles during the height of Beatlemania. ... Help! is the title of a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti and Roy Kinnear. ...

Their demands to create new sounds with every recording, personal experiments with psychedelic drugs and the studio expertise of EMI staff engineers including Norman Smith, Ken Townshend and Geoff Emerick all played significant parts in the innovative qualities of the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), all of which still regularly appear in critics' listings of the best albums ever made. The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... Norman Smith is a musician and record producer. ... Geoff Emerick (born 1946) is a recording studio audio engineer, who is best known for his work with the Beatles albums Revolver, Sgt. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... For the album by The Haunted, see rEVOLVEr. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Sgt. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

While most recording artists of the time were satisfied with using two, three or four tracks in the studio, The Beatles began to use linked pairs of four-track decks, and ping-ponging tracks two and three times became common. (EMI delayed the introduction of eight-track recording, already becoming common in American studios, until 1968 at Abbey Road.) Along with studio tricks such as effects, unconventional microphone placements, automatic double tracking and vari-speed recording, The Beatles began augmenting their recordings using instruments considered unconventional for pop music at the time, including string and brass ensembles, Indian instruments such as the sitar and the swarmandel, tape loops and early electronic instruments, including John Lennon's Mellotron (later used by Trent Reznor to record Nine Inch Nails's The Downward Spiral), and George Harrison's Moog Synthesizer. Multitrack recording (multitracking or just tracking for short) is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole. ... The Ping Pong recording technique is a method of sound recording consisting of bouncing tracks between two tape recorders, connected through a mixing console. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of movies, video games, music, or other media. ... Automatic double tracking (ADT) was an electronic system designed to augment the sound of voices and instruments during the recording process. ... A variable speed pitch control (or vari-speed) is a control on an audio device such as a turntable, reel-to-reel, tape deck or CD player that allows the operator to deviate from a standard speed (such as 33⅓ or 45 rpm in the case of a turntable). ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 The sitar is a Hindustani classical instrument. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Tape loops are loops of prerecorded magnetic tape used to create repetitive, rhythmic musical patterns. ... Mellotron MK II The Mellotron is an electromechanical polyphonic keyboard musical instrument originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. ... Trent Reznor, founder of Nine Inch Nails. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN and typeset as NIИ) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. ... The Downward Spiral (also known as Halo 8) is an LP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1994. ... Dr. Robert A. Moog (pronounced /moÊŠg/ to rhyme with vogue, not /muːg/) (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was a pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. ...

The group gradually took greater charge of their own productions and McCartney's growing dominance in this role, especially after the death of Epstein, played a part in the eventual split of the group.

Internal divisions within the band had been a small but growing problem during their earlier career; most notably, this was reflected in the difficulty that George Harrison experienced in getting his own songs onto Beatles albums, and in the growing artistic and personal estrangement between Lennon and McCartney. George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ...

Drug use, personal factors and, above all, the unrelenting pressures and demands of their worldwide fame inevitably intensified these stresses. By the time of the sessions for The Beatles ("The White Album"), released in late 1968, the once close-knit members were clearly drifting apart both musically and personally. Several tracks were cut as de facto solo recordings by the principal composer, with the other band members more or less relegated to the role of session musician. The Beatles is a double album, released by The Beatles in 1968. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Session musicians are musicians available for hire, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right. ...

Harrison's "My Guitar Gently Weeps" even featured an outside musician (his friend Eric Clapton) performing the guitar solo; Clapton was reportedly brought in as the result of a bitter dispute between Harrison and Lennon, who at the time was reportedly considering sacking Harrison from the band. The friction eventually drove Ringo to take a two-week hiatus (this is generally reported as him temporarily quitting the band). During this time McCartney played drums on some of the tracks on the album, inclduing "Back in the USSR". Eric Patrick Slowhand Clapton Eric Patrick “Slowhand” Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is a Grammy Award winning British/Canadian composer, singer and guitarist who became one of the most respected and influential artists of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of... Back in the U.S.S.R. is a song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney (John Lennon shares songwriting credits), and which opens the double-disc album The Beatles (a. ...

The rapidly deteriorating relationships marred the troubled Get Back sessions in January 1969 -- Lennon later colourfully denounced them as being the worst recordings of their career -- and the project was made even more stressful by the presence of a film crew hired to capture the proceedings for a planned movie. This article is about the song. ...

By this time another very significant factor had emerged -- Lennon's passionate affair with Japanese artist Yoko Ono. The couple quickly became inseparable and Lennon further alienated the other Beatles by bringing Ono to almost every recording session, breaking the band's long-standing rule about "no outsiders at sessions". Due to the adverse (and frankly racist and sexist) reporting of this situation in later years, Ono came to be (quite unfairly) singled out as "the woman who "broke up the Beatles". But their differences were more or less put to aside later in the year for the recording of what became their valedictory album, Abbey Road, which the group later recalled as being among the most enjoyable of their career. Yoko Ono. ... Abbey Road can refer to: Abbey Road (street), a street in London, England Abbey Road Studios, a recording studio complex owned by the EMI company Abbey Road (album), by The Beatles, 1969 The Abbey Road E.P., by Red Hot Chili Peppers Abbey Road (unreleased b side) , by Tori Amos...

By the end of 1969 both Lennon and McCartney had effectively left the band and McCartney made the move official at the start of 1970 when he began legal proceedings to dissolve the band's business partnership. Each Beatle went on to successful solo careers. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

In film

Drummer Ringo Starr did not compose many songs for The Beatles but customarily sang one song on each album.

The Beatles had a limited but largely successful film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964), a loosely scripted comic farce, sometimes compared to the Marx Brothers in style. It focused on Beatlemania and their hectic touring lifestyle, and was directed in a quasi-documentary style in black-and-white by an up-and-coming Richard Lester, who was known for having directed a television version of the successful BBC radio series The Goon Show as well as the offbeat short film The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film - written and produced by Peter Sellers and starring Spike Milligan. John Kelley photo of Ringo Starr from the The Beatles white album. ... Ringo Starr (1964) Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as drummer for The Beatles. ... The film A Hard Days Night (1964) is a mockumentary written by Alun Owen and starring The Beatles during the height of Beatlemania. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The Marx Brothers were a team of sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television. ... Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a UK based film director famous for his work with The Beatles. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... The Goon Show was a hugely popular and extremely influential British radio comedy programme, which was originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film is a short (14 minute) film directed by Richard Lester and starring Spike Milligan that was released in 1960. ... Richard Henry Sellers CBE, (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980), better known as Peter Sellers, was an English comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series The Goon Show, before embarking on a successful film career. ... Terence Alan (Spike) Milligan KBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, novelist, playwright, poet, jazz musician (trumpet and guitar—also played the piano—and was a dab hand at raspberry blowing) and is best remembered as the creator, principal writer and performing member of The Goon Show. ...

In 1965 came Help!, a Technicolor extravaganza, also directed by Lester, shot in exotic locations (such as Salisbury Plain, with Stonehenge visible in the background; the Bahamas; and Salzburg and the Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps) in the style of a James Bond spoof along with even more Marx Brothers-style zaniness. For example, the film is dedicated "to Elias Howe, who in 1846 invented the sewing machine". 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Help! is the title of a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti and Roy Kinnear. ... It has been suggested that John Hay Whitney/Technicolor be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the plateau in southern England; Salisbury Plain is also an area on South Georgia Island. ... Stonehenge Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. ... Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 135,000 in 2005) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ... This article is about the Tyrol, the region in the eastern Alps. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Elias Howe Elias Howe (July 9, 1819 – October 3, 1867) was an American sewing machine pioneer. ... A modern electronically-controlled sewing machine (Singer Symphonie 300) A sewing machine is a mechanical (or electromechanical) device that joins fabrics with thread. ...

Both of their first two films contained frequent show-stoppers when The Beatles would gather and sing their songs, which often (aside from the title tracks) had nothing whatsoever to do with the plot of the movie, defying the conventional approach of musical films.

In 1966, Lennon "went solo", as a supporting character in a film called How I Won the War, again directed by Lester, a satire of World War II movies. (Lester described the film as "not an anti-war film but an anti-war-film film.") The dry, ironic "British humour" of this film may have been a bit over the heads of the American audience in those pre-Monty Python times, as it was not nearly as well received as the American-made Korean War satire M*A*S*H would be a few years later. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... How I Won the War is a 1967 film directed by Richard Lester. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... The Monty Python troupe in 1970. ... The Korean War, from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (the war has not ended officially), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... MAS