Презентация "The Beatles"

The Beatles Who are they?

The results of sociological survey (among teachers and students)

THE RESULTS OF SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY (AMONG THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS)

Some may say they are four young long-haired hooligans singing primitive rock’n’roll tunes.

The others may put them in the same rank with the greatest composers, such as Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.

Still the others may call them outstanding pacifists, philosophers and optimists.

They are four boys from Liverpool, who decided to play and sing together.

They are THE BEATLES.

Have you never heard of them ?

The Beatles had a significant influence on rock music

The group included George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr)

JOHN LENNON

PAUL MCCARTNEY

GEORGE HARRISON

RINGO STARR

John Lennon was the leader of the band, the guitarist and a song writer. George Harrison was the lead guitarist. Paul McCartney was a song writer, one of two lead singers, and a bassist. Ringo Starr played the drums.

John Lennon was just 17 when he formed his first band, The Quarry men.

In 1957 Lennon met Paul McCartney and invited him to join his group

McCartney introduced to Lennon his friend George Harrison and he joined the group.

In 1960 drummer Pete Best and bassist Stu Sutcliffe joined the band.

Stuart Sutcliffe

Pete Best

Pete Best

Stuart Sutcliffe

The Quarrymen in Hamburg, 1960

September 1962, the band's first song "Love Me Do"

Their first album, « Please Please Me » (in the UK in March 1963)

Their second album, With The Beatles became only the second album ever to sell a million copies in the UK

Vee Jay Records obtained the US rights to most songs from « Please Please Me » and released them on an album titled Introducing ... The Beatles in January 1964.

Beatlemania

In 1967 the Beatles directed a movie Magical Mystery Tour.

The Beatles' second movie, Help! came out in 1965

In August 1966, the band made what would turn out to be its last public performance

The Beatles continued to produce critically and commercially successful albums: in 1967, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the soundtrack from their third feature film, Magical Mystery Tour .

In September 1969, Lennon told the band that he was leaving.

In 1970 the world-famous and world-loved Beatles separated

Paul McCartney formed a band called Wings with his wife, Linda

John Lennon achieved great success as a solo artist. He was killed by a fan, Mark David Chapman, in 1980.

George Harrison recorded many solo albums over the years, and died of cancer in 2001.

THE ALBUMS OF THE BEATLES

The year Album

1963 Please Please Me

1963 With The Beatles

1964 A Hard Day’s Night

1964 Beatles For Sale

1965 Help!

1965 Rubber Soul

1966 Revolver

1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967 Magical Mystery Tour

1968 The Beatles «White Album»

1969 Yellow Submarine

1969 Abbey Road

1970 Let It Be