The Beatles in 1960 and Impact on Society

Introduction

The beatles is one of the most remarkable band in the music history. The beatles has written some of the most successful tales in the inudstry of entertainment. The purpose of this study is to explore the successful journey of The Beatles and its impact on society.

Everyone, Americans and Europeans alike, have heard-of, if not grown off of, a generation and culture started by an ensemble of four shaggy-haired Liverpool musicians that the world went mad over; no one can deny that no greater event impacted today's pop culture than "Beatlemania". How did they become the band and how did they make it big? What's the story of their struggle?

Since the story of the Beatles could be researched for a lifetime, I decided only to seek out the general story behind their fame. What is the story behind each of the members and how did they meet? What was involved in band struggle to make it big? How did their music and fame affect the culture?

The first full studio recording of the Beatles was made in late 1961 and had eight tracks including "My Bonnie" and "Cry for a Shadow". Stuart was not there to record it. He died on April 10, 1962 from a severe brain hemorrhage (Gerber pp.12-23). In the United Kingdom, The Beatles released 36 different albums from singles, EP and album reached at 1, placing more albums in this position (11 in total, between 1963 and 1970) than any other group in the charts Britannica (Astley, pp.256-265).

The beginning of the Beatle's fame came at the time in which a man named Brian Epstein heard the boys play at a club and signed them. Thus, turn them from a scruffy street band of simple musicians into a smart and professional ensemble of entertainers. Under his management, on New Year's Day, 1962, the Beatles auditioned for a deal on Decca Records, performing a total of fifteen songs, twelve covers and three originals. Talent executive Mike Smith rejected the group and told them that "guitar groups are on their way out". They perused, however, and were signed by George Martin of Parlophone on May 9, 1962.

After their first recording session, George Martin suggested that their current drummer must be replaced, and soon well-known local, Ringo Starr, was signed. By October, the band released their first single, "P.S. I Love You". It charted on the U.K. Top 20, and the band became regular guests on the BBC, performing on the channel over fifty times between 1962 and 1964 (Davies & Hunter pp.25-30).

At that time, the rivalry also began, the new, popular artists try to do better than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones are becoming increasingly influential, and tend to differentiate themselves from the Fabulous Four by their image as bad boys. Also, across the Atlantic with The Beach Boys, who will want to respond to Rubber Soul Album by a larger, "Pet Sounds" (sometimes stated as the second best album of all ...