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THE BEATLES IN 250 WORDS (ish)
Here's one of our potted histories. Everything you need to know about a band or artist we play on Classic Hits Forest Gold all squeezed into 250 words (ish) (just in case you were going to count).
So pull up a chair and find out everything you need to know about The Beatles. In 250 words? Really??
The Beatles in 250 words (ish)
The Beatles are regarded as one of the most influential bands in music history, releasing 11 studio albums and 22 singles between 1963 and 1970.
In the UK they had 17 number one singles including ‘She Loves You’ and ‘All You Need Is Love’ and recorded 13 studio albums.
The band members were John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney (b. 1942), George Harrison (1943-2001) and Ringo Starr (b. 1940). Their style changed throughout their career and took in rhythm and blues, rock and roll, psychedelia and rock with influences ranging from classical to Indian music.
The vast majority of their music was recorded at Abbey Roads Studios in London and produced by George Martin, often regarded as the 5th Beatle. 1967’s ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’ was regarded as their pinnacle of creativity with 32 million copies sold worldwide, the album also won four Grammy Awards (1968) and was the first rock LP to receive Album of the Year.
The song writing partnership of Lennon/McCartney is one of the most covered and the band are the best-selling music act of all time with certified sales of 600 million units worldwide. The band split on 31st December 1970.
The Beatles starred in 4 motion pictures and briefly re-formed in 1995 to record two new songs based on Lennon demos. They were produced by Jeff Lynne.
John Lennon was murdered outside his New York home in 1980. George Harrison died from lung cancer in 2001. Both Paul McCartney and Ringo star are still recording and touring.
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