DAVID BURKHALTER

The Beginning Early Band Names The Quarrymen Moondogs Moonshiners Silver Beatles First Members John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Stu Sutcliffe Steve Best (replaced by Ringo Starr)

Background Information All from Liverpool, England Officially became a band in 1960 Hired Brian Epstein as Manager in 1961 Gained fame from gigs in Germany and England in the late fifties

Wore Identical suits Had light lyrics that focused mainly on girls Signed with Abbey Road in 1962 Hit Songs “Love Me Do” “Please, Please Me” “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” -1963

Hit Songs “Twist and Shout” “Help” “Nowhere Man” “Yellow Submarine” Films A Hard Day’s Night Help! Lennon’s Books In His Own Write A Spaniard In the Works “Beatle-mania,” as shown in A Hard Day’s Night, struck the nation in 1964 when the Beatles first toured America.

Hit Songs “Strawberry Fields Forever” “All You Need Is Love” “I Am the Walrus” “Revolution” “Hey Jude” “Come Together” “Let It Be” Epstein, manager, died in 1967 Group split in 1970, deciding to work individually Paul McCartney death rumors started in 1967

Stopped touring and focused on writing and recording in 1966 Turned to the hippie movement and began using drugs and growing their hair out Lyrics had more depth and music had more background effects

Accomplishments Held top 5 songs on the “Hot 100 List” in 1964 Had 46 “Top 40” songs in seven years Still hold the record for most #1 Hits--20--over Elvis’s 17 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees in 1988