-The Beatles- Alicia B. Maygan P. Zane T Connor F. Period 6

What started the BAND?

John Lennon was first inspired by “Heartbreak Hotel” and became a fan of American Rock&Roll music.

The were first known as the Querrymen and came together in 1957 in Liverpool, UK.

Ken Brown was an English guitarist that had rounded up the group known as the Querrymen.

What broke the Beatles up?

There were several reasons that broke the Beatles up, but one of the main reasons was Paul McCartney left to go solo.

Another devastating reason was that their manager, Brian Epstein, had died.

The last main reason was that their interests had grown apart as well as their carriers, so they did not inspired each other anymore.

What were some of the Beatles’ nick names and why?

They were first called “The Querrymen” because most of the band members at the time had all gone to Querry Bank Grammar School, but their name constantly changed to changing band members.

They were also called the ‘Fab Four.’ Their manager started calling them that because there were four of them and they were fabulous!

Fans had identified each of them by different individual nick names: John- “the witty one” George- “the quiet one” Paul- “the cute one” Ringo- “the funny one”

In the 60’s, Lennon had “borrowed” Dylan’s songwriting technique by using poetic lyrics.

What types of music brought them to their “sound?”

They were inspired by: Elvis, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard.

They were inspired by the types of music: American Blues, Jazz, Rock&Roll, which wasn’t popular in Liverpool, UK.

Bibilography: Books: Wentzel, Jim. The Beatles, 1 st ed., 1. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group Inc., Print Lowen, Yancy. The Beatles. Vero Beach: Roulke Enterprices Inc., Print Websites: Sing365.com Thebeatlesbiography.com

Bibliography Websites cont. thebeatles.com telegraph.co.uk beatlebrunch.com

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