At first, this fabulous band started from the famous English city of Liverpool. As early as five or six years before the Beatles recorded their world-famous album, this music group, which seems to be no different from other unknown bands, had already started their legendary experience. In 1950s, noise jazz became popular in Britain. At that time, only John Lennon (born in 1940, 10,9, 1980,10, assassinated in new york, USA) was a rebellious young man chasing the trend, 65438+. John Lennon, 16, met paul mccartney (born in June 1942, 18) who was two years younger than him in a Liverpool church. Both of them left a deep impression on each other, and the greatest duo in the history of pop music came together. 1957 In March, Lennon, who was studying in high school, bought a guitar and formed a noisy jazz band called Quarrymen on the campus of high school. The name of the band comes from their school, Quarry Bank High School. Paul mccartney immediately joined Lennon's band as another guitarist. Soon after, McCartney's good friend george harrison (born on February 25th, 943, and died in Los Angeles on October 29th, 200 1 year/kloc-0) also joined the band, becoming the third guitarist. At the same time, other musicians temporarily joined and quit the band in the high school campus, including band drummer Colin Hamilton who joined at 1957 and quit at 1958. In the end, John Lennon, paul mccartney and george harrison formed the core stable lineup of quarrymen in the late 1950s.

1In March, 1960, John Lennon's college classmate, good friend and talented bassist Stuart Sutcliffe (1born on June 23rd, 1940,1died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage on April 30th, 1962) joined the Quarrymen band. At the same time, he suggested that the band be renamed The Beatles. /kloc-in the summer of 0/960, Quarrymen changed its name to Silver Beetle, and the band that has been short of regular drummers also found a suitable drummer, Pete Best. 1941165438+1Born in Madras, India on October 24th), in August of the same year, the band was officially named The Beatles. Then the Beatles went to Hamburg, the Federal Republic of Germany, as the starting point of the band in Europe, but the experience of Hamburg poured cold water on the Beatles. In Hamburg, The Beatles successfully established himself in some local clubs and became a well-known and popular local band. However, at the end of 1960, because george harrison was underage, they were expelled from West Germany, and the Beatles returned to Liverpool, England, but the band gradually became a well-known local small band through some performances in Liverpool.

1961March, The Beatles returned to Hamburg, Germany, and participated in the recording of the album as a backup band of Hamburg singer Tony Xie Li Dan. During this period, The Beatles also wrote some songs, but they were not published. However, the music was released after the Beatles became famous. These early works proved that they began to show their talents from then on. At the same time, the Beatles' career in Liverpool has become more and more brilliant. Their performances in local clubs and bars made them gradually move from an underground band to the forefront of local music culture. In Liverpool and Merseyside, The Beatles already has a large number of loyal fans and listeners. Their regular performances at the Cave Club have always been a legend in the pop music world. During the whole period of 196 1, the Beatles' activities laid a very solid foundation for their future success, but it was also during the period of 196 1 that Stuart Sutcliffe, the bassist of the band, returned to the university campus to complete his studies. Paul mccartney became the new bass player, george harrison became the lead guitarist, John Lennon was the rhythm guitarist and Pete Best was the drummer. But at the same time, they often exchange playing other instruments when singing and performing, and almost everyone is the lead singer of the band.

196 1 year, during the Beatles' performance in Liverpool, the band only sang covers at first, and later the band members wrote their own songs. In particular, John Lennon and paul mccartney collaborated to create a large number of popular songs in the future. At R&, time, they also began to explore their own music style, from the initial noise jazz to the gradual transition from folk songs to blues. B Music and rock music absorb the essence and blend together to form their own style. At the same time, they began to explore the playing skills of various musical instruments and integrate them into the band music. In the same year, astrid kirchherr, a loyal fan of The Beatles and the girlfriend of former bassist Suzliff, had a whim and asked all members of the band to have their hair cut in mop head's style. This bizarre idea came true, and this hairstyle became one of the trademarks of The Beatles after he became famous, leading the fashion direction later. However, not every band member is happy to cut his hair like mop head. Best, the drummer of the band, has a completely different hairstyle from other members of the band. 196 1 At the end of the year, Brian Epstein, the owner of a record store in Liverpool (born in 1934, 19, 1967, died of drug overdose at home in London), discovered the great potential of the Beatles, and he soon became the manager of the Beatles.

1 962 65438+1October1,The Beatles went to Deka Records Company for an audition, but was rejected by Mike Smith, the manager of the record company, and claimed that the guitar band had no future. Previously, they had been rejected by many record companies, but under the leadership of Epstein, The Beatles went to Parlophone, a subsidiary of EMI Record Company, to try his luck. After the audition, record producer george martin officially signed a contract with the Beatles on May 9th. 1962. Besides being busy with signing negotiations with record companies, The Beatles continued to perform in Germany and Britain. After successfully signing a record company, Epstein began to concentrate on packaging the image of the Beatles. In addition to the hairstyle that has been formed, he also created the Beatles in various aspects such as clothing. On August 1962, the unsociable drummer Pete Best was expelled from the team by Epstein. This decision caused a wide and lasting controversy, and there were various reasons for his dismissal. Some people say that Best left the team because of his unsociable dress and hairstyle, others say that Best was fired because of his eccentric and changeable personality, other members of the band are jealous of his good image, especially his position among female fans, and others say that producer george martin is not satisfied with his drum skills. Finally, Ringo Starr, a local drummer in Liverpool (formerly Richard stucky, born on July 7th, 1940), was recruited to replace Pete Best, and all the band members were localized in Liverpool. 1962 Another important event for the Beatles was that Stuart Sutcliffe, the former bassist of the Beatles, died of cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 22. After Ringo Starr joined, The Beatles immediately began to record their first single, Do you love me /PS I love you. After the release of this single, it successfully ranked among the top 20 singles in the UK. It is said that Epstein bought 10000 copies of the band's single out of his own pocket to make the list. At the same time, The Beatles officially became a regular guest performer of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). From 1962 to 1964, the Beatles performed more than 50 times in the BBC.

1963, the Beatles' second single "Please Please Me" quickly became the number one single in the British singles list, and it was also recognized as the iconic single of the "British invasion" wave. Then the Beatles released their third single "From Me to You", which also became the number one single in the UK. 1On March 22nd, 963, The Beatles released his first album Please Please Me. After the release of this album, it quickly became the champion of the British album list, and surprisingly dominated the champion position for 30 weeks, causing a sensation in Britain. From the royal family to ordinary people, The Beatles's music attracts all fans, both men and women, who are fascinated by it. The Beatles's music had taken shape at this time. Their energetic music catered to the trend of the new generation of young people in Britain demanding cultural liberation after the war, which led to the development of this trend. At the same time, their music combines different styles and musical elements, impeccable melody and harmonious music, energetic guitar playing, poetic lyrics and infectious singing, which quickly dominates the British music market. It also promoted the development of the whole British culture. Paul mccartney and John Lennon became the core of the band's music creation, and their perfect cooperation became a much-told story in the music industry. Producer George martin was also recognized for his excellent production ability. He has a perfect understanding of the Beatles' music, and his exquisite arrangement of music and instrumental music has become an important factor for the Beatles to achieve brilliant achievements. The Beatles's greatest point is that they didn't let their music fall into a stylized cycle. They didn't make their music stagnate, but kept groping for progress, further developing and perfecting their music style, and further improving the level of arrangement, creation and instrumental performance. 1963 released the Beatles' second album Together with the Beatles, which not only further consolidated its position, but also fully demonstrated the maturity of the band in composition and the coordination and arrangement of various instruments. They created and perfectly interpreted many different musical melodies with different musical instruments and arranged them harmoniously. At this time, the king of the Beatles was stronger than anyone else. By the end of 1963, The Beatles had initially dominated the British music scene, with fanatical fans all over Britain and only two albums released, but the Beatles became a cultural phenomenon.

The United States on the other side of the Atlantic will obviously not turn a deaf ear to British madness. EMI's partner in the United States, capito, became the first beneficiary, and their singles quickly swept the American singles charts. 1964 At the beginning of this year, Capitol released the Beatles' first American album "Meeting the Beatles". As a result, they caused more intense madness in the United States and Britain. Shortly after the release of the album, The Beatles appeared on the TV program "Ed Sally Wen Xiu", which attracted more than 73 million viewers in the United States. The United States also has a large number of Beatles fans, and the Beatles have become the most popular and sensational band in the United States. Similarly, due to the appearance of the Beatles, a wave of "British invasion" was set off. From then on, every album and single of the Beatles can easily become the number one on both sides of the Atlantic. Their dominant position in the record market will never be influenced by anyone or band again. 1964, the Beatles starred in the first film "A Hard Day's Night". This autobiographical film, in addition to the cheerful and lively musical comedy form in the film, has won great box office achievements and wide acclaim in the film critics, and the soundtrack contributed by the band is of revolutionary significance. The perfection of Lennon and McCartney continues. British rock music not only leads the development of British music, but also forces some American slow-paced folk singers to devote themselves to rock music. Even Elvis Presley, a symbol of American music, began to make changes in order to save its own music market. In the soundtrack of this film, george harrison was influenced by American "revolutionary music poet" Bob Dylan who threw away the acoustic guitar and picked up the electric guitar to sing rock music. The second one picked up the electric guitar and played rock songs, which had a great influence, directly promoted the revolutionary change of rock music and affected its future development.

As the Beatles successfully opened the door to the American record market, many British bands such as the Rolling Stones swarmed in, which fundamentally impacted the American music market. The "British invasion" was launched on a larger scale, but no band ever threatened the Beatles' position. The Beatles and Bob Dylan became the godfathers of the later development of rock music, and many British bands also influenced the later generations of American rock music. From 1964 to 1965, Beetle released something new, Beetle sold, Beetle 65, Beetle Six and Help! Many albums and movie soundtracks, such as "Soul of Rubber" and "Soul of Rubber", not only continue to easily obtain huge sales, although some of these albums have the color of commercial origin, most of them are also making continuous progress in music. The Beatles is still the world leader in guitar playing and the use and integration of other national musical instruments, and they continue to absorb the essence of other musicians. Lennon learned a lot of excellent experiences from Bob Dylan's lyrics creation and showed them in his own music. This constant pursuit of progress made the Beatles maintain brilliant achievements in the music field. Some singles in this period also showed folk and country styles, and paid more attention to the expression of Lennon and McCartney's personal feelings. In addition to releasing albums, the Beatles also increased their global tour, gradually making their brilliance and great influence go global, and their fans began to spread all over the world. At the same time, he starred in the movie "Help! "It has achieved greater success in the box office business.

1966, the Beatles released the album Revolver, which is still a global bestseller, but the style of this album began to tend to psychedelic music. Although this change is very successful, the arrangement, melody and guitar performance are still perfectly coordinated, but some fans who have heard the Beatles' rock style before think that the Beatles should continue their instrumental and vocal performances. Despite the different voices, the vast majority of Beatles fans continue their fanaticism, and many singles in the album still easily become the top of the charts all over the world, continuing to write the glory of the Beatles. The cover of another album "Yesterday" ... and today's release on 1966 caused great controversy. Because of the raw covers and the slaughter of doll covers to protest Capitol's control over the life and death of their records in the American market, these records were sealed and banned from sale shortly after they were sent to the record store, and they were not released until a week later when the covers were replaced with ordinary patterns. Now they have the original album. In the same year, because Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, the band was once banned by radio and media, but it only lasted for a short time before the media compromised. After the Beatles apologized, they reopened the door of the Beatles, as if the Beatles were indeed more popular than Jesus. However, on August 29th 1966, after the concert in San Francisco Candlestick Park, the band announced that it would suspend its tour and concentrate on making music in the studio. However, the media generally believe that the band is about to disband, especially the band members began to develop their personal music while paying attention to the development of the band, which further stimulated the spread of this statement. However, the Beatles finally dispelled all kinds of media speculation with the release of their new single-core album.

1967, the Beatles released the album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band", which not only made the Beatles continue their dominance in pop music and rock music, but also was an excellent psychedelic music album, a mix of various instruments and songs. Melody, arrangement, lyrics and instrumental music are impeccable. At the same time, the hippie attitude revealed in the lyrics of the album once again represented the thoughts of young people in society at that time, and the Beatles once again represented the cultural trend of thought of the younger generation. Therefore, although their psychedelic music and the practice of taking psychedelic drugs in their lives have been under some pressure, The Beatles still plays the role of a pioneer among young people, and The Beatles is still a pioneer in culture, but their music has gradually left rock music and turned to pop music for development and change. 1On August 27th, 967, Epstein, the Beatles manager who made outstanding contributions to the band, died at his home in London due to an overdose. There are indications that Epstein may have committed suicide by overdose on purpose. Without the manager, the Beatles suddenly became a little confused. Their first film, The Magical mystery tour, was written and directed by themselves and broadcast on the BBC, but it was criticized by critics and made difficult by the media. Although the original album of the film was still wildly welcomed by fans, it became the beginning of the collapse of the Beatles.

From 65438 to 0968, after Epstein's death, the Beatles set up their own record company, Apple Records, to manage and organize the band's financial problems. However, the Beatles' pursuit of Indian religion for many years reached its climax at this time. They came to India secretly and devoted themselves to practicing Indian religion. However, the Beatles were finally forced to leave India and give up their religious studies under the media's spite and pursuit. At the same time, another animated film "Yellow Submarine" made by the Beatles was once again criticized by the media and critics, but the enthusiasm of fans has not diminished. The theme song "Yellow Submarine" has also become one of the Beatles' classic works. 1At the end of 968, the Beatles released a double album, The Beatles [White Album], which further consolidated their influence among fans and won favorable comments from all sides, once again proving the master level of the band members. In this album, the Beatles gave up psychedelic music, continued to stick to guitar-based rock music, and continued to show their multi-style integration, playing ability and arrangement of various instruments. This album has also become one of the Beatles' most classic albums. However, behind the glory of the album, the irreconcilable reasons of the Beatles are gradually exposed. Compared with the early music creation and performance, the Beatles' music at this time has begun to appear too personal. A song is not written by a group or individual and then played by a band, but someone creates a song that is completely suitable for their own singing or playing. Individuals show their talents, and other members of the band just accompany them. There is no chance of expression in the song. The most prominent phenomenon is that Lennon and McCartney, two geniuses, only create their own singles, and less and less music is created for the band as a whole. This is the collective music of the band. There was even vicious competition between Lennon and McCartney. They both wrote their own music. Moreover, after Epstein's death, Lennon and McCartney both wanted to lead the band by themselves, but they couldn't convince each other, so they had to fight in secret and quarreled many times in the studio. Lennon also released his first solo album during this period. What's more, while Lennon and McCartney are fighting each other, george harrison, who is also rich in creative talents, especially in arranging, composing and playing, is gradually dissatisfied with some unfair treatment in album production because of his youngest age, such as being less a lead singer and recording less singles. At the same time, Ringo Starr, a relatively introverted drummer in the band, can't stand all kinds of unequal treatment, because he is not the original band. For example, Starr is rarely seen as the lead singer. Even in the group photo of the band, Starr's single photo is the least among the four members. The irreconcilable problem of the Beatles gradually surfaced, and the crisis of band unity was imminent. Fortunately, the media at that time did not realize these problems at this time. At the same time, these contradictions are also accompanied by Lennon's love problem. At this time, Lennon has fallen in love with Japanese actress Yoko Ono Lennon. Although unanimously criticized by other members of the band and a large number of fans, Lennon is still obsessed with this Japanese woman, which often affects the band's plans.

At the beginning of 1969, there was another disagreement within the Beatles. Mccartney advocated that the band should resume a large-scale concert tour, but some people decided to continue recording a new album in the studio and tentatively named it "Get Back". However, the band's recording plan is very unsatisfactory. Mccartney disagreed, and Harrison left the team temporarily. After returning to the team, he brought the American keyboard player Billy Preston as the band's regular keyboard player, and at the same time, in order to ease the disharmony among the four members of the band. But unfortunately, the plan for the band's new album fell through. Since then, the band has only recorded a few singles for some movies and TV programs. Then on June 30th,1969,65438+The Beatles held an impromptu small singing performance on the roof of Apple Records in London, but after the performance, no one would think that this was their last public performance. However, in the spring of 1969, the two best singles of the Beatles' original album "Come Back" and "Don't Let Me Down" were published as singles, which still became the most striking songs in the world. The worldwide Beatles craze has not cooled down, and a large number of Beatles fans are still fanatical. However, a bigger contradiction will soon come. On March 12, paul mccartney married American photographer Linda Hysmans. A few days later, John Lennon also officially married Japanese actress Yoko Ono Lennon. The key question arises. Mccartney insisted that his father-in-law, Lee Hysmans, be the new manager of the band, but the other members of the band finally hired an American businessman, Allen Klein, to enter the EMI studio for the last time in the middle of 1969 to record the album Abbey Road with producer george martin. In this album, although many parts were recorded by four members, the band achieved a very amazing unity. During this period, the four musicians reinterpreted the highest artistic level, and at the same time achieved perfect harmony in music melody, arrangement and other aspects. Harrison is equally divided with Lennon and McCartney in music creation. The last effort between the band members finally created this perfect album. In the end, this album continued the era of the Beatles in the market, and crazy Beatles fans continued to exert their enthusiasm without limit. However, no one would have thought that it was only a matter of time before the Beatles disbanded at this time. At this time, because The Beatles has not performed in public for a long time, rumors spread all over the mainland of the United States. There is a saying that McCartney died in a car accident a few years ago, and now he is just a good imitator, and these imaginative people are judged according to the artistic abstraction of the album cover. However, in fact, in September of 1969, John Lennon proposed to quit the Beatles, but Lennon's resignation was put on hold because the Beatles discussed the renewal of the contract in EMI.

1970, the Beatles never recorded a song again. The band members have just separated and are all busy with their own affairs. Lennon and Yoko Ono Lennon worked hard for their band, McCartney prepared their first solo album, Harrison and other bands toured, Starr was filming, only United them in some public places, and officially denied the rumors of dissolution. The whole world didn't really realize that this great band, which was at the peak of its career, was about to disband. In the spring of 1970, the single recorded at the beginning of 1969, which needs to be remixed, was completed and officially released as the original sound. However, due to the recording time and other reasons, "Abbey Road" is usually regarded as the last album of the Beatles, but this album has still made remarkable achievements in the world, because the Beatles' craze has not diminished at this time. However, before the release of this album, on April 1970, paul mccartney announced his retirement from the Beatles, which declared that the great Beatles were about to enter history. At first, because people didn't understand the situation, McCartney, who was the first to leave the team, was under great pressure from fans and the media. But when things became clear, people seemed to think that the irreconcilable contradiction between the four musicians doomed the disintegration of the band. After the band broke up, Apple Records' records also existed in name only. 1970 10 3 1, McCartney filed a lawsuit in court, demanding the complete dissolution of the Beatles and prohibiting the band from reorganizing. After a year-long trial and debate, the lawsuit was finally approved by the court, and the Beatles had no hope of reunion.

After the Beatles broke up, the band members also developed their own careers according to their own development direction. Harrison's talent, which could not be displayed in the shadow of Lennon and McCartney, finally appeared to the world. He formed the band "Everything must pass", while Lennon and his wife continued to run their own Plastic Ono Band. Mccartney's solo career is the most successful. His band "Escape" has been a great success in business and criticism, and has continued to write its own glory in pop music and rock music, but Starr is the least successful. He has little creative talent. In the early 1970s, he could only often help his former teammates and do some accompaniment work, and not many impressive works came out. After the 1970s, Lennon's music developed independently, with more and more great ideas and profound meanings, and his attainments in lyrics became deeper and deeper, while McCartney still maintained a beautiful melody. Harrison still surpasses other former teammates in instrumental performance, while Starr can only create relatively excellent music and gradually become mediocre, but he is still an excellent musician, and his singles and works have reached a very brilliant height. It should be said that in the 1970s, due to the continuation of the Beatles' frenzy, the Beatles were still able to continue to write the legend and glory of their band, and achieved great commercial achievements and high praise.

Although rumors about the Beatles' reunion continued throughout the 1970s, in 1980, with Lennon being stabbed to death in the streets of new york, the Beatles entered the museum completely. After the 1980s, the sales of the former Beatles' works were still very hot, but the sales showed a downward trend year by year. Fans have gradually become accustomed to the fact that the Beatles no longer exist, and the Beatles and their former players have gradually become idols and legends in people's memory. Although the sales of the former Beatles' works are decreasing, the Beatles' works are still shining. In addition to being constantly covered by other new generation singers, the band's album sales have remained extremely high as always, and have not faded because of the passage of time. The Beatles still attracts new fans from generation to generation.

In 1990s, the remaining three members of The Beatles and Lennon's widow finally reached a basic agreement on the ownership of The Beatles's copyright in court. This enabled the Beatles' early works to be reissued in the 1990s with the help of high technology, including two unpublished singles by John Lennon, Free as a Bird and True Love. These albums are still best sellers in the record market after their release. At the same time, due to the copyright agreement of some early music works, the live recordings and videos of the Beatles' early performances in BBC TV programs and documentaries about the Beatles have the opportunity to be reissued. These CDs and VCDs were released one after another in the 1990s, and the Beatles, who had been disbanded for more than 20 years, once again brought enduring music to future generations.

In the new century, the Beatles still often produce selected works or plagiarize albums. Their great music works still exude eternal magic in the new century. Decades later, they hit the record market many times, and in the decades after the band was dissolved, they often continued to be the champion of the charts. When Lennon died, millions of fans around the world held commemorative activities to keep vigil for him. 200 1 when the outstanding guitarist george harrison died of illness, this scene reappeared again. Today, generations of personality fans are attracted by the magic of the Beatles and fascinated by their music, and the Beatles' music has become the eternity of mankind.