The Beatles John Lennon John Lennons real name
The Beatles
John Lennon John Lennon’s real name is John Winston Ono Lennon He was born on the 9 th of October and died on the 8 th of December in 1980 he was murdered by Mark David Chapman After the group disbanded in 1970 John Lennon , persuade a solo career and started the band plastic ono band with his 2 nd wife Yoko Ono His parents were Alfred Lennon and Julia Stanley His two wives were named Cynthia Powell and Yoko Ono John Lennon had two children
George Harrison was born on the 25 th of February 1943 in Liverpool (England) Harrison formed a band with his schoolmates to play clubs around Liverpool and in Hamburg (Germany) The Beatles became the biggest rock band in the world And Harrisons diverse musical interests took them in many directions Harrison made acclaimed solo records and started a film production company He died of cancer in November 2001
Ringo Star Richard Starkey, professionally known as Ringo Star was born on the 7 th of June 1940 He is an English musician, singer, song writer and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles he occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song or an album, including “with a little help from my friends”, “yellow submarine” and their cover “act naturally” He also wrote the Beatles songs “don’t pass me by” and “octopus’s garden ” and is a co-writer of others including “what goes on” and “flying”
Paul Mc. Cartney was born on the 8 th of June 1942 with one brother named Michael and one stepsister named Ruth He met George Harrison in 1954 on the bus home His mother, Mary died when he was on 14 of embolism He wrote his first song “I lost my little girl” on the zenith But “long tall sally” was the first song he performed in public
Let it be LET IT BE Was the 12 th and final studio alum by the Beatles, it was released on May 8 th 1970, almost a month after the break up STYLE Its an alternative mix of rock, pop and gospel TIME SIGNATURE The time signature is 4/4 VOCALS Piano, six string, electric bass, guitar, and organ Paul M Cartney sang it The story behind this song is that, Paul Mc. Cartney’s mother died from breast cancer on Halloween in 1956, and he wrote the song for her
OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA Was released in July 15 th 1968 TIME SIGNATURE The time signature is ¾ TEMPO The tempo is 144 bpm (beats per minute) INSTRUMENTS Fuzz bass, piano, acoustic guitar, drums
YELLOW SUBMARINE Let it be came out on the 11 th of February 1968 STYLE Children’s music, folk, pop TIME SIGNATURE The time signature is 4/4 INSTRUMENTS Tamborine, drums, guitar, bass, piano TEMPO 112 bpm (beats per minute)
Questions 1. Name the 4 members of The Beatles? 2. What was the original name of the Beatles band? 3. When was Paul Mc. Cartney born? 4. What is Ringo Star’s real name?
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