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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band of all time [1] and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. [2]
Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician from Edinburgh, Scotland, best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art .
John Winston Ono Lennon [nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist.After a troubled childhood, he gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles.
With Lennon's original demo, the surviving pair were able to add backing vocals, guitar recordings Harrison — who died in 2001 — had recorded in 1995, new drums from Starr, and bass, guitar ...
In June 1965, Harrison and the other Beatles were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire . [411] They received their insignia from the Queen at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 26 October. [412] In 1971, the Beatles received an Academy Award for the best Original Song Score for the film Let It Be. [413]
The tape was passed on to the surviving Beatles members in 1994 by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and featured the songs "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love," which were both reworked by the surviving ...
In the United States, the Beatles recordings were distributed by EMI subsidiary Capitol Records. The Beatles re-signed with EMI for another nine years in 1967. After forming their own record label, Apple Records, in 1968, the Beatles' recordings would be released through Apple although the masters were still owned by EMI. [38]
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