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The Beatles were a group of four musicians that epitomised the popular culture of Britain and the postwar baby boom generation, and indeed much of the English-speaking world during the 1960s and early 1970s. The members of the group were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), all from Liverpool, England. When formed in 1960 as the Silver Beatles, Pete Best was drummer; in 1962, he was replaced by Ringo. |
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The Beatles were a group of four musicians who epitomised the popular culture of Britain and the postwar baby boom generation, and, indeed, much of the English-speaking world during the 1960s and early 1970s. The members of the group were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), all from Liverpool, England. When formed in 1960 as the Silver Beatles, Pete Best was drummer; in 1962, he was replaced by Ringo. |
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The Beatles also had a limited film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964). Directed by the up and coming American Richard Lester, it was a gritty black-and-white documentary-like account of a short period in the life of a rock-and-roll band. In 1965 came Help, a technicolor extravaganza shot in exotic locations with a thin, if not almost transparent plot regarding Ringo's finger! The critically slammed Magical Mystery Tour (the concept of which was adapted from Ken Kesey's [Merry Pranksters]? bus tour of the USA) was aired on Btitish television in 1967, but is now condidered a cult classic. The animated Yellow Submarine followed shortly after, but had little input from the Beatles themselves (for instance, the voices of the characters in the movie were not those of the Beatles). Finally, the documentary of a band in terminal decline, Let It Be was shot over an extended period in 1969; the music from this formed the album of the same name, which although recorded before "Abbey Road", was (after much contractual to-ing and fro-ing) the final release. |
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The Beatles also had a limited film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964). Directed by the up and coming American Richard Lester, it was a gritty black-and-white documentary-like account of a short period in the life of a rock-and-roll band. In 1965 came Help, a technicolor extravaganza shot in exotic locations with a thin, if not almost transparent plot regarding Ringo's finger! The critically slammed [Magical Mystery Tour]? (the concept of which was adapted from Ken Kesey's [Merry Pranksters]? LSD-orientated bus tour of the USA) was aired on Btitish television in 1967, but is now considered a cult classic. The animated Yellow Submarine followed shortly after, but had little input from the Beatles themselves (for instance, the voices of the characters in the movie were not those of the Beatles). Finally, the documentary of a band in terminal decline, Let It Be was shot over an extended period in 1969; the music from this formed the album of the same name, which although recorded before "Abbey Road", was (after much contractual to-ing and fro-ing) the final release. |
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