The Beatles were the most successful of all the groups in the world of popular music. The group of four musicians comprising of John Lenon, Paul McCarthy, George Harrison and Ringo Starr became famous in the 1960s. Their early years were mostly spent in Liverpool and Hamburg. Among them, Ringo Starr (whose real name was Richard Starkey) joined the group at a later stage.
In fact this group became most successful in 1962 with their song titled “Love Me Do” followed by another bigger hit “Please Please Me” in 1963. They never looked back for several years after that. The new wave of popular songs generated a hilarious effect among the young generation all over the world, particularly during 1963-65. Rock ‘n’ roll, a pop music with rhythmic body movements on the beat of drums, were greatly influenced by Beatles’ songs.
Beatles had amassed greatest sales for any group for their discs and tapes. Their all time sales have been estimated by a music company at over 1 billion discs and tapes.
This group was disintegrated in 1970 although some of them later on got some success as solo singers. The world famous Beatles now began to change their style. They were attracted and influenced by Indian music as well as religion. In 1980, at the age of 40, John Lenon, the prominent member of the group was shot dead tragically in New York City.
It is very interesting to note that 15 years after John Lenon was murdered, the three surviving members of the Beatles group returned again to the world of music. In 1995 they recorded some new songs in the London studios that captured the old touch for the new generation. Paul McCarthy later said, “They felt like archaeologists uncovering hidden treasure of the past”. The trio, however, ruled out any live performance in near future.
