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Friday, April 20, 2012

The Beatles


The Beatles were an English Rock Band formed in Liverpool,England in 1960, and is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.

The Group consisted of -
John Lennon (Rhythm Guitar, vocals)










Paul Mc Cartney (Bass Guitar, vocals)














George Harrison (Lead Guitar, vocals) and











Ringo Starr(Drums, vocals)













"Love Me Do" is The Beatles 1st Single, backed by  '' P.S.I LoveYou'' (released on Oct 05, 1962 )


"Please Please Me" is a song and the 2nd Single released by The Beatles in UK(Jan 1963), and the 1st to be issued in the USA(Feb 1963)


 The Beatles gave their 1st Live US TV Performance on The Ed Sullivan Show(an American TV Variety Show on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971 and was hosted by New York Entertainment Columnist Ed Sullivan) watched by approximately 73 million viewers in over 23 million households,or 34 percent of the American population, and according to the Nielsen rating service, it was "the largest audience that had ever been recorded for an American television program.

Abbey Road is the 11th studio album released by The Beatles released on Sep 26,1969 . It is their last recorded album, although Let It Be was the last album released before the band's dissolution in 1970.




Let It Be is the 12th and final studio album released by The Beatles released on May 08, 1970 by the band's  Apple Records label shortly after the group announced their break-up

The completion and mixing of '' I Want You(She's So Heavy)''on Aug 20,1969 was the last occasion on which, "All four Beatles ... were together inside the recording studio.


The Beatles had more number-one albums on the UK charts and held the top spot longer than any other musical act. As of 2012, they hold the record for most number one hits on the Hot 100 chart with 20.

Awards

The Beatles have received Grammy Awards 7 Times

The film Let It Be (1970) won the 1971Academy Award for Best Original Song Score 

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