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History of the Beatles

  • The Beatles timelineThe Beatles formed in Liverpool, England during the late 1950s. John Lennon started a skiffle group called The Quarrymen in 1956.
  • The Beatles at Shea StadiumFourteen cameras captured the scene at Shea Stadium on the 15th of August 1965. Cinematographer Andrew Laszlo led a large crew to document the event.
  • The Beatles in HamburgThe Beatles arrived very early in the morning of the 17th of August 1960, and made their way to the St. Pauli area of Hamburg.
  • The Beatles in IndiaIn late August 1967, the Beatles attended a Transcendental Meditation seminar in Bangor, Wales. Their stay ended abruptly on the 27th of August after they…
  • Break-up of the BeatlesBrian Epstein died of a drug overdose on the 27th of August 1967. His death left the Beatles disoriented and fearful about their future.
  • Magical Mystery Tour (film)Paul McCartney held a blank piece of white paper with a circle drawn on it in his hand during the summer of 1967. He told the band and crew to meet him at…
  • The Beatles' Decca auditionBrian Epstein arranged for the band to travel from Liverpool to London on New Year's Eve 1961. Neil Aspinall drove the group down in a van, but he lost his…
  • BeatlemaniaThe word Beatlemania first appeared in print on the 21st of October 1963, when the Daily Mail published a feature story by Vincent Mulchrone.
  • British InvasionIn the late 1950s, American rock and blues musicians became popular with British youth. This rebellious tone and image sparked a cultural shift across the…
  • The Beatles' recording sessionsIn the spring or summer of 1958, The Quarrymen paid 17 shillings and 6 pence to record two songs at Phillips' Sound Recording Services in Liverpool.
  • The QuarrymenIn the mid-1950s, a musical revival known as skiffle swept through the United Kingdom. This genre had originated in the United States decades earlier and…
  • Lennon–McCartneyOn the 6th of July 1957, a fifteen-year-old Paul McCartney stood in front of a local church fête in Liverpool. He watched a sixteen-year-old John Lennon play…
  • The Beatles' rooftop concertOn the 30th of January 1969, the Beatles performed a concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row.