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The Beatles
- The BeatlesIn November 1956, a sixteen-year-old John Lennon formed a skiffle group with friends from Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool.
- Top Ten ClubThe building at Reeperbahn 136 in Hamburg's St. Pauli district stood empty for years before Peter Eckhorn decided to change its fate.
- Allen KleinAllen Klein was born on the 18th of December 1931 in Newark, New Jersey. He grew up as the fourth child and only son of Jewish immigrants.
- Allan WilliamsAllan Richard Williams entered the world on the 21st of February 1930 in Bootle, England. His father worked as a local council building inspector and dance…
- Cultural impact of the BeatlesIn late 1963, the British press coined the term Beatlemania to describe a phenomenon that had never been seen before. The word first appeared widely after…
- George MartinGeorge Henry Martin entered the world on the 3rd of January 1926 in North London. His family lived modestly in Highbury and later Drayton Park before moving…
- Al AronowitzAlfred Gilbert Aronowitz entered the world on the 20th of May 1928 in Bordentown, New Jersey. This small town sat south-east of Trenton and shaped his early…
- Astrid KirchherrAstrid Kirchherr was born on the 20th of May 1938 in Hamburg, Germany. Her father had been an executive for the German branch of Ford Motor Company before he…
- Geoff EmerickGeoffrey Ernest Emerick entered the recording industry at age 16. He worked as an assistant engineer at EMI Studios in north London.
- Klaus VoormannKlaus Otto Wilhelm Voormann was born on the 29th of April 1938 in Berlin, Germany. He grew up in the suburbs of north Berlin as one of six brothers.
- Neil AspinallNeil Stanley Aspinall entered the world on the 13th of October 1941 in Prestatyn, North Wales. His mother had been evacuated from Liverpool to escape…
- Northern SongsOn the 22nd of February 1963, Dick James called Brian Epstein to suggest a new partnership. The meeting took place at James' office in London.
- Tony BarrowTony Barrow stood in the south Lancashire suburb of Crosby during the late 1950s. He presented jazz bands and skiffle-folk groups at local dance halls across…
- Apple RecordsThe Beatles returned from India in 1968 and officially founded Apple Records as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. This British record label emerged after the…
- Jeff LynneJeffrey Lynne was born on the 30th of December 1947 in Erdington, Birmingham. His father bought him an acoustic guitar for just £2, a instrument he still…
- The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan ShowEd Sullivan stood at London's Heathrow Airport on the 31st of October 1962. He watched a crowd of 1,500 fans wait for the band to return from Sweden.
- Billy PrestonWilliam Everett Preston entered the world on the 2nd of September 1946, in Houston. He moved to Los Angeles as a child with his mother Robbie Lee Williams.
- Brian EpsteinBrian Samuel Epstein entered the world on the 19th of September 1934 at 4 Rodney Street in Liverpool. His father Harry and mother Malka, known as Queenie by…
- Bill HarryWilliam Harry was born on the 17th of September 1938 at Smithdown Road Hospital in Liverpool. His childhood unfolded within a rough neighborhood near the…
- Giles MartinGiles Martin was born on the 9th of October 1969, a date that coincided with John Lennon's 29th birthday. He grew up in a household where music was not just…
- Jimmie NicolJames George Nicol stood on a rostrum at the KB Hallen in Copenhagen on the 4th of June 1964. He wore a suit altered to fit his frame and sported a moptop…
- SeltaebNicky Byrne arrived at David Jacobs's office on the 4th of December 1963 with a contract that had no numbers written in it.
- 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.
- Tony SheridanAnthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity arrived in Norwich on the 21st of May 1940. He grew up at 2 Hansell Road in Thorpe St Andrew while attending the City of…