when did the beatles become popular in britain
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era.[1] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania"; as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the band were integral to pop music's development into an art form[2] and came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s.
Eleanor Rigby The song is often described as a lament for lonely people[16] or a commentary on post-war life in Britain.[17][18]
My Guy Her version of the song was used in the film "More American Graffiti" (1979)
Origins of rock and roll Various recordings that date back to the 1940s have been named as the first rock and roll record.
Pete Best Randolph Peter Best (born Scanland, 24 November 1941) is an English musician, principally known as an original member and first drummer of the Beatles, from 1960 to 1962. He is one of several people who has been referred to as the Fifth Beatle.
The Beatles Epstein arranged for a $40,000 US marketing campaign. American chart success began after disc jockey Carroll James of AM radio station WWDC (now WWRC) in Washington, DC first played "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in mid-December 1963.[83] It was not until the end of the first week of January 1964 that their records were played in New York City (also accompanied by a major marketing campaign and with similar play frequency), and then the rest of the country, initiating their music's spread across US radio. This caused an increase in demand, leading Capitol to rush-release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" later that month.[84] Issued on 26 December 1963, with the band's previously scheduled debut there just weeks away, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" sold a million copies, becoming a number-one hit in the US by mid-January.[85] In its wake, Vee-Jay released Introducing... The Beatles[86] to go along with Capitol's debut album, Meet the Beatles!, while Swan reactivated production of "She Loves You".[87]