Rise and fall of Beatles – The Liverpool Rock Band – By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando The Beatles was a rock band from Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The primary members of the Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. John Lennon was a singer, songwriter, musician, and peace activist. Paul McCartney inherits the former’s capability. Sir Richard Starkey (better known by his stage name Ringo Starr) is a singer, songwriter, and actor. At the age of sixteen (John Lennon) and rhythm guitarist McCartney (the age of fifteen) had a meeting with two music-loving teenagers to discuss a separate rock music project. Lennon, at the time, performed with the Quarrymen, which blended jazz and folk music. In 1957 the formation of the group Beatles commenced. Quarrymen The ‘Quarrymen’ accepted bookings initially at a charity church in Liverpool. When they set up their instruments for the performance ...

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Paul McCartney blames John Lennon for The Beatles break-up HE BEATLES: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They remain the bestselling band of all time and have sold more than a billion albums around the world. Source:Dailynews UK: Music legend Paul McCartney is insisting it was bandmate and songwriting partner John Lennon who decided The Beatles couldn’t “work it out” in 1970 — and not him, as has been widely reported for five decades. “I didn’t instigate the split. That was our Johnny,” McCartney reportedly told BBC Radio 4 in an interview set to air Oct. 24, when asked about his April 1970 comments pronouncing the end of the band’s long and winding road. “I am not the person who instigated the split. Oh no, no, no,” he said, according to a preview of the interview published in The Guardian. “John walked into a room one day ...

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Hey Jude…once in a lifetime (Hey Jude like never before)   Hey Jude. Will We Ever See This Again? This is a classic – once in a lifetime jam session among some great musicians. *Paul McCartney Playing piano and leading,* *Elton John also playing piano,* *Sting as back-up singer, Phil Collins on drums,* *Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler on guitars, and* *Paul Simon on vocals*….. ‘*Hey Jude’ like never heard before*…….! ...

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