What was the effect

of stardom on The Beatles

?

The Beatles earned over $130,000 in their first Seattle concert. In their first 3-4 years they grossed over 1.5 million dollars.

Because of the Beatles’ sudden popularity, their pockets were not empty, they soon got introduced to drugs. John Lennon was one of the first of the Beatles to spend his new found riches on dope.

The Beatles rise to fame started Beatlemania ( kind of like modern-day Bieberfever).

This consisted of many female fans who loved The Beatles.

What genre were theBeatles part of, and

what was their original name?

They’re music is part of the two genres rock and pop. The Beatles were put together by John Lennon. The lead singers were John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The lead guitarist was George Harrison and the drummer was Ringo Starr.

Officially their name was the Querry Men. They changed their name many times. Some of their names at some point were the Silver Beats, and the Silver Beetles. Then they finally came up with the name The Beatles.

Then they finally came up with the name The Beatles.

What was the inspiration for the first Beatles song

The first song by the Beatles was named Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds written by John Lennon.

This song was inspired by John

Lennon's son.

MOST PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS

SONG WAS MOSTLY ABOUT DRUGS BECAUSE THE

INITIALS OF THE SONG IS LSD.

What caused the Beatles to spilt ?

It was not a singular event it was a long transition that began with the death of their manger Brian Epstein.

They also broke apart because both George Harrison and Ringo “temporarily “ left to do solos, it was not likely for them to re-group they also had legal issues involving the FBI.

Paul list: “Personal differences ,business differences ,musical differences ;but most of all because I have a better time with family.” Paul made his break up public by revealing his solo album, McCartney.

"Life." LIFE. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. <http://life.time.com/culture/the-beatles-photos-from-the-fab-fours-first-american-concert-1964/>.

"Welcome to the Beatles Bible!" The Beatles Bible. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. http://thebeatlesbible.com/.

"The Beatles." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Apr. 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles.

"The Beatles on AllMusic." AllMusic. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.

Bibliography

Venezia, Mike. The Beatles. 1. 1. Canada: Children's Press, 1997. 32. Print.

(Venezia 32)

Bibliography (cont.)

The End

http://youtu.be/bv-OmevR4oY

http://youtu.be/Bj1AesMfIf8