The Beatles: Influence On The Music Industry

The beatles, one of the most important and influetial bands of all time. Not only did they make some of the most memorable moments on and off the stage, but shaped and influenced the way the music industry would work. Who would have guessed that four boys from England would shape the world, forever. The Beatles were formed by four extrodinary musicians who were; John Lennon,Paul McCarthy,George Harrison, and Ringo Star. The band 's roots can be traced back to a band that John Lennon was in, which was called (at the time) "The Quarry Men" Lennon was the leader. This band that Lennon formed, was very folk music orianted, which was a very popular stlye at the time. Now, paul McCarthy didn 't meet Lennon until July 6 of 1957 (Pareles et al.

Not soon after, Epstien went to the club in which The Beatles were performing, to see their tallent up close. With the band 's growing tallent and new manager (Epstien), they had to fire the band 's drummer, due to lack of skill. Soon after, The Beatles asked a dummer for a band called "Rory Storm and the Hurricans" to join their group. This man 's name was Ringo Star. Ringo was the final piece for The Beatles to be able to successful. With the band 's memebers set, they were able to take Britians affection almost overnight. Not to long after, their songs would end up breaking UK song charts, some of their songs even being able to stay number one for seven weeks. But this was only the tip of the iceburg, it was only the start of something later to be known as "Beatlemania." The "Beatle Craze" in Britian was the start of it all, because soon as The Beatles arrived in the states, they took the country by storm. Police squads would have to escort the musicians in and out of locations, due to the large numbers of fans trying to see them, at times they even needed to use water hoses to keep the fans back. Songs like "I wanna hold your hand" would end up being chart toppers in matter of days and stay

The band would end up influcing so many fans that dolls, gum, badges, and even cans of breath, would end up being sold in large quantities. sadly this crazy amount of fame from the "Beatlemaina" would turn out to be short lived. Two years later in the last months of 1966 it was almost like the band itself fell off the face of the planet. Many thought the band split up or that something trgaic happened. Sadly the speculations were right, Epstien who was their manager, was found dead at his home. After the death of the bands manager, the band was no longer forced to make live performances. The next time the public would see them, the band would have undergone a complete style change. The beatles that many loved seemed like strangers, yet still possesed the same charisma that the fans grew to love. "Sgt pepper and the lonely hearts club" was the next album that the band released. The album was a huge sucsess, and brought the beatles back into the light. But, only to know later that the band would find its fate. The date was April 10, 1970 . That was the date that Paul McCarthy announced that he was in fact