The Beatles

The Beatles 1. The Beatles were an English band of rock and roll that was formed in Liverpool in 1960. 2. It was composed by John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). 3. Between 1962 and 1970 managed to sell over 400 million albums worldwide. 4. On August 17, 1960 began his first trip to Hamburg. 5. The publications of his records placed them in a new dimension of success in the music charts: 6. Top 5 list of the Billboard Hot 100. 7. “Yesterday.” Composed by McCartney, “Yesterday” has the record for being the most covered song in history of music. 8. In 66 they were death threats in the Philippines for not attending an event. 9. At the time Lennon made some clarifications on the Christian religion, and that at the time the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ

10. John Lennon was murdered on 8 December 1980, around 22:49 h. night, five shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance to the Dakota Building. 11. McCartney filed a suit for dissolution of the Beatles on 31 December 1970. The legal wrangling continued long after the breakup of the band, and the dissolution of the association does not take effect until 1975.