1980 65438+On the evening of February 8 10, several harsh gunshots pierced the night sky. In front of an apartment near new york Central Park, a 40-year-old man was shot by admirers and fell in a pool of blood. This man is IhonLennon, the leader of The Beatles. This rock band was popular in the West in the 1960s.

It is said that after Lennon was shot, he staggered a few steps and soon fell on the steps. After struggling for a few steps, he finally fell down, and the tape in his hand was scattered in a pool of blood. John Lennon didn't make it, and was pronounced dead 30 minutes after being taken to the hospital.

The murderer was an American named Mark DavidChapman, a fanatical fan of Lennon and suffering from mental illness. After being arrested, he confessed to this matter: he murdered Lennon because he claimed that he was "more popular than Jesus" and that the lyrics of "God" were blasphemous remarks; In the song "Imagination", he said "Imagine that you have no property". At the same time, he has a lot of property, and his words and deeds are different.

The shooting incident quickly caused a sensation in new york, and then the whole western society was shocked. In Qian Qian, everyone, from the head of state to The Beatles fans, was deeply saddened by Lennon's unfortunate assassination. At that time, almost all western radio stations interrupted normal radio programs and took pains to play Lennon and his Beatles songs; Every major newspaper in the world has published articles introducing the Beatles and mourning Lennon. Lennon's death doubled the price of the Beatles' records, which were quickly snapped up by fans, and even a girl of 16 years old and a Utah man committed suicide. When Lennon's memorial service was held in Central Park, more than100000 people flocked to the venue. Some of them are in tears, wearing busts of Lennon and singing songs that Lennon wrote and performed before his death. At the same time, more than130,000 people in the United States expressed their condolences in various ways.

Lennon's death stirred up a huge wave that was rare in the world, which reflected the position of The Beatles and the rock art he represented in people's minds: it was not only the spiritual idol of teenagers in the 1960s, but also a symbol of a new culture.

At the beginning of the combination

The Beatles were founded in 1960, became famous in 1963 and dissolved in 1970. It can be seen that this group has not been together for a long time, but it is the most successful and important band in the history of rock music.

In fact, the Beatles' predecessor was "theQuarrymen", which was founded by John Lennon, who was still studying in an art school at that time, on 1955 in Liverpool, a small town in England with a population of only several hundred thousand. The following year, John Lennon met paul mccartney in a church in Liverpool, and then paul mccartney joined the band.

John Lennon

Two years later, paul mccartney's good friend george harrison joined the Quarry Workers Band. At the same time, other musicians joined in, but many of them were temporary. In the end, only John Lennon, paul mccartney and george harrison stayed.

1960 In March, together with John Lennon's college classmate Stuart Sutcliffe, drummer Pete Best announced his participation, and stuart sutcliffe suggested changing the name of "Quarryman" to "Beetle".

In mid-August of the same year, the band officially changed its name to "Beatles". Bealtes developed from English beat, which originally meant collision and jumping. And because they all have the same hairstyle as the Beatles, they are also called Beatles or crustaceans, transliteration is Beatles.

Among them, John Lennon played the accompaniment guitar, keyboard instrument and singing, paul mccartney played the bass guitar, keyboard instrument and singing, george harrison played the lead guitar, sitar (Indian instrument), piano and backup singer, and Ringo Starr played the lead voice, all of whom were good at drums, percussion instruments, keyboards and guitars. They were born in poor families during the war. They spent their childhood and adolescence in Liverpool.

For example, John Lennon was born in 1940. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he gradually grew into a sensitive and rebellious child. He also organized a small gang of his own, which gave the teacher a headache. His classmates' parents also warned his children to "stay away from him". In order to become a millionaire, he even prepared to commit a crime. At this time, the appearance of "Elvis Presley" Elvis Presley and rock music made Lennon see the direction of his life efforts, but he didn't have the money to buy his own guitar for a long time. After learning several banjo chords from his mother, he and several friends formed the "Quarryman" band in the spring of 1956.

Paul McCartney

Paul mccartney was born in 1942, and his mother died when he was fourteen. 1On July 6th, 957, 15-year-old paul mccartney watched the performance of John Lennon and his band Quarrymen at a community activity in St. Peter's Church in the suburb of Hurton. Later, Lennon invited McCartney to join his band, and a day later he replied that they had a long-term creative partnership.

George harrison was born in 1943. He was embarrassed since he was a child, but compared with other Beatles, Joe's family gave him long-term support and care. His father, Harold Harrison, became a sailor of a famous airline at the age of seventeen and lived on welfare during the Great Depression. After George was born, the family made ends meet. 1949, they moved into a government house near the slum. After entering high school, George was not interested in the knowledge taught by the school, and society was his battlefield. In Britain, Elvis Presley, miles davis and Jack Krujak mark the subculture of the younger generation. George fell in love with rock and country music and finally dropped out of school to become an electrician apprentice. At that time, Ronnie Donegan, a British pop singer, set off a wave of local rock music in Britain. George got an acoustic guitar and practiced until late at night every time to master chords, country fingering and rock music fragments. Soon, he bought a professional Hovnajita At that time, he met paul mccartney, George taught Paul how to play some rock and country phrases, and Paul taught George some more complicated Django Reinhardt jazz chords. They often go hiking with their guitars on their backs and practice together on weekends. Later, Paul fell in love with a local quarry band, but soon Paul became the second-in-command of the band and persuaded John Jeangeorges to join them. John finally agreed to let Jeangeorges join the band, but it was a pity that the band soon broke up.

Ringo Starr was born in 1940. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he entered kindergarten at the age of three. At the age of thirteen, his cold deteriorated into chronic pleurisy and he had to be admitted to Matt Street Hospital, causing complications of lung disease. Finally, he was sent to Haysville Children's Hospital. It's been more than a year since I fell ill. After leaving the hospital, Ringo still can't integrate into the new group and start studying again. He/kloc-could hardly read and write before he was 0/5 years old. Later, Ringo became fascinated with rock music and hoped to form a rock band himself. However, he continued to join the band and was fired. From 65438 to 0956, Ringo worked as a resident musician in a club called Hurricane Band, which quickly became the most popular band in Liverpool, and Ringo Starr became famous for it. The following year, Ringo began to form his own band called "theEddieCalyton Sikffle GrouP". 1960 10, Hurricane went to Kiaser keller Club in Hamburg, Germany. It was in this performance that Ringo met the Beatles for the first time. At that time, Pete Best, a drummer in The Beatles, often didn't come to rehearsal and his performance was unstable. The Beatles just asked Ringo to be the drummer instead of Pete. 1On August 8, 968, Ringo officially joined the Beatles and served as a drummer as a core member until the band was dissolved.

It can be seen that the members of The Beatles, like their peers, did not show any artistic talent when they were young.

Secret history of success

At the beginning of The Beatles's founding, there were not many performance opportunities, so he went to Hamburg for development through a recruitment. However, this trip to Hamburg was really an important exercise for the Beatles. In order to complete the eight-hour performance a day, members must practice hard with all the music they can think of. However, at the end of 1960, the Beatles were driven back to England because george harrison, then seventeen, was a minor. However, there are many bands like the Beatles in Liverpool. The Beatles tried to gain a foothold and suffered a lot. It was not until 1963 that Liverpool finally accepted their standing singing.

In Liverpool, The Beatles gradually gained some appeal because of his distinctive singing style, and then they performed three long-term performances in Hamburg, Germany, from small clubs to medium clubs, and then to star clubs.

However, what really made The Beatles popular in the world was the legendary The Beatles agent Brian Epstein. He once mentioned that the first time he saw the Beatles' performance, he was attracted by their stage costumes: "They were dressed untidy, but this may be the best way, or I should say the most attractive way: black leather jackets, jeans and, of course, long hair."

Brian Epstein, 1934 was born in Liverpool, England. He is a genius in music business. After graduating from boarding school, he joined the army and then studied acting at the Royal Academy of Drama. After returning to Liverpool, he joined Epstein's family business, which led him to own his own business-the largest record dealer in northern England.

196 1 year, he signed the Beatles. 1962, he paid the Beatles to record a demo in the London studio of Decca Records, but Decca refused to sign with the band. It doesn't matter. At that time, all the major record companies in London rejected Brian. Finally, Brian met with producer george martin and signed a small label from EMI, Palo Von The Beatles.

In the same year, from June to 10 in 5438, the Beatles released their first single "Love Me", and at the end of the year, they won 17 in the national pop charts. The following spring, their second single "Make Me Happy" began to occupy the top spot. "The Beatles" finally occupied a place in British pop music and swept across Britain with great enthusiasm. At this time, Brian let the great business opportunity slip away, because he gave 90% of the commercialization power to Stramsact (in Britain) and Seltaeb (in the United States).

1On February 7th, 964, more than 3,000 teenagers at new york International Airport crowded in the corridor to the building and gave the Beatles a crazy welcome. On that day, The Beatles left the airport in their car. More than 200 domestic and foreign journalists followed the interview, followed by thousands of boys and girls. Some people drove, some took taxis and some took crowded buses ... They chased the Beatles to the collapsed Plaza Hotel. Of course, the Beatles didn't disappoint their fans. Lennon said bluntly, "Please buy more Beatles records. We sing for money ... "

At that time, teenagers liked this straightforward attitude and always gathered outside the Plaza Hotel and regarded the Beatles as idols.

Sullivan Theatre hosted The Beatles's first performance. The commentator at that time was still very conservative. They couldn't understand the fanatical fans and said, "The Beatles' voice is too rough and harsh. "Parents even forbid children to learn this kind of singing, but children like this hysterical crying very much.

Three days later, the Beatles went to Carnegie Hall to sing, and the audience of both events was nearly 3,000. As for the outside of the hall, the number of people waiting here is incalculable.

The trip to new york was definitely the peak of the Beatles' journey. They not only conquered American teenagers, but also made young people all over the world know them.

1965, all four Beatles won the order of the british empire. 1966, Lennon said in an interview with the media: "The Beatles are more popular than Jesus". 1967 was their peak year, because they stopped performing, made records and TV series in the recording studio, released the concept album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Club Band, and won four Grammy awards. 1968, the ninth studio album "The Beatles" was released, which set a record of occupying the first place in the "Billboard Hot200 Album List" in the United States for nine consecutive weeks and being on the list for 155 consecutive weeks. 1969, last performance, release studio album Abby Road. 1970, won the 13th Grammy Award for Best Original Film and Television Music.

In fact, The Beatles has achieved such great success because their magic comes from nature. The melody of the song is fresh, fast and passionate, with strong sense of rhythm and popular lyrics. No wonder a magazine commented: "They use loudspeakers to make hoarse and strong rhythm sounds, which makes the performance a little crazy, but their spirit is still full of correct interest." "They have a unique style and plenty of energy. Their beats are funny, energetic, generous and true. " No wonder Mr. Song mentioned in unofficial history the Fish and Sheep: "The Beatles are my super idols, and I think they should be the idols of all musicians in the world. Whenever people can't write good songs, they say with emotion, why can't they write good songs? " Because all the beautiful melodies are composed by The Beatles ... "

1970 65438+February 3 1, The Beatles announced their dissolution because of their different pursuit of music. After the band broke up, although each member released many new albums and achieved good results, they lost the "soul" of the band. When John Lennon was assassinated in new york, The Beatles never regrouped.

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