According to some‚ John Lennon’s assassination was considered just as devastating as the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy (Feeney‚ Nolan). John Lennon was a member of the very popular and impactful band‚ the Beatles. Lennon was considered the intellectual and outspoken Beatle and this resulted in a lot of hate from some people (History.com). The assassination of John Lennon was unjust because he was an innocent musician who was killed by a mentally unstable man; however some believe
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Early Influences on the Beatles The Beatles’ career started in 1956 when John Lennon formed his skiffle band The Quarry Men(1960 became known as The Beatles) and ended in 1970. In between that decade or so they managed to release 13 studio albums (recorded 1963-1970)‚ so it’s like two in a year‚ couple of movies and enormous amount
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Rolling Stones definitely are amongst them. They have managed to spread their music and lyrics all over the world‚ and there is hardly anyone who hasn’t heard of them. It is‚ however‚ hard to decide which one of these two bands has made a greater impact on all of our lives. There are some aspects in which they are alike and others in which they differ. First of all‚ one very important fact about these two bands is that the front-men of both groups were authors and composers of most‚ if not all‚
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musicians by the names of Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ Ringo Starr and the one and only John Lennon. John Lennon was born on October 9th‚ 1940 by his parents Julia and Alfred Lennon. John grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in Liverpool‚ UK. He was always trouble maker and he constantly would
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record mainly written by John Lennon‚ but was attributed to Lennon-McCartney. “Help!” was ranked number twenty-nine on Rolling Stones’ list of “The 500 Greatest Song of All Times”. This composition is my favorite because it’s been longer then I have and it makes me in a better mood. When I need to do something or to motivate me I heard that song because it reminds me of Lennon trying to express his stress after the Beatles’ quick rise to success. In a interview Lennon had on “Lennon Remembers”‚ he mentioned
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that is constantly changing. Musical trends and preferences are incessantly fluctuating and long-lasting prevalence is rare. Therefore‚ it is quite seldom that an artist can make a permanent impact on popular music culture. However‚ many people as well as critics believe that The Beatles have had such an impact on musical culture that even forty years after being
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as relevant as they were in the early sixties. One of the most impressive things about the group is their incredible ability to evolve‚ and I don’t just mean their hair styles. The Beatles started as a clean-cut boy band consisting of teenagers John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr playing catchy‚ simple tunes with a new-era rock and roll flair. The Beatles’ chameleon like ability to change their style in both music and fashion kept fans clamoring for more. Their unique and
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John soon found out Paul played guitar‚ very well. John soon asked Paul to join his band‚ The Quarrymen. George Harrison then joined them in February of 1958. Starting 1959‚ the started playing several gigs at pubs around town. Finally after basically being a nameless band‚ John Lennon dreamed up the name “The Beatles‚” a mix of beat and beetles. In 1960‚ The Beatles toured Germany‚ where Ringo
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Julia Cubbedge Mr. Loza English 10/ Period 4 13 September 2012 World Peace The only things we hear on the news lately are what country is getting bombed‚ who hates who‚ and the sheer number of people dying every day. There is too much discrimination‚ madness‚ and anger circulating through our world right now. We have soldiers dying every day for our country in a war that could be stopped with peaceful actions. Instead‚ we have become oblivious to what is going on around us. Music has always
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this late 1970s song. Ringo Starr George Harrison Klaus Voorman Paul McCartney John Lennon 2 Beginning at the end of June of 1977‚ John‚ Yoko‚ and son Sean will spend four months visiting ________‚ including local tourist attractions and Yoko ’s family. China Korea Japan Miami Beach London 3 _________ sings lead on his version of a 1955 hit. Paul McCartney George Harrison John Lennon Phil Spector Ringo Starr 4 In May of 1977‚ George Martin ’s remixed song versions entitled
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