2. The Beatles
Top: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Bottom: George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Origin: Liverpool, England
Genres: Rock, pop, rock and roll
Years active: 1960–1970

3. John Winston Lennon
(9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an
English musician and singer-songwriter who
rose to worldwide fame as one of the
founding members of The Beatles, one of
the most commercially successful and
critically acclaimed acts in the history of
popular music. With Paul McCartney, he
formed one of the most celebrated
songwriting partnerships of the 20th
century. At around 10:50 pm on 8
December 1980, as Lennon and Ono
(wife)returned to their New York apartment
in The Dakota, Mark David Chapman shot
Lennon in the back four times at the
entrance to the building. Lennon was taken
to the emergency room of the nearby
Hospital but doctors couldn’t save him.
Earlier that evening, Lennon had
autographed a copy of Double Fantasy for
Chapman. Chapman pleaded guilty to
second-degree murder and was sentenced
to 20 years to life; as of 2011, he remains in
prison, having been denied parole six times.

4. Sir James Paul McCartney
(born 18 June 1942) is an English musician,
singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of
The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–
1981), McCartney is listed in Guinness World
Records as the "most successful musician and
composer in popular music history", with 60
gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in
the United Kingdom alone. BBC News Online
readers named McCartney the "greatest
composer of the millennium". According to
the BBC, his Beatles song "Yesterday" has
been covered by over 2,200 artists — more
than any other song in the history of
recorded music. Since its 1965 release it has
been played more than 7,000,000 times on
American television and radio. McCartney’s
records:
-in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 21 April 1990 he
played for the largest stadium audience in
history when 184,000 people paid to see him
perform;
- In Sydney in 1993 had been sold 20 000
tickets for his perform for 8 mn.

5. George Harrison
was an English musician, guitarist, singer-
songwriter, actor and film producer who
achieved international fame as lead
guitarist of The Beatles.
Harrison's first official honour came as
The Beatles were appointed Members of
the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in
1965 and received their insignia from the
Queen at an investiture at Buckingham
Palace on 26 October. Harrison was
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame as a solo artist on 15 March 2004 by
his Traveling Wilburys friends Lynne and
Petty.
Despite the treatments and operations,
Harrison died on 29 November 2001, at a
Hollywood Hills mansion that was once
leased by McCartney and was previously
owned by Courtney Love.

6. Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)
is an English musician and actor who gained
worldwide fame as the drummer for the
Beatles. When the band formed in 1960,
Starr was a member of another Liverpool
band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He
became the Beatles' drummer in August
1962, taking the place of Pete Best.
In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 12 June
1965, Starr and the three other Beatles were
appointed Members of the Order of the
British Empire (MBE); they received their
insignia from Queen Elizabeth II at an
investiture at Buckingham Palace on 26
October.
All four of the Beatles were elected to the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when the group
was inducted in 1988.

7. Yesterday
is a song originally recorded by
The Beatles for their 1965 album
Help!. The song remains popular
today with more than 1,600
cover versions, one of the most
covered songs in the history of
recorded music. In 1997, the
song was inducted into the
Grammy Hall of Fame. Broadcast
Music Incorporated (BMI)
asserts that it was performed
over seven million times in the
20th century alone.
According to biographers of
McCartney and the Beatles,
McCartney composed the entire
melody in a dream one night in
his room at the Wimpole Street
home of his then girlfriend Jane
Asher and her family. Upon
waking, he hurried to a piano
and played the tune to avoid
forgetting it.

8. Twist and Shout
is a song written by Phil Medley
and Bert Russell. It was originally
titled "Shake It Up, Baby" and
recorded by the Top Notes and then
covered by The Isley Brothers. It
was covered by The Beatles with
John Lennon on the lead vocals and
originally released on their first
album Please Please Me.
The song was covered by The
Mamas & the Papas (in the style of
a ballad) in 1967 on their album
Deliver, and on a film soundtrack by
Cliff Richard. It was also covered by
The Tremeloes. Most recently
Chaka Demus and Pliers (featuring
Jack Radics and Taxi Gang) reached
No. 1 on the UK charts with their
version in January 1994. The Who
performed it throughout their
career, most notably on Live at the
Isle of Wight Festival 1970 and
1982's Who's Last.

9. Let It Be
is a 1970 documentary film about The
Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for
the album Let It Be in January 1969. The film
features an unannounced rooftop concert
by the group, their last performance in
public. Released just after the album, it was
the final original Beatles release.
The world premiere of the film was in New
York City on 13 May 1970. One week later,
UK premieres were held at the Liverpool
Gaumont Cinema and the London Pavilion.
None of The Beatles attended any of the
premieres. The Beatles won an Oscar for Let
It Be in the category "Original Song Score",
which Quincy Jones accepted on their
behalf. The soundtrack also won a Grammy
for "Best Original Score".