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#whatson #beatles #history The Beatles, formerly called the Quarrymen or the Silver Beatles, byname Fab Four, British musical quartet and a global cynosure for the hopes and dreams of a generation that came of age in the 1960s. The principal members were John Lennon (b. October 9, 1940, Liverpool, Merseyside, England—d. December 8, 1980, New York, New York, U.S.), Paul McCartney (in full Sir James Paul McCartney; b. June 18, 1942, Liverpool), George Harrison (b. February 25, 1943, Liverpool—d. November 29, 2001, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), and Ringo Starr (byname of Richard Starkey; b. July 7, 1940, Liverpool). Other early members included Stuart Sutcliffe (b. June 23, 1940, Edinburgh, Scotland—d. April 10, 1962, Hamburg, West Germany) and Pete Best (b. November 24, 1941, Madras [now Chennai], India). Formed around the nucleus of Lennon and McCartney, who first performed together in Liverpool in 1957, the group grew out of a shared enthusiasm for American rock and roll. Like most early rock-and-roll figures, Lennon, a guitarist and singer, and McCartney, a bassist and singer, were largely self-taught as musicians. Precocious composers, they gathered around themselves a changing cast of accompanists, adding by the end of 1957 Harrison, a lead guitarist, and then, in 1960 for several formative months, Sutcliffe, a promising young painter who brought into the band a brooding sense of bohemian style. After dabbling in skiffle, a jaunty sort of folk music popular in Britain in the late 1950s, and assuming several different names (the Quarrymen, the Silver Beetles, and, finally, the Beatles), the band added a drummer, Best, and joined a small but booming “beat music” scene, first in Liverpool and then, during several long visits between 1960 and 1962, in Hamburg—another seaport full of sailors thirsty for American rock and roll as a backdrop for their whiskey and womanizing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #WhatsOn is a progressive global media network. It based in the hub of Birmingham City Centre with over 25 years. Our values are: diversity, equality, involvement and unity. WhatsOn supports a balanced lifestyle, real democracy . We speak out against the exploitation of people, animals and the earth. Website: Facebook: Music Academy Group: Instagram: Linked In: Twitter: Every month we publish an advanced printed publication. We are covering regional, national and global. What’s going on, where to go, what to do and key topics of discussion selected by our Editor and our R&D department. There is also a digital version for each month. Along with specific guides scheduled throughout the year (see list below). To form a multi-media network, we have merged print, social media and digital marketing. January – Pink Guide (LGBT) February – Wedding Guide March – Graduate, Gap Travel Guide April – Kids Guide May – Days Out, New York/USA Guide June – Festival Guide July – Courses Guide Business Guides August – USA/America’s Guide September – Regional Student Guides x 4 October – National Student Guide November – Xmas Guide December – Xmas Guide Student Guide – Every September, just in time for freshers, we put together a 162-page guide with listings to help students prepare for their academic year. From accommodation support. National helplines to the best places to eat and shop, our student guide is the ultimate companion. New York Guide – Published every three months and absolutely free, this exclusive guide offers you 12 pages of listings to get the best out of New York. Festival Guide – This publication includes listings of all the major festivals throughout the UK, a survival guide to camping and some top tips to making the best of your festival experience. WhatsOn is available to pick up free of charge from many art centres, museums, bars, clubs, restaurants, libraries, universities, tube stations/bus stops and other cultural venues as well as areas of high footfall. The magazine is an indispensable guide packed full of editorial, market driven content, advertisements and endorsements by association and is a must have to pick up monthly wherever you are. Onmedia We have well-established and active social media channels – a Facebook page with over 57,000 likes, Instagram with more than 4,000 followers and Twitter with over 3,000 followers. GlobalOn We are a truly global brand, based in the UK and Asia. Every New York Guide is distributed around New York and surrounding cities. We also print a Bangladesh issue every three months with much of the content in Bangla, making it more attainable to our foreign readers. ------------------------------------------- Credits: The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64 Link:
