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John Lennon………………………………………………………………………….….2 Paul McCartney………………………………………………………………………….5 George Harrison…………………………………………………………………………10 Ringo Starr………………………………………………………………………………..14

Early beginnings……………………………………………………………………..…. 15 The Beatlemania years………………………………………………………………….17 The psychedelic years…………………………………………………………………..18 The studio years……………………………………………………………………...…..20 Breakup…………………………………………………………………………………….22The end of touring……………………………………………………………………….22Brian Epstein's death………………………………………………………………...…24Beatles Ltd………………………………………………………………..……………...24The Get Back Sessions…………………………………………………………………24Neglect of George Harrison's songs…………………………………………..…….25After the breakup………………………………………………………………………...25Personnel………………………………………………………………………………….27

Songs……………………………………………………………………………………….29 Photos………………………………………………………………………………………32

John Lennon John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England, to Alfred Lennon and Julia Stanley Lennon. His full name was John Winston Ono Lennon. Early in his life he suffered the loss of both his parents, when his father left the family to become a seaman, and his mother, unable to care for a child on her own, decided to leave him in the hands of his aunt, Mimi. This early feeling of abandonment was to mark John for the rest of his life, and his fear of rejection can be heard in his lyrics, from his early work with The Beatles, all the way up to his pleading 1970's track "Mother. (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band).

    With his aunt, Lennon experienced a quiet and undisturbed working class upbringing that left him with many happy memories. Some of these would later result in some of his best work. (Strawberry fields forever, the masterpiece single released before Sgt. Pepper was based upon his childhood recollections of happiness). Ever since his early childhood his artistic side found a way up to the surface of his personality and young Lennon began to express himself through sketches and artwork.   A few   of his teachers were impressed with his work, and suggested The Liverpool art school for the boy.  Although John Lennon was (even by his own admission) a "child genius", he decided for this option, over a regular academic schedule.   During this period, at fifteen years of age, John met Paul McCartney, at a Wooten Parish Garden Fete. The result of their conjoined musical talents was a band called "The Quarrymen", named after Quarry Banks, the school that they attended. Years later this band would become the greatest musical influence of recent recording history, and would define an entire generation. This would be under another name, though:: The Beatles.   At age 18, John's life underwent a drastic change, when, shortly after having reunited with his son, Julia Stanley Lennon, died. She was hit by a bus driven by an off -duty policeman in Liverpool. Lennon never fully recovered from the loss of his mother, and he continued to seek for her love in most of the women he met, finally finding comfort in the person of Yoko Ono, many years later. In the meantime, he met a fellow student, Cynthia Powell, and in spite of their many differences, they soon became romantically involved. In 1959, he left his natal Liverpool for Hamburg, Germany, along with Paul McCartney, guitarist George Harrison, longtime friend Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best. Their objective was to have a shot at fame and fortune in Hamburg's music scene. It was during this trip that he and his fellow bandmasters met Astrid Kilcher and Klaus Voorman; she, a visionary photographer who would document The Beatles' transition from Liverpool lads to full grown musicians, and would suggest the now legendary "mop top" image. The later, was to become John's close friend, and later play bass on many of his solo projects. Their trip ended when George was deported back to England for being a minor, by which time they had already achieved a certain amount of popularity. Lennon also lost Sutcliffe, his best friend. At the time, Stuart had become a celebrated artist who died in Hamburg, after a short marriage to Astrid Kilcher.

    Back in Liverpool, The

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