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The History Of The Beatles

The History Of The Beatles

Imagine four teenagers who were determined to create a successful band regardless of the cost and work necessary to be successful. George Harrison, the lead guitarist, described this determination, "We're going to do it. I don't know why … we were just cocky" (Spitz 120). These four teenagers who were determined to be successful, never even dreamed of how successful they were going to be. Six years after starting their band, they were not only successful, but they were loved by both England and the United States. Today, many people continue to love the Beatles and have fond memories of these creative four young people. The Beatles affected both England and the United States with their songs and albums beginning in 1957 and continuing until the 1970s.
John Lennon had become enthused with rock 'n' roll music first through Bill Haley & The Comets, Rock Around The Clock (1955) and then Elvis Presley's hit Heartbreak Hotel (1956). British teenagers in the mid-1950s who wished to try creating such music but who had no experience or training became attracted to a musical form known as "skiffle" music. "It was a hybrid of American folk, blues and hillbilly with strains of primitive rock 'n' roll. Its primary attraction was that it did not require great musical skills or expensive instruments" (Wikipedia). John once said, "Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been a Beetles" (Wikipedia). At the age of 17 in the year 1957, John Lennon wanted to start his first band, but the first members of his band did not succeed. "Inspired by the ‘skiffle boom,' and student at Quarry Bank School in Liverpool, he decided to form a group in 1957 which laid the foundation to what was to become the most famous rock band of all time" (Spitz 47). The original name of his group was the Black Jacks, but after a week the group changed it to "The Quarry Men." The original Quarry Men consisted of John,...