•John Lennon
Born: 10/9/1940Birthplace: Liverpool, England British singer, guitarist and harmonica player for The Beatles. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon launched a successful solo career, releasing Imagine(1971). Lennon was murdered outside his New York apartment building by Mark Chapman.•Died: 12/8/1980••His musical training: He took guitar lessons at Hunts Cross in Liverpool
Paul McCartney
Born: 6/18/1942
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Grammy Award-winning British singer, composer and pianist for The Beatles. His songwriting credits for The Beatles include “Yesterday”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and “Hey Jude.” After The Beatles broke up in 1970, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings (1971–81) with his wife, Linda. He knows how to play the piano and the guitar.
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Grammy Award-winning British singer, composer and pianist for The Beatles. His songwriting credits for The Beatles include “Yesterday”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and “Hey Jude.” After The Beatles broke up in 1970, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings (1971–81) with his wife, Linda. He knows how to play the piano and the guitar.
His
musical training: None
George Harrison
•Born: 25 February 1943
•Died: 29 November 2001 (cancer)
•Birthplace: Liverpool, England
•George Harrison joined John Lennon and
Paul McCartney in 1957, playing guitar for The Quarrymen. By 1962 the group had
added Ringo Starr and
become The Beatles. He learnt how to play the guitar
when he was 13. George Harrison had an
interest in Indian music and philosophy
flavoured the Beatles' work during the late 1960s. In
1999
he was stabbed and wounded in his home by an obsessed fan, but survived. George
Harrison died in November 2001 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
•
•Musical Training: Learnt
how to play the guitar when he was 13
Ringo Starr 
•Born: 7
July 1940
•Birthplace: Liverpool,
England
•Name at birth: Richard Starkey
•Ringo Starr played drums with Rory Storm
and The Hurricanes from 1959 until 1962, when he replaced Pete Best permanently
as a member of The Beatles. Together with John Lennon, George
Harrison and Paul McCartney, Ringo became world famous. Musically he
was known for steadiness rather than flash, and his jolly, guileless image
helped him launch an acting career. After The Beatles broke up, Ringo had a
solo recording career, releasing hits such as "It Don't Come Easy"
and "Photograph." He also appeared in movies, including The Magic Christian (1969)
and 200 Motels (1971).
•Fun Fact: Starr
flashes the two-fingered "peace" sign as a kind of personal
trademark.
