Who are the Beatles?

•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.

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.

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•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.