The Great Story of the Beatles

Essay by misschicHigh School, 11th gradeA-, October 2011

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The Beatles consisted of four young men John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They originally were called the Quarrymen Skiffle Group, then the Moondogs, the Moonshiners and lastly the Beatles;� a name that is well known throughout rock and roll history today. In 1963 before the Beatles arrived in America, their albums were purchased by the millions. People were changing their hair to look just like them and girls went crazy screaming and fainting to the word Beatles. The frenzy spread quickly over to America on February 7, 1964. What happened over in England and Paris was repeating itself over in America; Americans were experiencing Beatlemania. The Beatles unprecedented popularity in 1960s rock and roll changed America culturally, socially, and politically.

Before the Beatles came to America Elvis Presley was the Rock and Roll star of the 1950s. Americans had short combed back sleek hair with little to no facial hair.

They were conservative calm people who carried on what was expected of them in their lives. This sense of order all changed once the wave of the Beatlemania swept through America. In the 1960s the Beatles wanted to appeal to teenagers without annoying adults. This was shown impossible once girls began screaming at the top of their lungs and fainting at Beatles concerts. The style of hair and dress was changing as well. Their new sound intrigued many of these American teenagers as well as adults. Their sound surprised many people in that it was constantly changing. In one album they would have several songs that were all different but were all great songs. Americans wanted to be just like them. Beatles wigs were being sold everywhere for three dollars apiece. Boys were combing their hair forward and girls were getting Beatles haircuts. Beatles T-shirts, hats,