John Lennon was born October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England. He is a very famous musician, singer and songwriter who is a proud member of the legendary rock band, The Beatles. John started his career by being a solo artist who sang wherever got the chance. In 1958 John joined a band that consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Before agreeing upon the famous name “The Beatles” they had many different names. By 1960 the group of boys decided that they would enter the music industry as “The Beatles”. In 1975 John decided that he would take a break from the music business due to the birth of his child, Sean Lennon. He spent 5 years loving and taking care of his son. Being a musician came naturally to him, as if it was his second nature. John’s role in the band was a vocalist and a rhythm guitarist. His life was taken at the age of 40. John Lennon passed away December 8 1980 in New York City.
Paul McCartney was born June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England.
He is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and
composer. From 1957 ~ 1960 John Lennon and Paul McCartney met and created a
group called the Quarrymen at the age of 15. By 1960 the band was able to agree
upon the named “The Beatles”. Paul composed one of their biggest hits
“yesterday”. He is a very talented musician who can almost do anything. Paul is
still alive to present day; he is currently 70 years of age.
George Harrison is a famous musician known for being the lead
guitarist for The Beatles. He was born February 25, 1943 in Liverpool, England.
He had a successful solo career before joining the band but even after joining
the band his success only continued. On December 30 1999 a man named Michael
Abram (36 years old at the time) broke into Georges house and attempted to kill
him with a knife. In May 2001 it was official, one of his lungs was infected
with cancer. His cancer only continued to spread throughout his body. A brain
tumour was also found a few months later. With this chaos happening George’s
life was finally taken on November 29, 2001. He passed away in Los Angeles,
California at the age of 58.
Richard Starkey who’s nick name is Ringo Starr was born July
7, 1940 in Liverpool, England. Before joining The Beatles he was the drummer
for a band called the Hurricanes. He gained popularity and fame by being the
drummer for The Beatles. He can do more than drum, he can also sing. For a
large portion of their songs Ringo would sing along. The original drummer for
The Beatles was Pete Best but Ringo replaced him in 1962.
