ringo

On September 13, 1965, Ringo's first child, Zak, was born.

John during a press conference

John Lennon was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beatles on January 20, 1988.

George and John carrying Paul

On the Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album the lyrics for each song appear on the Back cover. This is the 1st time the lyrics appeared on any Rock album.

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John and George were the first to try LSD when it was slipped into their coffee by George's dentist and it was believed that 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' was written about the drug but John Lennon stated it was about a picture that his son Julian had drawn at school.

George and Patti

Famous model Patti Boyd, inspired George's hit 'Something' and later inspired Eric Clapton's hit 'Layla'.

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All Things Must Pass was George most successful solo album, going multi-platinum.

john and yoko

On Oct. 18,1968 John and Yoko arrested for possession of cannabis.

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The first song John Lennon wrote was titled "Hello Little Girl".

Harrison thumbs up

On Oct. 26,1965 The Beatles made Members of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.

Beatles reaction when they first reached No. 1 in the U.S. billboard chart

The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends

A crazed person broke into George's mansion and stabbed him several times. Shockingly, he was stabbed several times in his Oxfordshire mansion but survived, thus becoming the second Beatle to suffer an attempt on his life.

lennon and mccartney

John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met on July 6, 1957, at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool.

Sir Paul

Paul's mother was a devout Catholic, but his father described himself as an agnostic.

Paul and George

George was a part of the band "The Travelling Wilburys" in the '80's. The band included Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, the late Roy Orbison, and George.

Lennon showing off his shirt

On August 22, 1968 Cynthia filed for divorce from John. Paul soon wrote 'Hey Jude' to comfort Julian.

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Ringo and wife Barbara live in Monte Carlo, but also maintain houses in Los Angeles and Colorado.

I am The Walrus

George was born on February 24, 1943 in Liverpool. The youngest of The Beatles.

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Ringo has had a number of serious health problems throughout his life, including peritonitis, pleurisy, and tonsilitis.

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Although it was released in 1970, a year after Abbey Road, Let It Be was actually recorded in early 1969, making it officially their penultimate album.

Lennon sitting while smoking

It was Bob Dylan who introduced the Beatles to marijuana at the Delmonico Hotel in New York on August 28, 1964.

Lennon smoking

The first instrument John Lennon learned to play was the
harmonica.

Paul Hippie

Paul produced an album for his brother, entitled McGear, and Michael McCartney became Mike McGear.

McCartney lying in the ground

"With life and all I've been through, I do have a belief in goodness, a good spirit. I think what people have done with religion is personified good and evil, so good's become God with 'o' out, and evil's become Devil with a 'd' added. That's my theory of religion." - Paul McCartney

lennon & mccartney

The song "Yesterday" was written by Paul McCartney although the official credit goes to Lennon and McCartney. The song working title was "Scrambled Eggs". The song melody came from Paul's dream.

Sgt. Pepper's

The song "a hard day's night" and "tomorrow never knows" was written after Ringo's little malapropisms.

Filming Hey Jude

The Beatles performed this song on the David Frost Show on Sept. 08, 1968.

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Harrison

George Harrison's interest in Indian music soon extended into a yearning to learn more about eastern spiritual practices. In 1968, he led the Beatles on a journey to northern India to study transcendental meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

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The song "Long and Winding Road" became The Beatles last No.1 song released in 1970.

Helter Skelter - Good Evening New York City

This song was written when Paul read a story in a magazine about a song Pete Townshend had just written describing it as the loudest, rawest, dirtiest song the Who had ever recorded.

Beatles in Umbrella

"Did you know that in the film A Hard Day’s Night nobody says the word Beatles?"

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Beatlesque is a term used to describe rock and pop bands and musicians who were influenced by The Beatles and make music that is very similar.

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Andi Lothian, a former Scottish music promoter was the one who coined the term Beatlemania.

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America: It's like Britain, only with buttons. - Ringo Starr

Last Photo Sessions

George met Pattie Boyd in the set of the film A Hard Day’s Night and eventually got married.

Keep Off The Grass

"Did you know that George Harrison is the youngest of the four siblings?"

Magical Mystery Tour Bus

Paul met Jane Asher after interviewing the group for the magazine Radio Times.

Paul is quitting The Beatles

"I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know." - Paul McCartney

The Beatles NME

"That guitar is okay but you'll never make a living with it" - Aunt Mimi

The Beatle goofing

"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal." - John Lennon

The Beatles Arrival

“When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.”- George Harrison