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The Beatles Activity Book

A book of activities for your mind, body and soul. Background:

In March 1957, Harrison played the lead formed a group at the part of the age of sixteen, with his instrumental song friends from Quarry Bank "" on the upper High School in . deck of a Liverpool bus. They were first called After that, they accepted Blackjacks but changed their him as their lead guitarist. name to Quarrymen. In January 1959, Lennon In July, Paul McCartney began his studies at the joined them as a rhythm as guitarist at the age of fifteen. his friends had left the McCartney invited his friend Quarry Bank and his skiffle to watch the group. in February 1958. John, Paul, and George Harrison, fifteen, were left, who played as a impressively auditioned to band called Johnny Lennon for but he Moondog, performing rock thought that Harrison was and roll every time they too young. However, could get a . Harrison persisted during a second meeting arranged by McCartney. Continued….

Lennon's art school friend, In 6 , The Beatles Stuart Sutcliffe, joined the had their first recording band as a . Sutcliffe session at EMI's suggested to change the Studios in . band name into The Beatles as a Martin suggested that Best and . should be replaced by a session drummer due to his

In 1961, they encountered poor drumming skills. In , a record-store mid-August, owner and a music joined them. columnist, who became their manager in . Throughout the winter and In April, Sutcliffe died from into the spring of 1963, the a brain haemorrhage. Beatles continued their rise to fame in by

The Beatles were rejected producing spirited by but were recordings of original tunes signed by producer George and also by playing classic Martin to EMI's and roll on a label. variety of BBC radio programmes. Continued….

By the summer of 1964, to nurture when the Beatles appeared art, they instead produced in A Hard Day’s Night, a chaos and commercial movie that dramatized the failure! phenomenon of , the band’s Whilst still producing hits as effect was evident , there were the world. personal disagreements that had begun to tear the band

Between 1965 and 1967 the apart. In the spring of 1970 music of the Beatles rapidly the Beatles formally changed and evolved, disbanded. Each of the band becoming ever more subtle, members continued to have sophisticated, and varied. solo careers – but the legacy They continued for several of The Beatles lives on in more years to record and music to this day. release new music and maintained a level of popularity rarely rivalled before or since. In 1968 they launched their own , Apple; hoping The Beatles:

John Winston Lennon was Lennon saw great success born in Liverpool on 9 , but his . Lennon grew personal life was more with his aunt and uncle in tumultuous, with heavy Liverpool. He kept in close drug use and infidelity contact with his mother Julia causing the breakdown of Lennon until her death in his first marriage. 1958, but had little contact with his father Alf. Lennon’s solo career had begun while The Beatles taught her son were still together and, to play the banjo, and they when the band broke up, shared a of Elvis this was his focus, alongside Presley’s music. An unruly his drive for political pupil, Lennon dropped out of change. college before his final year. John was assassinated in 1980 by a . The Beatles: Ringo Starr

Sir Richard Starkey was born Beyond The Beatles, Starr July 7th, 1940, in Liverpool. appeared in films, released His parents, both bakery solo and published workers, divorced when he two books of photography. was a small child. He was frequently ill as a child and In 2015 Starr was inducted was introduced to the drums into the Hall by a health worker whilst of Fame, receiving the staying in a sanitorium. Award for Musical Excellence, awarded an MBE Having started off his in 1965, and he received a musical journey in various knighthood in 2018. skiffle bands, in 1962, Starr replaced Best as drummer for the Beatles. He underpinned the band with a straightforward steady beat and won over fans with his engaging personality. The Beatles: George Harrison

George Harrison was born In 1971 Harrison staged February 25th, 1943 in two concerts to raise money Liverpool. Harrison was born to fight starvation in the youngest of four children , which later in a working-class family. became the prototype for Harrison began playing star-studded fund-raising guitar in secondary school. events.

Harrison released his first After the murder of Lennon solo work in 1968 with the in 1980, Harrison soundtrack to the maintained a low public psychedelic film Wonderwall. profile. He was attacked in Following the breakup of the his home by an intruder in Beatles in 1970, he 1999 but survived with continued to put out solo multiple stab wounds. recordings. Harrison was also treated for throat cancer in 1997 and for lung cancer and a brain tumour in 2001. He died at the age of 58 that year. The Beatles: Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, Though usually associated was born June 18th, 1942 in with ballads and love songs, Liverpool. His mother’s death McCartney also was when McCartney was age 14, responsible for many of the had a profound effect on his Beatles’ harder rock songs, life. such as “Lady ,” “Back in the USSR,” and His father had been the “” (all 1968). leader of Jim Mac’s Band, and in the evenings A multi-instrumentalist, the family often gathered McCartney played drums on around the piano. some Beatles tracks and played all the instruments on some of his solo albums, as well as at concerts.

His solo career was so successful that in 1997 McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II “for services to music.” Name that Beatle!

Identify the band member being described by the following descriptions. Write the corresponding letter in the circle next to the description.

A. John Lennon The quiet Beatle B. Paul McCartney C. George Harrison D. Ringo Starr Formed the Beatles

Bass guitarist

Drummer of the Beatles

Husband of

Incorporated Indian instrumentation

One of the most successful

song writers of all time

C, A, B, D, A, C, B B C, A, D, B, A, C, Answers: Did you know?

On the 20th the film ‘’ premiered in the UK. Let It Be is a 1970 British documentary film starring the Beatles and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The film documents the group rehearsing and recording songs for their twelfth and final studio , Let It Be, in . The Beatles Wordsearch

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A Day In The Life

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Ringo The Beatles Crossword Continued...

Across Down 1. What city are The Beatles from? 3. Which music 2. In which month was John Lennon record company born? did they sign with? 4. Who played the guitar? 7. Which Beatle 5. Approximately how many people played the watched The Beales sing on TV? drums? 6. What year did The Beatles’ first 8. What album did single come out? they record in 10. What month was Paul McCartney 1965? born? 9. What kind of 11. Which Beatle got stabbed in 1999? music did George 15. What was Ringo diagnosed with as like to listen to? a child? 12. What was 16. What month was George Harrison John’s band born? name? 17. When did The Beatles go to 13. As children, America? who did The 18. What was their last album called? Beatles idolise? 19. What month was Ringo Starr born 14. Who renamed 20. Who is one of the main singers? the band as The 21. Who is the other main ? Beatles? The Beatles

Colour in The Beatles. John Lennon Jigsaw

Colour in the image, and then cut along the lines to create your very own John Lennon jigsaw! The Beatles’ Songs

““ “A Hard Day’s Night“ Released 1962 Released 1964

The Beatles' first single, The phrase “a hard day’s "Love Me Do," was also night” had been coined by an one of the first songs exhausted Ringo Starr Lennon and McCartney following a filming session. wrote together. Paul wrote The phrase neatly summed up the main structure of the the fast pace of The Beatles’ song when he was 16, or existence in 1964 – running even earlier. to and from the stage.

"I Want to Hold Your "Help!“ Hand“ Released 1965 Released 1963 Lennon admits the song was “I Want to Hold Your actually a cry for help. Hand” was the first Although originally conceived exposure most Americans as a ballad, The Beatles had to the songwriting performed ‘Help!’ faster in of Lennon and the studio, as they had done McCartney. It set off with ‘Please Please Me’, to Beatlemania! satisfy the group’s commercial instincts. The Beatles’ Top Songs

“ Submarine“ ““ Released 1966 Released 1969

McCartney explained, "I Originally intended by thought, with Ringo being Lennon as a campaign so good with children — a song for LSD knockabout-uncle type — when he it might not be a bad idea ran for governor for him to have a in 1970, this became the children's song." last song all four Beatles cut in the studio together.

“Hey Jude“ “Let It Be“ Released 1968 Released 1970

McCartney’s lyrics for “Hey McCartney channelled Jude” were inspired by ’s soul in John and ’s “Let It Be,” recorded during five-year-old son, Julian — the peak of the Beatles’ but Lennon first thought troubled times. A month McCartney was singing to after its 1970 release, him about his relationship McCartney announced the with Yoko Ono. band had broken up.