2. By: Charo Cabanes. The Beatles

3. Once upon a time there were 4 boys. They lived in Liverpool. A big city in west England full of industries and an enormous harbour. What do you know about the 1960s pop group ‘The Beatles’?

4. Their families were working class people. So, they were ordinary boys who loved music.

5. The first one was John Lennon. He met Paul MacCarthy. They wanted to play music. John Lennon. Paul McCartney

6. John Lennon was fan of Elvis Presley. So, They started to play ROCK MUSIC.

7. They need someone to play the drums, so they asked Ringo Starr to join the group.

8. In February 1959 George Harrison decided to join them.

9. They started to play in a pub called THE CAVERN in Liverpool.

10. They dressed with jackets made of leather and they wore a “tupé” like rock people did.

11. A bussinessman saw them at the Cavern and told them to go to HAMBURG in Germany. They started to play there and earned money.

12. In Hamburg they changed of looking. They left the leather jackets and started to dress in a smart way. They also cut their hairs in a new style, long and straight.

13. They started a new fashion: LONG HAIR IN MEN. But also they started a new style of music: POP MUSIC. POP comes from POPULAR. It is the music that likes to everybody.

14. They released their first single ‘Love Me Do’ at the end of 1962 and their first album ‘Please Please Me’ early in 1963.

15. They became very famous. People went mad. “Beatlemania” took over the world. And POP MUSIC was born.

16. All through the 60s The Beatles were successful, releasing records and films, but by 1971 hey were beginning to have arguments and they wanted to go their own ways. In 1975, the Beatles were legally disbanded.

17. John Lennon was shot and died in December 1980 outside his flat in New York.

18. George Harrison died from cancer in November 2001.

19. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr still occasionally tour and record music.

20. HOWEVER, IT IS THE BEST MUSIC GROUP OF THE 20thCentury. They should not be forgotten.

21. During this term, we are going to listen to some of their music. Hope you like it!