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The Beatles in 1965; from left to right: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool who recorded hundreds of songs during their career. The group's "main catalogue"—songs released between 1962 and 1970—consists of 213 songs (four of which exist in different versions ...
A live version of the song was included on the Beatles live album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, first released in 1977, and re-released in 2016 as Live at the Hollywood Bowl. Recorded on 23 August 1964, 'Boys' was the first track to be released on digital download and streaming platforms, one week prior to the full remastered album release ...
In 1979, the Guinness Book of World Records recognised McCartney as the "most honored composer and performer in music", with 60 gold discs (43 with the Beatles, 17 with Wings) and, as a member of the Beatles, sales of over 100 million singles and 100 million albums, and as the "most successful song writer", he wrote jointly or solo 43 songs ...
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
"This Boy" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon [3] [4] (credited to Lennon–McCartney). It was released in November 1963 as the B-side of the band's Parlophone single " I Want to Hold Your Hand ".
The boys want you out and Ringo in.' He said [Beatles producer] George Martin wasn't too pleased with my playing [and] the boys thought I didn't fit in." [56] Starr first performed as a member of the Beatles on 18 August 1962, at a horticultural society dance at Port Sunlight. [57]
"Bad Boy" is a song written and recorded by American R&B musician Larry Williams. Specialty Records released it as a single in 1958, [ 1 ] but it failed to reach the U.S. Billboard charts . However, music journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls it one of Williams's "genuine rock & roll classics" and notes its popularity among 1960s British ...
In July 1963, the Beatles performed "Matchbox" with Ringo Starr, Best's replacement, on lead vocals [9] for their BBC radio show Pop Go the Beatles. [10] This version was included on the 1994 compilation Live at the BBC. [11] Starr also sang lead vocals when the band recorded the song for their Long Tall Sally EP in 1964.