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1、TheBeatlesTheimpactof theBeatles uponpopularmusiccannotbeoverstated;theyrevolutionizedthemusicindustryandtouchedthelivesofallwhoheardthemindeepandfundamentalways.LandingontheseshoresonFebruary7,1964,theyliterallystoodtheworldofpopcultureonitshead,settingthemusicalagendafortheremainderofthe
2、decade.TheBeatles'buoyantmelodies,playfulpersonalitiesandmop-toppedcharismawerejustthetonicneededbyanationleftreelingbythesenselessassassinationofitsyoungpresident,JohnF.Kennedy,barelytwomonthsearlier.Evenadultstypicallygiventoscorningrockandrollasworthless"kid'sstuff"wereforcedtoconcedeth
3、attherewassubstanceintheirmusicandquick-wittedclevernessintheirrepartee.Withoutexaggeration,theytransfixedandtransformedtheworldasweknewit,usheringinademographicshiftinwhichyouthcultureassertivelytookoverfromitsstodgyEisenhower-eraforbears.Thelongjourneyresultinginthemobscenethatgreeted th
4、eBeatles'arrivalatKennedyAirportbeganinLiverpoolbackin1958.Aseriesofgroups,includingtheQuarrymenandtheJohnnyandtheMoondogs,variouslyincludedLiverpoolnatives JohnLennon, PaulMcCartney and GeorgeHarrison.WitharhythmsectionconsistingofbassistStuSutcliffe(anartstudentwithgreatlooksandscantmusi
5、calability)anddrummerPeteBest,thegroupassumedthename"theBeatles."Thegroupbecameafixtureontherough-and-tumblebarsceneinHamburg,Germany,wheretheirfive-set-a-nightmarathonshelpedmoldthemintoatightperformingunit.Theirearlyrepertoireconsistedofwell-chosenrockandrollandrhythm&bluescovers,running
6、thegamutfrom ChuckBerry to LittleRichard.InApril1961,SutcliffeleftandMcCartneyswitchedfromguitartobass.OnthelocalsceneintheirhometownofLiverpool,thegrouplandedalunchtimeresidencyataclubcalledtheCavern,wheretheywerediscoveredbyalocalrecordmerchantandentrepreneur,BrianEpstein,whobecametheirm
7、anagerinDecember1961.10Epsteinhelpedpolishthegroup'sappearance,dressingthemindappercollarlessgraysuitsandmakingthemappearmorefriendlythanmenacing.AfterbeingrejectedbyDeccaRecordsfollowingaJanuary1962audition, theBeatles signedwithEMI-ParlophonethatApril,having
