Beatles Rise To Fame example essay topic

The Beatle's incerdible rise to fame, was a very gradual process which expanded over 4 years. The Beatles from 1958 till 1962, were continuity rejected by record labels and were confined to playing very poorly managed clubs and were subject to low pay. During the early years of 1958 and 1959, the Beatles who comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were just 3 young hopefuls, who were dreaming of fame. They played in small cafes and clubs around Liverpool recieving very little pay and would often struggle to find a drummer to play with. After getting an offer to play in Hamburg in 1960, the Beatles soon took residency in Hamburg on the street called the "Reeperbahn".

By this time the Beatles had got a new drummer named Pete Best, who had joined the group after passing an audition. The group had another new member called Stuart Sucliffe, who was a friend of John Lennon at art school. Sucliffe was their knew Bass player. During their stint at Hamburg, from 1960 till 1962 the Beatles gradually begun to adopt their own style of music and they slowly begun to become recognised not only in Hamburg but in their home town of Liverpool. The Beatles continued to play many clubs in Hamburg, often playing for long hours. But during this time the Beatles made a record with another singer named Tony Sheriden.

The Beatles recorded a song named "My Bonnie" with Sheriden and also recorded a vari tey of other songs. The Beatles however were soon kicked out Hamburg, after Paul and George were accused of playing in clubs under age. The Beatles soon left Hamburg, but left Stuart Sucliffe in Hamburg after he decided to stay in Hamburg with his gril friend Astrid. Upon their arrival in Liverpool, the word had got back to Liverpool from Hamburg, that they were a very good band. People were eager to see them, so in 1961 the Beatles took residency in the Cavern Club. During their stint at the Cavern Club, the Beatles were very popular with the fans of the club, mostly becuase they played Rock n Roll.

One day a young man entered a record store in Liverpool, and asked for the record "My Bonnie" by the Beatles, the store clerk whose name was Brian Epstein, never heard of the band and promised the man he would try and get it. Within a few days, a number of other people had asked for the same record. Epstein was obviously confused and curious. He soon found out that the Beatles were a local band that played at the Cavern. He decided to pay them a visit.

Brian Epstein was very impressed by this band and wanted to become their manager. This was the turning point in the Beatles rise to fame. Upon becoming the Beatle's manager, he quickly changed their image. He made the Beatles wear nice tidy suits, instead of leather jackets and pants that they had previously worn. He made them cut their hair and change their habits.

Although the Beatles but especially John Lennon, felt award about changing their image, they knew that in order to become successful they had to change their image. The next step for the Beatles and Brian Epstein was to get a deal with a record label. The Beatles did auditons for many record labels such as Decca, but got contiunly rejected by them. Fearing that the Beatles would get nowhere, Brian Epstein arranged a last minute audition with EMI. The producer of this record label whose name was George Marin, liked the Beatles, not becuase of their music but becuase of their wit and humour. The Beatles auctioned with EMI and passed the auditons, and got some recording sessions with EMI.

But before the Beatles could go any further, they were asked to replace their drummer. George Martin was not very impressed with Pete Best, and asked the Beatles to replace him. The Beatles eventually found their new drummer, his name was Ringo Starr. With a new record deal and a new drummer, the Beatles rise to fame was gaining momentum. They released their first single "Love Me Do" in 1962 which reached number 17 in the national charts. Although this was a positive start, EMI was still not convinced thet the Beatles were a hit group, but further recordings were booked.

But in early 1963, the Beatles had reached their goal. Their second single "Please Please me" reached number one in the national charts, and their frist album also named "Please Please me" was also released. This marked the start of the Beatles rise to fame. They would go on to release many great songs, inculding 27 number one hits. Beatles anthology (2000) apple crops.