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Beatlemania occurred when The Beatles released albums "Please Please me" and "Meet the Beatles". The Beatles refused to travel to America until they had a #1 hit on american charts. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" reached #1 in February, 1964

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From 1960-1962 The Beatles had a gig in Hamburg's red light district playing at the Indra Club and Kaiserkeller. They often played sets as long as 6 hours with only a 15 minute break every hour. In addition to their own music, they learned many covers to fill the time they were playing. During their stay in Hamburg they shared a gig with Little Richard at The Star Club. While they were playing in the Cavern Club, Brian Epstein gained an interest in them. He became their manager and altered their appearance with matching suits to give them more audience appeal. In 1962 Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best as drummer. Their sound was very influenced by american music and sounded very similar to "bubblegum pop". They auditioned with Decca-London and didn't make it but landed a contract with EMI, where

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Ringo Starr (1940-) born Richard Starkey was the drummer for The Beatles.

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George Harrison (1943-2001) was the lead guitarist for The Beatles.

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Paul McCartney (1942-) is the bass guitarist for The Beatles and co-founder along with John Lennon.

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John Lennon (1940-1980) co-founded The Beatles along with fellow member, Paul McCartney. John Lennon came up with names, The Quarrymen and The Silver Beatles, before deciding on just, The Beatles

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The Beatles were a rock band formed in Liverpool. They were influenced by american music such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Carl Perkins.