Ringo Starr was born here on the 7 July 1940.

At the age of seven Ringo had a set back in his education for a year when his appendicitis turned into peritonitis.

Reporter: Ringo, why do you wear two rings on each hand?
Ringo: 'Cause I can't get them through my nose.

Paul McCartney was born here on the 18th June 1942.

Paul's mother was once a maternity ward sister at the hospital, and had qualified for a private ward for the birth.

Press: Do you ever think of getting a haircut?
Paul: No, love. Do you?

George Harrison was born here on the 25 February 1943.

He lived for 7 years with his mother and father, sister and two brothers.

Reporter: What do you do when you're cooped up in a hotel room between shows?
George: We ice skate.

Frère Jaques is the harmony sung in the background of Paperback Writer.

Opposite the world famous Cavern Club, The Grapes was a popular haunt for The Beatles and other groups of the Merseybeat era.

When Pete Best was sacked as the drummer for The Beatles and
replaced by Ringo Starr, he went to The Grapes to drown his sorrows.

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What Beatles song holds the record as being the most covered song of all-time with over 2,500 known renditions?

Yesterday

John Lennon was born here at 6.30pm on Wednesday,
9th of October 1940.

Just after the end of the second world war John Lennon moved in
to live with his Aunt Mimi.
His Aunt Mimi never encouraged John to play his guitar, and she
even said "The guitar's all very well John, but you'll never make a
living out of it." When Lennon became famous he had the words
framed, and gave them to his Aunt.

American Press: Are you afraid military service might break up your careers?
John: No. There's no draft in England now. We're going to let you do our fighting for us.

Lennon failed to gain his O level art at Quarry Bank School, but still
managed to gain a place at the Liverpool College of Art.

This college had a huge part to play in Lennon's life, he met and had
a close friendship with Stuart Sutcliffe.

And he also met Cynthia Powell, his future wife.

PUN-ishment!(YellowSubmarine)

Ringo is about to pull a lever and Young Fred warns him not to. "Can't help it," Ringo shrugs. "I was born a lever puller."

In accordance with the accent it sounds more like how the Brits would say "Liverpooler."

The Liverpool Institute was know as the Liverpool's best high school for boys.

Paul McCartney and George Harrision both attended this school.

Paul's brother Mike also attended and Neil Aspinall who became the Beatles road manager, who is now the managing director of Apple Records.

Which Beatle became interested in Indian music and played the sitar?

George first played the sitar on Lennon's 1965 song 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)'. In 1967 George went to India and studied the sitar under Ravi Shankar. In 1968 all the Beatles traveled to India to attend the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's meditation center at Rishikesh.

Where did the Beatles play for their last live performance?

On January 30, 1969, the Beatles performed live on the rooftop of Apple Studios. This performance was recorded and taped and was shown on the Let It Be movie which is currently out of print

In case you can't count; Ringo is the oldest of the "Fab Four"; by about 3 months...

George is the youngest by about a year.

In birth order, oldest to youngest;

Ringo, John, Paul, George

How many movies did the Beatles release?

1964 ..... Hard Day's Night
1965 ..... Help!
1967 ..... Magical Mystery Tour
1969 ..... Yellow Submarine
1970 ..... Let It Be (filmed in 1969, released in 1970)

'Hey Jude' was the Beatles most successful single selling over eight million copies worldwide. It topped the charts for nine straight weeks from September 23, 1968 through November 23, 1968.

George Martin produced the Beatles from the very beginning with Please Please Me clear up to Abbey Road. The only album George Martin didn't produce was Let It Be which was produced by Phil Spector. George Martin was very helpful in the early years helping the Beatles to create the sounds they were looking for.

Who was the first to make a public announcement about leaving the Beatles?
Paul McCartney

Before Paul made the break up announcement public, each of the Beatles had either left the group and had come back or said they were going to leave the group. Ironically it was Paul who wanted more than any other member to keep the band together.

He very nearly suffered a nervous collapse in the following year.

Brian Epstein is another very important person to know. Brian was the manager of the Beatles from the beginning of their fame up until the time he died in 1967. Brian took them out of their 'Leathers' and put them in suits to make them presentable to the world.

WHO made the first post breakup record? George Harrison, the album "ALL THINGS MUST PASS", the single, MY SWEET LORD

Stuart Sutcliffe
1940-1962

The former Bass player of the Beatles and John's closest and dearest friend. Stuart
Sutcliffe died in Hamburg, Germany of a brain Hemorrhage at the age of 21.

The man who gave the Beatles the gift of success. Brian Epstein was their manager from 1962.
He died at the age of 32 after a suspected drug over-dose. He never saw the full success of Sgt Pepper or any of the later Beatles triumphs.

Derek Taylor
1932-1997

The Beatles' press officer during 1964 and between 1968 and 1970, a key figure of Apple Corps.
Derek Taylor was much loved by the Beatles and was much appreciated for his work.
He featured in the footage of the 'bed-in' in 1969, preparing to remove a reporter from the room
for putting John and Yoko to shame.

Marriages:

John Lennon married Cynthia Powell before the Beatles ever got famous. They were divorced in 1968 and John married Yoko Ono in March 1969.

Ringo Starr married longtime girlfriend Maureen Cox in February 1965. They were divorced in 1975. Ringo married Barbara Bach in 1981. He met her on the set while filming Caveman.

George met Patti Boyd during the filming of A Hard Day's Night and married her in January 1966. Patti left George for Eric Clapton. George is currently married to Olivia Arias.

Paul, the last to get married, married Linda Eastman in March 1969. Paul is the only Beatle who has not been divorced. He is currently engaged to Heather Mills.

In what year did the Beatles quit touring?

1966

After years of hectic tour schedules, screaming fans, and a realization that no one could really hear their music, the Beatles decided to quit touring in 1966. Their last concert was held in Candlestick Park in 1966. They wanted to devote their time to developing music in the studio. The first album they put out after they quit touring was Sgt. Pepper.

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Who was the inspiration for "And I Love Her"?

Paul's girlfriend, Jane Asher

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Who contributed the lyric "sky of blue, sea of green" to the song Yellow Submarine?

Donovan

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Press: Do you like topless bathing suits?
Ringo: We've been wearing them for years.

Paul wrote 'Hey Jude' for John's son, Julian. John and Cynthia were going through a divorce, and Paul really felt for Julian and wanted to write a song to cheer him up. The birth of the song began with, "Hey Jules", but Paul changed it to "Hey Jude".

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The lyrics for 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite' came almost entirely from a poster that John bought. This poster was an advertisement for a circus near Rochdale, Lancashire in February 1843.

John Lennon was the first member of the Beatles. He met Paul through a mutual friend and asked him to join his group. Paul later introduced George to John. George was allowed to join after playing guitar in front of John.

Ringo was the last to join the group after their first drummer, Pete Best, was released.

John: The Smart Beatle...Rhythm Guitar

Paul: The Cute Beatle ... Bass Guitar ....

George: The Quiet Beatle...Lead Guitar

Ringo: The Funny Beatle...Drums...

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What was the working title of 'Yesterday' ?

Scrambled Eggs

Who was John referring to in the song 'Sexy Sadie' ?

Maharishi

After returning from India and being disappointed with the Maharishi, John Lennon wrote this song. Lennon replaced the word 'Maharishi' with 'Sexy Sadie' to avoid any upset

Ringo played drums on the original recording of the song 'Love Me Do', but the drumming was deemed unsatisfactory.

'Love Me Do' was recorded again on with Andy White, a session drummer, playing drums

In April 1964 after a long day of recording, Ringo commented to someone, "It's been a hard day" and then, seeing that it was actually night, tacked on at the end of his phrase, " 's night".

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Which Beatles are left-handed?

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

One interesting note: 'Julia' is the only Lennon song John completely recorded on his own without the help of any other Beatle during his Beatles career.

John's three year old son, Julian, came home from nursery school with a painting of a girl in his class. John asked what it was called, and Julian replied, "It's Lucy, in the sky, with diamonds.

Many people thought this song was about drugs. The lyrics are very descriptive and imaginative, and the initials 'LSD' can be seen in the song's title, 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Patti (Boyd) Harrison is who introduced George and, in turn, the Beatles, to the Maharishi.

Reporter: What would you do if the fans broke through the police barriers?
George: We'd die laughing.

I think of a diamond. You look at the various facets of it and

every facet you look at ... she was greater ~ Sir Paul McCartney

John Winston Ono Lennon

On December 8th 1980, the world lost a Beatle. We lost the man who created the Beatles.
John Lennon was shot outside of the Dakota building in New York City. It was there where he lived with Yoko Ono and his beloved son, Sean Lennon.

Linda McCartney
1941-1998

This year saw the death of Paul's long devoted wife, Linda. She was a strong member of 'Wings' and an excellent photographer.
Sadly she was taken by Breast Cancer, the disease that killed Paul's mother, Mary.

MAL EVANS
The Beatles' roadie and musician on various and well loved songs

MIMI STANLEY SMITH
John's Aunt who famously said 'the Guitar is ok, but it won't get you anywhere'

MARY MCCARTNEY
The ever loving mother of Paul's who was the subject of 'Let It Be'

JIM MCCARTNEY
Paul's ever enthusiastic father who insisted instead of 'Yeer yeer yeer' sing: 'Yes Yes Yes'!

JULIA LENNON
John's mother who introduced him to music and who was the subject of many songs

FREDDY LENNON
John's father whom John almost followed to work at sea. Gladly, this didn't happen

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What are the names of the three grandchildren in "When I'm 64"?

Vera, Chuck and Dave

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Who played lead guitar on "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"?

Eric Clapton

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Who wrote the words to the fade-out in "I am the Walrus"

Shakespeare (King Lear, act 4)

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What friend of the Beatles from their Hamburg days designed the covers for Revolver and the three Anthology albums?

Klaus Voorman

Press: Did you really use four-letter words on the tourists in the Bahamas?
John: What we actually said was 'gosh'.
Paul: We may have said 'heavens!'
John: Couldn't have said that, Paul. More than four letters.

 Beatle Kids; (the ones they admit to, at least <tic>)

Paul's first child, born on August 29, 1969, Mary is a photographer for MPL and filmmaker who recently produced Paul's video for The World Tonight.

Paul's second child, born on September 13, 1971, Stella is an up and coming fashion designer who recently replaced Karl Lagerfeld at Chloe.

Paul's third child, born on September 12, 1977, James is an aspiring musician who recently traded guitar licks with his dad on Heaven on a Sunday on Flaming Pie.

Heather is Linda's daughter from her first marriage, born on December 31, 1963, and was adopted by Paul. She is a successful potter.

Paul also reportedly has numerous other (unclaimed) children, one which he did publicly admit to is a German girl from their early Hamburg gig's; Bettina

Ringo's first child, born on September 13, 1965, Zak is a drummer who has toured with Ringo's All-Starr band and is a father himself.

Ringo's second child, born on August 19, 1967, Jason is also a drummer like his father.

Ringo's third child, born on November 11, 1970, Lee is a make-up artist who owns a clothing boutique.

John's first child, by Cynthia, born on April 8, 1963, Julian followed in his dad's footsteps with a successful music career in the 80's.

John's second child, by Yoko, born on October 9, 1975, the same birthday as his father, Sean is an aspiring musician and has begun a career with his mother.

George's only child, born on August 1, 1978, Dhani was looking into botany, but now wants to be an artist.

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What Beatles album was released on a red Apple label?

Let It Be

Press: Can we look forward to any more Beatle movies?
John: Well, there'll be many more, but I don't know whether you can look forward to them or not.

Press: Are you going to have a leading lady for the film you're about to make?
Paul: We're trying to get the Queen. She sells in England, you know.

What musical sequence was added back to the 1999 re-release of the movie "Yellow Submarine"?

"Hey, Bulldog!"

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Which Beatle supposedly died and was replaced by a look-alike, according to a 1969 rumor?

Paul

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What was the original title for the Beatles movie "Help"?

Eight Arms To Hold You

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Where are Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields located?

Liverpool, England

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What was the first album that consisted entirely of Beatles compositions?

A Hard Day's Night

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Who was the Beatles first bass guitar player?

Stuart Sutcliffe

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What was the first American TV show to feature the Beatles?

The Jack Paar Show, NOT Ed Sullivan! (gotcha)

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Which Beatles song opens with the first known intentional use of amplifier feedback?

I Feel Fine

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What is the first album in which the American and British versions had exactly the same songs?

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

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Which Beatles wore their MBE awards on their uniforms on the Sgt. Pepper album cover?

Paul and George

Reporter: What do you think of the American girls opposed to the British girls?
George: They're the same, only they speak with an accent.

Reporter (to Ringo): Why do you think you get more fan mail than the other Beatles?
Ringo: I don't know. I suppose it's because more people write to me.

Who is Sean Lennon's (John and Yoko's son) Godfather?

Elton John

What is the name of the group that George Harrison formed with Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne?

The Traveling Willburys

What song was covered by both the Beatles and the Beach Boys?

Chuck Berry's "Roll over Beethoven"