The Beatles and Sergeant Pepper, who they are, where they came from and where are they now? John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe are credited with naming the band that was formed in the 1960’s “The Beetles”. Stuart was the first bass player for the group. After meeting, falling in love with and became engaged to Astrid Kirchherr a Hamburg photographer, he left the group to continue his art career. However, at the age of 22 he died of an aneurysm. John later changed the spelling of the band’s name to “The Beatles”. The Beatles were formed in Liverpool in 1960 there were five singers John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Their music was rooted in a style called “skiffle”. Skiffle is a musical style that includes jazz, blues, and folk music usually using homemade or improvised instruments. It is said that the origin of skiffle lies in the African-American culture of the early twentieth century. Some of the instruments of skiffle are washboards, jugs, washtub bass, cigar box fiddles, musical saws, and comb-and-tissue-paper kazoos. …show more content…
John Lennon played the Hammond organ; harmonica; tape loops for sound effects, comb and tissue-paper; handclaps, tambourine and maracas. Paul McCartney played lead and bass guitars; piano, the Lowrey and Hammond organs; handclaps; taped loops for sound effects and comb and tissue paper. George Harrison played rhythm and acoustic guitars, sitar; tamboura; harmonica and kazoo; handclaps and maracas. And Ringo Starr played drums, congas, tambourine, maracas, handclaps and tubular bells; harmonica, and piano. However, The Beatles experimented with several types and kinds of music, pop ballads, Indian music, and hard rock also occasional incorporating them with classical elements as