Beatle Lessons: Overview

by Ken Westover

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Beatle Lesson pages are being added as interest becomes evident.

Why Beatle Lessons?

There is much to learn from the career and music of The Beatles. They were the most prolific, influential, and successful band of the 20th century and beyond. Their unique combination of personalities and talents came together at a unique time in history, an unbelievable confluence.

The amazing thing is, they figured it out on their own. They learned, took chances, made mistakes, and got what they wanted. By studying their history and music, artists and creators other than musicians can learn from The Beatles' experience. Things like:

Why did John Lennon form a band, and how did he go about it?
How could The Beatles make music when they were all self-taught on their instruments?
How could The Beatles write and play songs when they could neither read nor write music?
How did the band get to be so good?
How and why did Lennon & McCartney form a songwriting partnership?
How was it Lennon & McCartney didn't own the songs they wrote?
Did The Beatles really need a manager? How did they find one, and how did he help?
How did The Beatles get a recording contract? Was it a good deal?
How were the songs recorded? Who played and sang, and how was it decided?
How were they able to tour in foreign countries (like the U.S.) without an infrastructure?
How were decisions made within the band?
How were the Beatles able to stay together so long?
How were they able to make an album like Abbey Road while the band was breaking up?

Any creator of art, music, or other medium, could benefit from learning from the best at success. It's an added benefit the soundtrack is so damn good.

Genesis of Beatle Lessons Pages

Beatles Lessons began as a public access television show produced and hosted by Ken Westover. These web pages were originally written to support the TV show, to provide details and references.

With the demise of the TV show and public access television in Boulder, these pages are now being used to support the 12-volume Songs of The Beatles' series of books Ken has written about the origins, production, and commercial aspects of The Beatles' music.

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Copyright ©2002, 2008-09,11 by Ken Westover at Cliff Canyon Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
This material may not be distributed without the written permission of the author.
E-mail questions or comments to cliffcan@indra.com.

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