The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They became the most successful and most critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. The group consisted of John Lennon (guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). There genres ranged from folk rock to psychedelic pop to also incorporating classical rock into their music. The Beatles built their reputation in Liverpool and Hamburg clubs all over a 3yr period from 1960 in the UK.

The Beatles achieved UK mainstream success in late 1963 with their first single "Love Me Do" and gained popularity through the UK and internationally. They toured until 1966, then went back into the studio where they then broke up in 1970. Each then found success in an independent musical career. McCartney and Starr remained active; Lennon was shot and killed in 1980, and Harrison died of cancer in 2001. 

The bands earliest influences include Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry, whose songs they covered more than often in their shows. Other influences include Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbinson, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, The Byrds and The Beach Boys.

Some Awards the Beatles recieved were the song Let it Be won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Original Song Score.  They have also received seven Grammy Awards and 15 Ivor Novello Awards. They have also been awarded 6 diamond albums, as well as 24 multi-platinum ablums, 39 platinum ablums and 45 gold albums in the United States. The Beatles were also into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

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Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles#Legacy

I Love Lucy, 1951

I Love Lucy is an American Sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The black and white episodes ran from October 15, 1951 to April 1, 1960 on CBS. The I Love Lucy show was the most watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons, and was the first to end its run at the top of the ratings. The Andy Griffin Show and Seinfeld was matched with the I Love Lucy Show. The I Love Lucy Show won five Emmy Awards and recieved numerous nominations.

The set was placed in New York City, I Love Lucy centers on Lucy Ricardo(Lucille Ball) and her singer husband Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), along with their friends/landlord Fred Mertz (William Frawley) and Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance). Lucy's character is someone naive and ambitious, with an overactive imagination and a knack for getting herself into trouble. She is primarily obsessed with joining her husband in show business. Lucy's husband, is an upcoming Cuban American singer and bandleader. He is very patient, but when he is exasperated, he often reverts to Spanish and even literally spanked Lucy for her mischief on one occasion.

One memorable episode called, "Lucy Does a TV Commerical": Lucy is hired to act as the "Vitameatavegamin girl" in a TV commerical, to promote a health tonic contains healthy amounts of vitamins, meats, vegetables, mineralsl- an a less than healthy dose of 23% alcohol. Lucy becomes progressively drunker throughout the rehearsal, but gamely keeps on pitching the product, eventually leading to completely flubbed live performance for "this stuff".

Some of its Emmy awards are for best actress( Lucille Ball), Most outstanding comedian, Best situation Comedy.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Lucy

http://www.tvland.com/shows/lucy/

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