When people hear the name "The Beatles" most people think of lead
             singer, John Lennon. However, the role of Paul McCartney is often
             overlooked. It was McCartney, not Lennon who was the driving force behind
             John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in many bands together before
             the forming of the Beatles. In 1962, along with Ringo Starr1 and George
             Harrison, they formed the rock group known as "The Beatles". The group
             featured a modern rock that was new and popular during the period with John
             and Paul composing and doing the leads on most of the songs. They were
             backed by George on rhythm and bass guitar and Ringo on drums. George and
             Ringo also assisted on backing vocals.
             When they first began playing, the main influence inside the band was
             John Lennon, who had an uncanny ability to compose songs at a moments
             notice with an inspiration that others missed. He pushed the members of the
             band during their touring years and was able to achieve the best possible
             The band began playing in a Music Hall style that is very effective
             for the audiences but was lacking on their albums. Together with Paul, John
             began to evolve the band. As the years began to pass, the band was
             obviously beginning to grow musically. They had moved from simple lyrics
             like "Love me Do" to harshly aware reflections of life in their home
             country in "Eleanor Rigby"2. There were attempts, some more successful than
             others, to incorporate the other Beatles into the idea stage. George
             Harrison made this leap successfully with such tracks as "I want to tell
             you", "TAXMAN", and the psychedelic "Love you to". Ringo was featured in
             the humorous "Yellow Submarine" As the group matured, their creativity
             began to rely more on the effects and manipulations that they were able to
             produce in the studio. The Beatles agreed to end their touring career after
             an American tour of large halls that they failed to fill. It w...