influential rock music in the sixties. The band consisted of four Englishmen: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCarthy, and Ringo Starr. All four members were born in Liverpool, England. In 1962, the Beatles came out with their first singles: "Love Me Do" and "Please, Please Me. For these songs and many others, numerous musicians were to thank. The Beatles influences included Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Buddy Holiday. Under the influence of these people, as well as many others, Lennon and McCarthy wrote most of their songs. Thanks to their thought-provoking lyrics and new upbeat tempos, they gained world fame in 1964. In January of the same year, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" became the first of thirty hits to top the billboard charts. Soon, the Beatles their television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, performing "All my Loving," "She Loves you," and "This Boy." In 1964 "Beatlemania" was a familiar term to almost everyone. "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. We're more popular than Jesus now," explained John Lennon describing this musical epidemic. This statement was somewhat accurate; soon teens were snatching up every piece of merchandise they could get their hands on. Adding to their fame, the Beatles made two popular motion pictures: A Hard Day's Night and Help! Teenagers memorized their jokes copied their clothes, and imitated their slang used in the movie. But soon, all this fame began to take its toll on this British sensation. In the late sixties, they began to drift apart. In 1970, the Beatles officially broke up, breaking millions of hearts. By this time their records had outsold those of any other popular music performers in history.
             Woodstock was the largest music festival ever. It was a celebration of music in the sixties. This celebration was held on a farm in upstate New York o...