The Beatles: A look back at their legendary career in photos

There is no denying that the Beatles are one of the world's most iconic bands in music history — having a heavy influence on wide-ranging aspects of peoples' lives since they formed back in 1960. In 1964, they first set foot in America, and Beatlemania took over the world, which is documented in the 2024 film Beatles '64 — and will soon be detailed on the big screen too, in FOUR new Beatles movies!

During their 10-year reign, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr made a huge cultural impact with their influences on music, fashion and even film. In 2023, the band released their 'final' song, 'Now and Then', which became their 18th Number 1 after 54 years and in 2025, they won Best Rock Performance at the Grammys! Now take a look back at their iconic career, as their album 'Help!' celebrates its 60th anniversary on 6th August 2025.

Let's take a look at where it all began back in 1957, bringing us classics such as 'Hey Jude', 'Come Together', 'Help!' and 'Here Comes The Sun'.
Why did the Beatles break up?

While a mix of complex factors contributed to the disbandment of the Beatles, it is most commonly thought that creative differences had the largest impact and ultimately led to the band breaking up.

As their fame grew and the members matured, their individual artistic visions began to diverge and this caused disagreements about the Beatles' musical direction - as well as songwriting credits. It is also thought that John Lennon's relationship with Yoko Ono saw him refocus his efforts into other artistic endeavours and his personal life.

The death of the band's manager - Brian Epstein, who managed them from 1961 - also saw the Beatles struggle. Following Brian's death in 1967, they struggled to manage their own business affairs, and on top of creative differences began to have disagreements over contracts and finances.
Are the Beatles still alive?

Sadly not all of the original members of the Beatles are still with us today, with John Lennon's tragic death in 1980 and George Harrison's sad passing in 2001. In December 2020, friends, family and fans paid tribute to the late John Lennon, 40 years after his heartbreaking death, and the following year friends of George Harrison got together to create a music video for ‘My Sweet Lord’ for the song's 50th anniversary in tribute to the musician.

In 2023, Paul McCartney announced he had recorded a 'final' Beatles song with the help of AI to recreate John Lennon's vocals. The song was released along with a documentary on YouTube, called Now And Then - The Last Beatles Song.

Source: hellorayo.co.uk/Georgie Holland

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