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washstand Lennon     John Lennon was a great song source and musician. He played the rhythmguitar, the piano, and sang. He was in the most popular group in the history ofrock music. In 1959, John founded this group, called The Beatles.     The original Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,and Pete Best.     Brian Epstein became the manager of the Beatles in 1961. Epstein mademany changes in the group. John rebelled and did not want to "package" and"clean up" the group in lay out to please fans. These changes were made anywaydespite Johns protests.     The Beatles had signed a contract with EMI records and were beginning torecord with them. On August 16, 1962, Pete Best, the drummer was suddenly firedfrom the group. Ringo Starr was inducted into the Beatles two years after Bestwas fired.     John Lennon and Paul McCartney shared the credit of so ngs written byeither one of them. The credit simply read Lennon-McCartney. The two as songwriters were a perfect mix. John had a quick artistic sense and he was easilyexcited by new challenges, he intercommunicate a sarcastic and rebellious tough-guypersonality, who was actually a vulnerable romantic. While Paul projected thesweet image and who was underneath an injured, controlling, perfectionist.     By 1964, The...