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When it comes to music pioneers,the Beatlespaved the long and winding road.
In this photo, Lennon is already tucking into his meal while Harrison douses his with vinegar.
Pictured here, Starr is seen in the cockpit drink in hand as he gives co-piloting a whirl.
George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney at Brian Epstein’s house in London on May 19, 1967.Credit:John Downing/Getty
Here, they’re in the brown zone, designated as Lennon’s personal space.
That’s no blackbird singing in the dead of night
Stephen Goldblatt/Camera Press/Retna Ltd. ## Lights, camera, McCartney!
Who knows, maybe one of those adoring pen pals got a reply not long after this was taken?
The Beatles at the press launch for their album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ in 1967.John Downing/Getty
One step at a time
While filmingHelp!, the band walked side-by-side in a marching band.
McCartney and Lennon blast away on trumpets while Starr plays the bass drum and Harrison holds the cymbals.
John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney ordering food in a public fish and chips shop in London on Aug. 9, 1967.Keystone Pictures Agency/ZUMA Press
George Harrison gives John Lennon a haircut before a Beatles gig in 1963.Terence Spencer/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison on set of the 1965 film ‘Help!'.David Hurn/mptvimages.com
Ringo Starr in a Viking aircraft on Dec. 23, 1963.Daily Mail/Zuma Press
John Lennon dressed up as Elvis at a costume party while dancing in a bar in Liverpool, U.K., on Aug. 9, 1968.Keystone Pictures Agency/ZUMA Press
George Harrison and John Lennon on set of ‘Help!’ in 1965.Everett Collection
Clockwise from left: John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney sing with a parrot in 1968.Stephen Goldblatt/Camera Press/Retna Ltd.
Paul McCartney driving his car, circa 1964.1978 Gunther/MPTV
The Beatles get advice from producer George Martin (center) during the recording of ‘Hey Jude’ at Abbey Road Studios.Tony Bramwell/LFI
The Beatles with Ed Sullivan during the taping of their debut New York show on Feb. 9, 1964.Bettmann/Corbis
Paul McCartney pictured holding a camera on the set of ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ in 1964.Friedhelm von Estorff/K&K Center of Beat/Retna Ltd.
George Harrison and Anne Collingham reading fan mail in London in 1963.mptvimages.com
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison on the set of ‘Help!’ in 1965.Everett Collection
Paul McCartney and John Lennon pictured in 1964.1978 Gunther/mptvimages.com
