RAIN Crossword Puzzle Answers

Across

2. Love/ "All You Need is _____"

5. Rain/ The Broadway play that is a tribute to the Beatles.

7. Help/ "____, I need somebody, _____, not just anybody, _____, you know I need someone, _____"

10. Strawberry/ The song title of the Beatles that is titled what kind of berry Fields?

11. Yellow/ "We All Live in a ______ Submarine"

12. Paul/ The only Beatle that is a British Knight

13. Beatles/ The English band that featured Paul, John, Ringo, and George.

Down

1. John/ The Husband of Yoko Ono.

3. One/ The most recent Beatles album.

4. George/ The Youngest Beatle

5. Ringo/ The Oldest Beatle

6. USSR/ "I'm Back in The _____"

7. Her Majesty/ The shortest song by the Beatles.

8. Abbey/ ______ Road was the back drop of the album cover that featured the Beatles walking on a

crosswalk.

9. Walrus/ "I am the ____"

The Beatles - Trivia

1) What was the last song John Lennon played for a paying audience?

Choose Your Answer: A: Across the Universe, B: I Saw Her Standing There, C: Imagine,

D: Bennie and the Jets

2) Who was the first Beatle to get married?

Choose Your Answer: A: John, B: Paul, C: George, D: Ringo

3) Which Beatle crossed Abbey Road first?

Choose Your Answer: A: John, B: Paul, C: George, D: Ringo

4) What Beatles song was written for Mia Farrow's sister?

Choose Your Answer: A: Dear Prudence, B: Honey Pie, C: For No One, D: Julia

5) What was the working title of "Yesterday"?

Choose Your Answer: A: All My Troubles, B: I Believe, C: The Day Before, D:

Scrambled Eggs

6) Who was the original drummer for the Beatles?

Choose Your Answer: A: Stuart Sutcliffe, B: Pete Best, C: Bill Wyman, D: Ringo Starr

7) What Beatles song was taken from the Broadway musical The Music Man?

Choose Your Answer: A: Tomorrow Never Knows, B: Till There Was You, C: Your

Mother Should Know, D: Ain't She Sweet

8) Which Beatle is a British Knight?

Choose Your Answer: A: John, B: Paul, C: George, D: Ringo

9) What is the only song John Lennon recorded completely by himself during his time

with The Beatles?

Choose Your Answer: A: In My Life, B: Only a Northern Song, C: Julia, D: Mother

10) Who took Ringo's place on drums when he temporarily quit the band during the

recording of The White Album?

Choose Your Answer: A: Paul McCartney, B: Phil Collins, C: Charlie Watts, D: Pete Best

The Beatles – Trivia Answers

1) What was the last song John Lennon played for a paying audience?

Answer: B: I Saw Her Standing There,

2) Who was the first Beatle to get married?

Answer: A: John,

3) Which Beatle crossed Abbey Road first?

Answer: A: John,

4) What Beatles song was written for Mia Farrow's sister?

Answer: A: Dear Prudence,

5) What was the working title of "Yesterday"?

Answer: D:Scrambled Eggs

6) Who was the original drummer for the Beatles?

Answer: B: Pete Best

7) What Beatles song was taken from the Broadway musical The Music Man?

Answer: B: Till There Was You,

8) Which Beatle is a British Knight?

Answer: B: Paul

9) What is the only song John Lennon recorded completely by himself during his time

with The Beatles?

Answer: C: Julia,

10) Who took Ringo's place on drums when he temporarily quit the band during the

recording of The White Album?

Answer: A: Paul McCartney,

RAIN

COMES TOGETHER…..

Feb. 9, 1964. A Sunday night that would change the course of popular music, popular culture -

and history, forever! Millions of Americans tuned into The Ed Sullivan Show to watch a group

of four mop-topped Englishmen in dark suits who called themselves The Beatles. What they

witnessed was a new and exciting brand of melodic, guitar-and-harmonies-driven rock 'n' roll

that was as infectious as it was original and unique. Little did the members of RAIN know that

they would themselves come together in a band, forging a career that would keep them together

longer than The Beatles! All this while raising the bar for professionalism and preserving the

legacy of the immortal band's recorded music on stage to wildly enthusiastic audiences.

Spanning the generations, their audiences include the vast majority of older fans who never got

to see The Beatles perform live, and fans who were not yet born when The Beatles hit America.

The story of RAIN actually begins in the mid 1970s when keyboardist Mark Lewis joined forces

with four other local musicians who together formed the band that was originally called “Reign”

and played throughout the Los Angeles/Orange County, CA area. With their mutual love for the

music of The Beatles, Reign was in demand to play Beatles music and rode an enormous wave of

nostalgia for the band that had broken up in 1970. Before long they had built a strong devoted

following in and around Los Angeles. Following numerous misspellings in the media and

advertising, “Reign” became RAIN (also the title of a 1966 Beatles single). A big break came for

RAIN when Dick Clark hired them to record the music for the 1979 made-for-TV movie Birth of

the Beatles.

RAIN‟s intention was not just to cover Beatle songs, but to take it to a new level. To do songs

that The Beatles had never performed live, and do them note-for-note, just like the records. At

this time, „tribute bands‟ were non-existent.

Since the 1980s, for the five longtime band members – Joey Curatolo (vocals, bass, guitar,

piano), Joe Bithorn (vocals, lead guitar, guitar synthesizer), Ralph Castelli (vocals, drums,

percussion), the addition of Steve Landes (vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica) in 1998 – all of

whom performed in the hit Broadway and touring productions of Beatlemania - and Mark

Lewis, RAIN‟s founding member (keyboards, percussion), the music is first and foremost. For

more than two decades, RAIN has distinguished itself by focusing on details, always being

faithful to The Beatles with the ultimate goal of delivering a perfect note-for-note performance.

All the music is performed live, with no pre-recorded tapes or sequences. They approach The

Beatles music with the same respect a classical musician treats classical music. They worked

hard for many years, studying each song, each note, movement and nuance…both vocally and

musically. Today, they have a repertoire of over 200 Beatle songs. The members of RAIN are

extraordinarily talented musicians in their own right and this becomes more evident with each

show they do. RAIN audiences experience their own personal journey back to a time when Peace

and Love was everyone‟s mantra

It‟s difficult to believe that it has been more than four decades since The Beatles first came to

America and that two of our beloved idols left us too soon. Equally hard to believe is the fact

that this band whose music touched so many millions of people around the world was only

experienced live in concert by very few. Their final concert tour was in 1966, long before the

release of many of their classic albums such as “Sgt. Pepper,” “The White Album” and “Abbey

Road.” This left a tremendous void in the music world and concert halls which now has been

filled by RAIN.

-- Merle Frimark

The Beatles

The Beatles are considered by many to be the most influential musical act of the 20

th

century. The four young boys from Liverpool, England had no idea had that their music would

remain popular throughout the years and their band would be an icon in modern culture. John,

Paul, George, and Ringo each brought wonderful talent and artistic scope to the band that

conquered the world through their music.

The band originated from another band called Quarry Men that was composed up of a

teenage John Lennon and friends from school. Later a friend of Lennon‟s introduced him to Paul

McCartney, who asked if he could join the band. The two were exceptional song writers. A

friend of McCartney‟s soon joined; his ability to read music was essential to the group since

neither Lennon nor McCartney were able to. That person was George Harrison. In 1960 the

band changed their name to the Silver Beetles. They played at clubs in Hamburg, Germany until

Harrison was deported back to Liverpool for being underage.

On February 9, 1961 the band finally debuted as the Beatles at the Cavern in England.

They returned to Hamburg and continued to play at clubs. On January 1, 1962 the Beatles

recorded 14 songs for a demo for Decca Records but did not pass the initial audition. However

later on they did release music through Decca Records. On July 6, 1962 the Beatles signed a

recording contract with EMI Records, and in August Ringo Starr became the Beatles drummer.

Before they became worldwide sensations, they had to gain a fan base. They gained their

first fans from their homeland in the United Kingdom. The songs “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I

Love you” were their first UK singles. The Beatles returned to Hamburg for the last time. The

Beatles album would become the number one album in the UK within the first 10 hours it was

released.

The Beatles finally broke into the Billboard charts on February 1, 1964 with the song “I

Want to Hold Your Hand” which entered at number 45. Six days later they arrived at JFK airport

in New York to a legion of screaming fans; just a few months back the United States suffer the

loss of its beloved President John F. Kennedy. The night of February 9, the Beatles performed

for the largest television audience to date, 73 million people. Beatlemania had hit the States.

The Beatles would go on to create 13 albums and over 1.3 billion units sold by 2004. The

first album was Please, Please Me. This broke them into the world spotlight. It featured the

songs “Please, Please Me”, “Love Me Do”, “Do You Want to Know a Secret”, and “Twist and

Shout”. The album reached the top of the music charts and stayed there for 70 weeks.

With the Beatles, was the next album the “Fab Four” created. The song “All I‟ve Got to

Do” would influence “everyone from Abba to the Zombies”, according to Rolling Stone. Other

well known songs on this album included “Please Mister Postman”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, and

“I Wanna be Your Man”. The song “I Wanna be Your Man” included a cameo by the Rolling

Stones who would later cover the song.

Their next album actually turned into the movie for the Beatles, A Hard Day‟s Night.

The album expresses how the Beatles ever-growing fame began to take a toll on them. The first

track on the album is appropriately named the same as the album. “Can‟t Buy Me Love” also

became a big hit for the Beatles from this album.

“Beatles for Sale”, was the fourth album in less than two years for the Beatles. This

album showcased how the sound of the Beatles progressed and their song writing turned inward.

Bob Dylan was a large influence on the Beatles, and later in life Harrison and Dylan would enjoy

each other‟s company on a regular basis, sometimes playing tennis in jeans and cowboy boots.

The song “I‟m a Loser” on this album really highlights Dylan‟s influence. “Eight Days a Week”

was the largest hit from this album; McCartney got the name from a work weary chauffeur he

used.

“Help!” was another album that spawned a movie. Of course the album begins with the

iconic hit “Help!” The other big hit from this album was the song “Yesterday” which was

completely accredited to McCartney who considered releasing it as a solo single.

In the mid 60‟s the Beatles began to mature musically and mentally, the album Rubber

Soul gives listeners a sample of what they were feeling. The songs they sang before were about

love and peace, but now the songs reflect life lessons such as love fading in the song “I‟m

looking Through You”.

The Revolver album was a turning point in the Beatles‟ legacy. Hits like “Eleanor

Rigby”, “Yellow Submarine,” and “Doctor Robert” have a psychedelic feel that embodies the

experiences the Beatles had during this time. The track “Love You To” represents Harrison‟s

interest in Indian music as he begins incorporating it in the Beatles music.

The Album, Sgt. Pepper‟s Lonely Hearts Club Band, was a complete focus on itself

because the Beatles stopped touring. The revolutionary album offered splashes of psychedelic

colors and new sounds not used by the Beatles before. Hits from this album include “With a

Little Help From My Friends” and “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”. This album spent an

amazing 175 weeks on the music charts.

Maybe the most far out of all the Beatles albums is the Magical Mystery Tour. There

was also a movie for the album, but it was not well received. This album produced several hits

like “I Am the Walrus”, “Hello Goodbye”, “Strawberry Fields Forever”, “Penny Lane”, and “All

You Need Is Love”.

The White Album was what the Rolling Stone called “…a songwriting binge for the

ages”. It was released in two parts; part 1 includes songs such as “Back in the U.S.S.R”, “Dear

Prudence”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” which Harrison wrote with the help of

acclaimed musician Eric Clapton. While Part 2 includes songs such as “Julia”, “Sexy Sadie”,

and “Helter Skelter” which was about an amusement-park ride and not Armageddon as many

presumed.

The Yellow Submarine album also served as a sound track for the cartoon, Yellow

Submarine. With just seven songs, the album included material from other albums like “All You

Need Is Love” along with new songs such as “All Together Now”, which was a call-and-

response between McCartney and Lennon that played out like a preschool sing-along.

Probably the most recognizable album cover and most imitated by fans is from the album

Abbey Road. The album had the great unity anthem “Come Together” and Harrison‟s

masterpiece “Here Comes the Sun”. The song “Here Comes the Sun” came out of a daydream

that Harrison had in Eric Clapton‟s garden.

The final album the Beatles recorded together was Let It Be. The creative differences of

the Beatles that made them what they were are what eventually lead to their breakup. Their last

album included songs such as “Let It Be”, “Maggie Mae”, “I Got a Feeling”, and “Across the

Universe”. “Maggie Mae” and “I Got a Feeling” have become cover favorites and “Across the

Universe” inspired a movie of the same name that featured a complete Beatles sound track.

Other famous Beatles songs that were released as singles include “From Me to You”,

“She Loves You”, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, “Day Tripper”, “Paperback Writer”, “Rain”,

“Lady Madonna”, “Hey Jude”, and “ The Ballad of John and Yoko”.