Beatlemania

Beatlemania is the name of various tribute groups dedicated to singing songs from The Beatles. Each of these groups have John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr look-alikes.

The groups

There are currently hundreds of tribute groups that use the name Beatlemania. Beatlemania, Now and Then, is the longest known group and has been touring since the 1970s; they even participated in the 1980 movie Beatlemania, where they got to play their idols. Beatlemania, Now and Then currently plays frequently at a casino in Arizona.

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There are truly only four "Original Cast Members" of Beatlemania. They are as follows:

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• Mitch Weissman - Paul
• Leslie Fradkin - George
• Joe Pecorino - John
• Justin McNeil - Ringo

Another lesser known, group, 'The Cast', is composed of one singer who participated in a Broadway show of the same name. Currently, The Cast claims to be the "original Cast of Beatlemania", yet this is certainly not the truth.

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The Beatles: The Beatles were a British pop and rock group from Liverpool. They are widely regarded as the most important pop group of all time, having achieved broad popular success, critical acclaim and cultural influence. The group shattered many sales records and charted more than 50 top 40 hit singles, incl...

John Lennon: John Winston Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for The Beatles. His creative career also included the roles of solo musician, political activist, artist, actor and author. As half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songw...

Paul McCartney: Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles....