ld of rock and roll and beyond (Haber).In January of 1968, Apple Corps, Ltd. was started, and the Beatles were signed on. Initially, Apple helped the Beatles through a maze of money troubles that they were trapped in, but everything soon began to go downhill. Even the Beatles last film and album, both titled Let It Be followed and essentially documented this depression. The downhill chain of events continued as bad feelings sprung up within the band for Johns new soon-to-be wife, Yoko Ono (Rock). This was just one of several things that contributed to the bands slow dissolution and eventual breakup. Fortunately, though, the Beatles went out on somewhat of a high note in the summer of 1969 when they recorded their swan song, Abbey Road. But when Paul announced his departure from the group on April 10, 1970, the band quietly came to an end (Beatles Online). Throughout the seventies, while the four pursued solo careers in music, fans remained hopeful for an eventual reunion of the group. These hopes were tragically smashed, however, on December 8, 1980 when John Lennon was murdered in New York City (Steinberg)....
