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    The Beatles - Wikipedia

    • The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular mu… See more

    History

    In November 1956, sixteen-year-old John Lennon formed a skiffle group with several friends from Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool. They were called the Quarrymen, a reference to their school song "Quarry men old be… See more

    Artistry

    In Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever, Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz describe the Beatles' musical evolution:
    In their initial incarnation as cheerful, wisecrackin… See more

    Legacy

    Former Rolling Stone magazine associate editor Robert Greenfield compared the Beatles to Picasso, as "artists who broke through the constraints of their time period to come up with something that was unique and origina… See more

    Awards and achievements

    In 1965, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). The Beatles won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for … See more

    Personnel

    John Lennon – vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass (1960–1969; died 1980)
    Paul McCartney – vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, drums (1960–1970)
    George Harrison – guitars, vocals, sitar, keyboards, bass (1960… See more

    Discography

    The Beatles' core catalogue consists of thirteen studio albums and one compilation album which collects all the UK non-album singles and EP tracks:
    Please Please Me (1963)
    With the Beatles (1963)… See more

    Song catalogue

    Until 1969, the Beatles' catalogue was published almost exclusively by Northern Songs, a company formed in February 1963 by music publisher Dick James specifically for Lennon and McCartney, though it lat… See more

     
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