The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With the… Read Full Bio ↴The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With the line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as one of the most influential bands of all time. The group was integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the group revolutionized many aspects of the music industry and were often publicized as leaders of the era's youth and socio-cultural movements.
Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, eventually settling with Pete Best in 1960, who played with them for two years before being replaced with then Rory Storm & The Hurricanes drummer Ringo Starr in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein molded them into a professional act and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".
By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records. They soon made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964). From 1965 onwards, they produced increasingly innovative recordings, including the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with The Beatles (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and Abbey Road (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active.
The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide. They hold the record for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart, most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and most singles sold in the UK. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all four main members were inducted individually between 1994 and 2015. In 2008, the group topped Billboard's list of the all-time most successful artists on the Billboard Hot 100. The band received seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 film Let It Be) and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time magazine named them among the 20th century's 100 most important people.
Former Rolling Stone 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 original "... In the form of popular music, no one will ever be more revolutionary, more creative and more distinctive ..." The British poet Philip Larkin described their work as "an enchanting and intoxicating hybrid of African-American rock-and-roll with their own adolescent romanticism", and "the first advance in popular music since the War".
They not only sparked the British Invasion of the US, they became a globally influential phenomenon as well. From the 1920s, the US had dominated popular entertainment culture throughout much of the world, via Hollywood films, jazz, the music of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley and, later, the rock and roll that first emerged in Memphis, Tennessee. The Beatles are regarded as British cultural icons, with young adults from abroad naming the band among a group of people that they most associated with UK culture.
Their musical innovations and commercial success inspired musicians worldwide. Many artists have acknowledged the Beatles' influence and enjoyed chart success with covers of their songs. On radio, their arrival marked the beginning of a new era; in 1968 the programme director of New York's WABC radio station forbade his DJs from playing any "pre-Beatles" music, marking the defining line of what would be considered oldies on American radio. They helped to redefine the album as something more than just a few hits padded out with "filler", and they were primary innovators of the modern music video. The Shea Stadium show with which they opened their 1965 North American tour attracted an estimated 55,600 people, then the largest audience in concert history; Spitz describes the event as a "major breakthrough ... a giant step toward reshaping the concert business". Emulation of their clothing and especially their hairstyles, which became a mark of rebellion, had a global impact on fashion.
According to Gould, the Beatles changed the way people listened to popular music and experienced its role in their lives. From what began as the Beatlemania fad, the group's popularity grew into what was seen as an embodiment of socio-cultural movements of the decade. As icons of the 1960s counterculture, Gould continues, they became a catalyst for bohemianism and activism in various social and political arenas, fuelling movements such as women's liberation, gay liberation and environmentalism. According to Peter Lavezzoli, after the "more popular than Jesus" controversy in 1966, the Beatles felt considerable pressure to say the right things and "began a concerted effort to spread a message of wisdom and higher consciousness".
Other commentators such as Mikal Gilmore and Todd Leopold have traced the inception of their socio-cultural impact earlier, interpreting even the Beatlemania period, particularly on their first visit to the US, as a key moment in the development of generational awareness. Referring to their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show Leopold states: "In many ways, the Sullivan appearance marked the beginning of a cultural revolution ... The Beatles were like aliens dropped into the United States of 1964.
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 the film Let It Be (1970). The recipients of seven Grammy Awards and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards, the Beatles have six Diamond albums, as well as 20 Multi-Platinum albums, 16 Platinum albums and six Gold albums in the US. In the UK, the Beatles have four Multi-Platinum albums, four Platinum albums, eight Gold albums and one Silver album. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
The best-selling band in history, the Beatles have sold more than 800 million physical and digital albums as of 2013. They have had more number-one albums on the UK charts, fifteen, and sold more singles in the UK, 21.9 million, than any other act. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the Beatles as the most significant and influential rock music artists of the last 50 years. They ranked number one on Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful Hot 100 artists, released in 2008 to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary. As of 2017, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with twenty. The Recording Industry Association of America certifies that the Beatles have sold 178 million units in the US, more than any other artist. They were collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people. In 2014, they received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
There are two holidays celebrated for the Beatles: Global Beatles Day on 25 June each year. On that date in 1967, the band performed "All You Need Is Love" on television. In 2001, UNESCO created World Beatles Day on 16 January each year. This date has direct relation to the opening of The Cavern Club in 1957.
Five asteroids, 4147 Lennon, 4148 McCartney, 4149 Harrison, 4150 Starr and 8749 Beatles are named after the Beatles.
Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, eventually settling with Pete Best in 1960, who played with them for two years before being replaced with then Rory Storm & The Hurricanes drummer Ringo Starr in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein molded them into a professional act and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".
By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records. They soon made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964). From 1965 onwards, they produced increasingly innovative recordings, including the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with The Beatles (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and Abbey Road (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active.
The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide. They hold the record for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart, most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and most singles sold in the UK. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all four main members were inducted individually between 1994 and 2015. In 2008, the group topped Billboard's list of the all-time most successful artists on the Billboard Hot 100. The band received seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 film Let It Be) and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time magazine named them among the 20th century's 100 most important people.
Former Rolling Stone 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 original "... In the form of popular music, no one will ever be more revolutionary, more creative and more distinctive ..." The British poet Philip Larkin described their work as "an enchanting and intoxicating hybrid of African-American rock-and-roll with their own adolescent romanticism", and "the first advance in popular music since the War".
They not only sparked the British Invasion of the US, they became a globally influential phenomenon as well. From the 1920s, the US had dominated popular entertainment culture throughout much of the world, via Hollywood films, jazz, the music of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley and, later, the rock and roll that first emerged in Memphis, Tennessee. The Beatles are regarded as British cultural icons, with young adults from abroad naming the band among a group of people that they most associated with UK culture.
Their musical innovations and commercial success inspired musicians worldwide. Many artists have acknowledged the Beatles' influence and enjoyed chart success with covers of their songs. On radio, their arrival marked the beginning of a new era; in 1968 the programme director of New York's WABC radio station forbade his DJs from playing any "pre-Beatles" music, marking the defining line of what would be considered oldies on American radio. They helped to redefine the album as something more than just a few hits padded out with "filler", and they were primary innovators of the modern music video. The Shea Stadium show with which they opened their 1965 North American tour attracted an estimated 55,600 people, then the largest audience in concert history; Spitz describes the event as a "major breakthrough ... a giant step toward reshaping the concert business". Emulation of their clothing and especially their hairstyles, which became a mark of rebellion, had a global impact on fashion.
According to Gould, the Beatles changed the way people listened to popular music and experienced its role in their lives. From what began as the Beatlemania fad, the group's popularity grew into what was seen as an embodiment of socio-cultural movements of the decade. As icons of the 1960s counterculture, Gould continues, they became a catalyst for bohemianism and activism in various social and political arenas, fuelling movements such as women's liberation, gay liberation and environmentalism. According to Peter Lavezzoli, after the "more popular than Jesus" controversy in 1966, the Beatles felt considerable pressure to say the right things and "began a concerted effort to spread a message of wisdom and higher consciousness".
Other commentators such as Mikal Gilmore and Todd Leopold have traced the inception of their socio-cultural impact earlier, interpreting even the Beatlemania period, particularly on their first visit to the US, as a key moment in the development of generational awareness. Referring to their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show Leopold states: "In many ways, the Sullivan appearance marked the beginning of a cultural revolution ... The Beatles were like aliens dropped into the United States of 1964.
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 the film Let It Be (1970). The recipients of seven Grammy Awards and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards, the Beatles have six Diamond albums, as well as 20 Multi-Platinum albums, 16 Platinum albums and six Gold albums in the US. In the UK, the Beatles have four Multi-Platinum albums, four Platinum albums, eight Gold albums and one Silver album. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
The best-selling band in history, the Beatles have sold more than 800 million physical and digital albums as of 2013. They have had more number-one albums on the UK charts, fifteen, and sold more singles in the UK, 21.9 million, than any other act. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the Beatles as the most significant and influential rock music artists of the last 50 years. They ranked number one on Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful Hot 100 artists, released in 2008 to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary. As of 2017, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with twenty. The Recording Industry Association of America certifies that the Beatles have sold 178 million units in the US, more than any other artist. They were collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people. In 2014, they received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
There are two holidays celebrated for the Beatles: Global Beatles Day on 25 June each year. On that date in 1967, the band performed "All You Need Is Love" on television. In 2001, UNESCO created World Beatles Day on 16 January each year. This date has direct relation to the opening of The Cavern Club in 1957.
Five asteroids, 4147 Lennon, 4148 McCartney, 4149 Harrison, 4150 Starr and 8749 Beatles are named after the Beatles.
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"1822" This is a Dorsey Burnette number, brother of Johnny Burnette…
"A Little Rhyme" Now, for the final number, John's got a card in…
"Accross the Universe" Words are flowing out Like endless rain into a paper cup T…
"all Close your eyes and I'll kiss you Tomorrow I'll miss you Rem…
"Commonwealth" Immigrants. Wilson Health said to the immgrants you better g…
"Dear Wack" [Speech] Brian Matthew: But despite the fact that the next …
"Happiness is a Warm Gun" She's not a girl who misses much Do do do do…
"I One and one is two What am I to do Now that…
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"Oh Oh darling, please believe me I'll never do you no harm Beli…
"Something you can I got something to say that might 'cause you pain If…
"that Well, that's all right, mama That's all right for you That…
"Through A London Window" She came in through the bathroom window Protected by a silv…
"we don Why don't we do it in the road? Why don't we…
'cut the monkey business' Running to and fro, Hard working at the mill, Never…
'Let It Be' Session Medley When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary…
'Request for 'Till There Was You'' There were bells on a hill But I never heard…
'Til There Was You There were bells on a hill But I never heard them…
(Don`t let me down) Don't let me down, don't let me down Don't let me…
(Get back) Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner But…
- i am looking through you I'm looking through you, where did you go I thought…
-Get Back Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner But…
/ I've Got a Feeling I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside Oh yeah, oh…
/ Revolution #1 You say you want a revolution, well you know We all…
/ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band…
/ The End Oh yeah, all right Are you going to be in my…
01 Eight Days a Week Oh, I need your love, babe Guess you know it's true Hope…
01. Come Together Shoot me Shoot me Shoot me Shoot me Here come old flat top …
02 I'm A Loser I'm a loser I'm a loser And I'm not what I appear…
03 03-You Really Got A Hold On Me I don't like you But I love you Seems that I'm always Thinki…
03 for you blue Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, I love you Because yo…
03 We Can Work It Out Try to see it my way, Do I have to keep…
04 I'M HAPPY Before this dance is through I think I'll love you, too I'm…
04 She Loves You She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah,…
05 Dear Prudence Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, gr…
05 I Want To Hold Your Hand Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin' I think you'll understand …
05. Another Girl For I have got another girl, another girl You're making me…
05. Octopus's Garden I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus' garden…
06 yellow submarine In the town where I was born Lived a man who…
06-I Am The Walrus I am he as you are he as you are…
07 07 While my guitar gently weeps I look at you all, see the love there that's…
07 Baby You If you leave me, baby I don't know what I'd do I…
07 Baby You're a Rich Man How does it feel to be One of the beautiful people Now…
08: I Am The Walrus I am he as you are he as you are…
10 (One, two, three, four) Well, she was just seventeen You…
10. If I Fell If I fell in love with you Would you promise to…
11 Let me tell you how it will be There's one for…
11 I Feel Fine Baby's good to me, you know She's happy as can be,…
12 I'll Cry Instead I've got every reason on earth to be mad 'Cause I…
12-Bar Original [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
12. Let It Be When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary…
13 Got a good reason For taking the easy way out Got a…
13 I Want To Hold Your Hand Oh yeah I tell you somethin' I think you'll understand Whe…
14_The long and winding road The long and winding road That leads to your door Will nev…
17 All I Whenever I want you around, yeah All I gotta do Is call…
17 All I've Got To Do Whenever I want you around, yeah All I gotta do Is call…
18 All You Need Is Love Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love There's …
1822 This is a Dorsey Burnette number Brother of Johnny Burnette …
1822! (speech) John: This is a Dorsey Burnette number, brother of Johnny…
19 Da da da, da da dumb dumb da Da da da,…
1967 Let me take you down, 'cos I'm going to Strawberry…
1967: "Christmas Time Desmond has a barrow in the market place Molly is the…
1967: "Christmas Time " Desmond has a barrow in the market place Molly is the…
2. With A Little Help From My Friends Billy Shears What would you think if I sang out of…
25.- Eleanor Rigby Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all…
26.- Yellow Submarine In the town where I was born Lived a man who…
4. I Want to hold your Hand 2 Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin' I think you'll understand …
4. I Want to hold your Hand 2. Oh yeah I tell you somethin' I think you'll understand Whe…
7.While My Guitar Gently Weeps I look at you all see the love there that's…
8 Days a Week Ooh, I need your love, babe Guess you know it's true Hope…
??Guitar Gently Weeps I look at you all, see the love there that's…
A Case of the Blues Albino-coloured glasses wearing Knock-kneed shoes Seventh ch…
a day in the life I read the news today, oh boy About a lucky man…
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A Devil In Her Heart She's got the devil in her heart But her eyes they…
A Girl Is there anybody going to listen to my story All about…
A Hard Day It's been a hard day's night And I've been working like…
A Hard Day's Help It's been a hard day's night And I've been workin' like…
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A Hard Days Night It's been a hard day's night And I've been workin' like…
A Hard Day’s Night It's been a hard day's night, and I been working…
A Little Help From My Friends Billy Shears What would you think if I sang out of…
A Little Rhyme Now, for the final number John's got a card in his…
A Picture of You All I've got is a picture of you Now that you've…
A Shot of Rhythm and Blues Well, if your hands start a-clappin' And your fingers start…
A Shot of Rythm'n Blues Well, if your hands start a-clappin' And your fingers star…
A Stranger in My Arms You're a stranger in my arms When i saw you standing…
A Taste of Honey A taste of honey Tasting much sweeter than wine Do do do Do…
A World Without Love Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love Ther…
Accross The Universe Words are flowing out Like endless rain into a paper cup T…
Across the Universe Words are flowing out Like endless rain into a paper cup The…
Act Naturally They're gonna put me in the movies They're gonna make a…
Ain Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
Ain't Nothin Shaking I tried to find out What love is all about,…
Ain't She Sweet Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
Ain't She Sweet (Remastered) Oh ain't she sweet, Well see her walking down that street. Y…
Aint She Sweet Oh, ain't she sweet? Well, see her walking down that street …
All I Whenever I want you around, yeah All I gotta do Is call…
All I Want For Christmas I've been checking my list I've checked it twice Now I'm wai…
All I Want Is You Damn, cold world I never thought I see that day that…
All I've Got to Do Whenever I want you around, yeah All I gotta do Is call…
All My Life Since we kissed I never knew the Thrills I could have…
All My Loving Close your eyes and I'll kiss you Tomorrow I'll miss you Rem…
All Right Well that's all right mama, That's all right for you.…
All the Lonely People I look at all the lonely people I look at all…
All Things Must Pass Sunrise doesn't last all morning A cloudburst doesn't last a…
All Together Now One, two, three, four Can I have a little more? Five, six,…
All together now 1 One two three four Can I have a little more Five six…
All You Need Is Love Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love Ther…
All You Need Is Love Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love There's …
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And I Love Her I give her all my love That's all I do And if…
And in... There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have…
And Our Bird Can't Sing Tell me that you've got everything you want And your bird…
And Your Bird Cand Sing Tell me that you've got everything you want And your bird…
Anna Anna You come and ask me, girl To set you free, girl You…
Anna (Go to Him) Anna, you come and ask me girl To set you free,…
Anna (Go To Him) - Remastered 2009 Anna You come and ask me, girl To set you free, girl You…
Another Beatle Christmas Record 1964 Jingle bells Hello, everybody, this is Paul And I'd just li…
Another Girl For I have got another girl, another girl You're making me…
Any Time at All Any time at all, any time at all Any time at…
Anytime At All Any time at all, any time at all Any time at…
Ask Me Why I love you, 'cause you tell me things I want…
A_Taste_Of_Honey A taste of honey Tasting much sweeter than wine Do do do…
Baby Oh dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm…
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A really great Beatles song.
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on There's a Place
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on I'm Looking Through You
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on Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
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on Michelle
A fantastic Beatles song and absolutely beautiful.