The Beatles: the best hits in their musical history

The Beatles (pronounced [ðə ˈbiːɾəlz]) was an English rock band active during the 1960s, and recognized as the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed in the history of popular music and rock music.34567 Formed in Liverpool, it was formed in 1962 by John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). Rooted in the skiffle, beat music and rock and roll of the 50’s, their sound would often incorporate elements of classical and traditional pop music, among others, in innovative ways in their songs; the band would later come to work with a wide range of musical styles, ranging from ballads and Indian music, to psychedelia and even hard rock. The nature of their enormous popularity, which had first emerged with the “beatlemania” craze, was transformed as their compositions became more sophisticated. They came to be perceived as the embodiment of progressive ideals, extending their influence into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.. Initially, it was a skiffle-style group of school children founded in 1956 by Lennon during the so-called “skiffle craze” in Britain, under the name of The Quarry Men, later joined by McCartney and Harrison. After several changes of members and names, he decided on The Beatles, with a five-member lineup that included Lennon, McCartney,...

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