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The Beatles

The most popular and influential rock act of all time, a band that blazed several new trails for popular music.
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  • Affection/Fondness
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The Beatles

The Beatles - Artist Details

Active

1960s - 1970s

Formed

1957 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Disbanded

1970

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

British Invasion British Psychedelia Contemporary Pop/Rock Early Pop/Rock Merseybeat Psychedelic/Garage Rock & Roll AM Pop Folk-Rock

Also Known As

The Fab Four

Group Members

John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr Pete Best Stuart Sutcliffe
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