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The most successful band of all time. Formed in the late 1950's in Liverpool, England and rising to popularity in 1962 in the UK and 1964 in the USA they are, arguably, the most influential band ever. The band comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Most of their songs were self-penned by Lennon and McCartney with George Harrison contributing as a solo songwriter to a lesser extent. During their heyday The Beatles fans produced scenes of hysteria all over the world which the press defined as 'Beatlemania'. They broke up in 1970 and each went on to have a successful solo career. John Lennon was shot and killed in New York in December 1980 and George Harrison died of brain cancer in November 2001. McCartney, Harrison and Starr reformed briefly in 1995 to record some tracks using demo tapes that John Lennon produced in the late 70's for their retrospective Anthology series. The Beatles songs include Yesterday, Hey Jude, I Want to Hold Your Hand, She Loves You and Something among others.
by Steve_L May 9, 2016