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The Beatles were an English musical group from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music.

The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time in the United States of America, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. In the United Kingdom, The Beatles released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries: their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion discs and tapes worldwide. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s, and their influence on pop culture is still evident today.

The Beatles led the mid-1960s musical "British Invasion" into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored genres ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, styles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s. (read more)

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Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
and she's gone

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The Beatles
Duchess Kate has a do-good Valentine's Day
By Maria Puente, USA TODAY No Valentine's daiquiris for the duchess on Tuesday - she's spending the romance holiday far from husband Prince William, traveling to the city where the Beatles were born to visit a charity devoted to helping alcoholics ...
Beatles Invasion: Mad Men Season Five to see a Paul McCartney walk-on
We saw the British Invasion and The Beatles specifically introduced during Mad Men's fourth season when Don Draper scored Beatles tickets for himself and daughter Sally (the latter's squeals of joy upon learning hearkens to the real life screaming ...
Louise Harrison keeping the Beatles spirit alive in schools
by Adam Forrest, Beatles News Editor When Beatlemania burst forth in the early 60's, Harold and Louise Harrison responded warmly to the multitude of Beatle fans worldwide who wrote letters to and about their son, thus becoming Mum and Dad to a warm and ...
Fashion Week: Five Questions with Betsey Johnson
The '60s-inflected show came complete with looks named after Beatles songs and a hip-hop-meets-oldies soundtrack of remixes. Backstage after the show, the designer told TIME about her latest inspirations and where she learned how to do a cartwheel.

Links

The Beatles Official site
The official website of The Beatles.
The Beatles at Wikipedia
A series of articles covering the history of the group, the development of their work, the members and notable albums and songs.
The Beatles at MySpace - Rock / Pop
MySpace music profile for The Beatles with tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band information, downloads and more.

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    PhillipConte Oct 13, 2011 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    I enjoyed your lens very much. I was a teenager during the 60's. A very turbulent time as I recall. Their music made it easier to take. I guess every one has a pied piper that resonates to their generation, The BEATLES were mine.
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    pilegirl Apr 17, 2011 @ 12:13 am | delete
    I've always loved the Beatles. Nice lens.
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    JaySing Apr 10, 2011 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Love the Beatles.
    I would like to see more lyrics and any trivia surrounding the writing of them.
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    PipPipHooray Apr 8, 2011 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    This is great! Had to lensroll this to my new John Lennon lens. - http://www.squidoo.com/my-hero-john-lennon Would love you to have a look cause I would hope someone like you would enjoy it. thanks.
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    Alohagems Jan 17, 2011 @ 9:41 am | delete
    I love all their songs. I have some favorites especially those sound track in the movie I am Sam. Great lens and information and I also enjoyed playing music video here.
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    ChrisDay Jan 2, 2011 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    The Beatles were absolutely a phenomenon - thanks for bringing all this to us.
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    Len Richard Aug 3, 2008 @ 6:26 am | delete
    What is the official name? The Beatles or Beatles. The U.S. patent office lists Beatles and or each album it states Beatles - Abbey Road, not The Beatles -- Abbey Road. Any reference book does not list the band in the T section, you won't CD's in the T section.
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    Rick Redrose Apr 14, 2008 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Do you have Squidoo fans considering sharing all their special Beatles memories for our book?? We are on Page 50 in our book.Our group have members who have sent or are sending their stories as Beatles fans, starting with the first day they became a Beatles fan. Your age makes no difference. All the little stories as fans surrounding friends, family, school, concerts you went to before or after the Beatles broke up. No story is too trivial or unimportant. Its a part of you. We are putting stories together so people can be featured as guest speakers in the ficticious fan club in the book. We plan on using peoples real names as the speakers. We are Beatles fans writing a book about Beatle fans.....RedRoseSpdwy@AOL.COM or
    http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BeatlefansDocumentary/

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