The Beatles

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The Beatles were a groundbreaking British rock band from Liverpool whose innovative songwriting, studio experimentation, and cultural impact helped redefine popular music in the 1960s and beyond.

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The Beatles Story 1
The Fab Four 1
references The Beatles 1

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British band
musical group
rock band
activeYearsEnd 1970
activeYearsStart 1960
alsoKnownAs The Beatles
surface form: The Fab Four
associatedAct Plastic Ono Band
Traveling Wilburys
Wings
Yoko Ono
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
formedIn 1960
formerMember Pete Best
Stuart Sutcliffe
genre baroque pop
beat music
experimental rock
folk rock
hard rock
pop music
psychedelic rock
rock music
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1988
hasAward Academy Award for Best Original Score
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music
Grammy Award
hasCulturalImpact 1960s counterculture
British Invasion
hasGenreInnovation studio experimentation
hasInfluenceOn fashion
music production techniques
popular music
psychedelic culture
youth culture
influenced ELO
Nirvana
Oasis
Radiohead
The Byrds
language English
leadSongwriter Lennon–McCartney
member George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
notableSong Come Together
Eleanor Rigby
Help!
Hey Jude
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Let It Be
Love Me Do
Penny Lane
She Loves You
Strawberry Fields Forever
Yellow Submarine
Yesterday
notableWork A Hard Day's Night
Abbey Road
Beatles for Sale
Help!
Let It Be
Magical Mystery Tour
Please Please Me
Revolver
Rubber Soul
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles (White Album)
With The Beatles
Yellow Submarine
origin Liverpool
recordLabel Apple Records
Capitol Records
Parlophone
soldRecordsEstimate over 600 million

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Harry Styles influencedBy The Beatles
Jeff Lynne influencedBy The Beatles
Lenny Kravitz influencedBy The Beatles
Oasis influencedBy The Beatles
Ramones influencedBy The Beatles
Yes (band) influencedBy The Beatles
subject surface form: Yes
Liverpool knownFor The Beatles
British Invasion ledBy The Beatles
George Harrison memberOf The Beatles
John Lennon memberOf The Beatles
Paul McCartney memberOf The Beatles
Ringo Starr memberOf The Beatles
British Invasion notableBand The Beatles
Merseybeat notableBand The Beatles
Uline Arena notablePerformer The Beatles
subject surface form: We Can Work It Out
Beatles for Sale performer The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby performer The Beatles
Hey Jude performer The Beatles
Let It Be performer The Beatles
subject surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Linda McCartney photographed The Beatles
Let It Be recordedBy The Beatles
Mary McCartney relative The Beatles
John Lennon Park theme The Beatles
Alan Aldridge workedWith The Beatles