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FEMUSINDO.com - The Beatles, a British rock band, were formed in Liverpool in 1960. They are often considered the most commercially successful and most acclaimed musicians in popular music.
So popular during their heyday, Time Magazine named them among the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Since 1962, the group has consisted of John Lennon (lead guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (melody guitar, vocals), Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).
The Embodiment of Progressive Ideas
Starting from the skiffle and rock and roll genres of the 1950s, the group later played music in various genres ranging from folk rock to psychedelic rock, also incorporating elements of classical music and other elements in innovative ways. The Beatles are seen as the embodiment of progressive ideas, influencing the socio-cultural revolution of the 60s.
Initially 5 people consisting of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums), The Beatles were only famous in Liverpool and Hamburg clubs for 3 years starting in 1960.
Sutcliffe left in 1961, and Best was replaced by Starr the following year. The Beatles were forged into professionals by a music store entrepreneur named Brian Epstein after he became their manager and musical potential was polished by producer George Martin.
Success with the First Single
Late 1962, the Beatles had achieved success in the UK with their first single Love Me Do. When their popularity grew into an intense fan frenzy which was later dubbed "Beatlemania".
The band was nicknamed "The Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band sometimes given the informal title "Fifth Beatle".
Throughout the following year, they toured internationally until 1966, concentrating on recording albums at home until disbanding in 1970.
By early 1964, The Beatles had become international stars and had achieved unprecedented levels of critical and commercial success.
They became major leaders in the British cultural revival, ushering in the British Invasion of the American pop market, and soon made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964).
From 1965 onwards, they produced more sophisticated recordings, including the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (album) (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967).
They enjoyed further commercial success with The Beatles (also known as the "White Album", 1968) and Abbey Road (1969).
Inspiring Public Interest
Heralizing the album era, their success elevated the album to the dominant form of record consumption over the single.
They also inspired greater public interest in psychedelic drugs and Eastern spirituality, and advanced advances in electronic music, album art, and music videos.
In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multimedia company that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy.
After the group disbanded in 1970, all principal members enjoyed success as solo artists and several partial reunions have occurred.
Lennon was shot and killed in 1980 and Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001. McCartney and Starr remain active musically.
All-Time Best-Selling Albums
The Beatles are the best-selling artists of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of around 600 million units.
According to the RIAA, they are the most-selling artists in the United States. They hold the records for the most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart (15), the most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 (20), and the most singles sold in the UK (21.9 million).
The band has received numerous awards, including seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 film Let It Be) and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and each of the principal members were inducted individually between 1994 and 2015.
In 2004 and 2011, the group topped Rolling Stone's list of the greatest artists in history. (*)
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