Beatles

American  

[beet-lz] / ˈbit lz /

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) the, British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison (1943–2001), John (Winston) Lennon (1940–80), Paul (James) McCartney (born 1942), and Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey ) (born 1940).

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Beatles Cultural  

1. A rock 'n' roll singing group from Liverpool, England, that was phenomenally popular in the middle and late 1960s. The intense devotion of the group's fans, especially the hysterical screaming that the Beatles provoked in large crowds of teenagers, was called Beatlemania. The four Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Among their many popular songs, most of which were written by Lennon and McCartney, were “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Hey, Jude.”

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Beatles

Beatles tour bonus: Paul McCartney in his car on the phone with Ringo.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

A soccer dome opening in the hometown of Erling Haaland when he was a toddler was the equivalent of the Cavern Club opening in Liverpool when The Beatles were teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

When he got into television in L.A., rock music is the Stones and The Beatles.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Over the next five years, John and Paul's band totally transformed into a new group called The Beatles.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

The first interesting thing about the Beatles for our purposes is how long they had already been together by the time they reached the United States.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell