Beatles

[beet-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).

Beatles

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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A year after their first gig as the Cars, the band was recording in a London studio owned by the Beatles producer George Martin, who was an occasional presence.

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Yet Carpenter feels more personally indebted to rock ‘n’ roll: the Beatles, the Stones, the Doors.

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As for Quinn, she recently spent time in Abbey Road Studios, where that Beatles magic was originally created, working on the spoken word limited edition “Rocky Horror” vinyl.

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They were full of themselves — three big hits, and they think they’re the Beatles.

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"But I think The Beatles sit outside of that, which we didn't know, and it's so expensive if you want to use one of their songs."

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