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Beatles
[beet-lz]
noun
(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
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.”
Example Sentences
One welcome visitor was Hollywood movie star Jim Carrey who unexpectedly visited the studio made famous by The Beatles while Brine was working with Oasis.
His ambitions were buoyed even further by The Beatles’ breakthrough LP "Rubber Soul."
Another problem was Wilson’s obsession with upgrading the Beach Boys’ music—a desperate drive that some say was tied to his desperate desire to outdo the Beatles.
The song that set the template for a SoCal subculture, and a band to eventually rival the Beatles.
Along with record producer Phil Spector, the Beach Boys were the most important and permanent force in rock music in the 1960s before the rise of the Beatles and the many other English groups.
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