What is The Beatles?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = The Beatles | image = The Beatles members at New York City in 1964.jpg | caption = The Beatles in 1964. Clockwise from top left: [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Ringo Starr]] and [[George Harrison]] | alt = A square quartered into four head shots of young men with moptop haircuts. All four wear white shirts and dark coats. | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Liverpool]], England | genre = {{hlist|<!-- Current consensus is to list ONLY Rock and pop. Please do not add other genres or sub-genres without first reaching consensus with other editors on the talk page. Thank you. -->[[Rock music|Rock]]| [[Pop music|pop]]|beat|[[psychedelic rock|psychedelia]]}} | years_active = 1960–1970<!--Please discuss on talk page before changing.--> | label = {{flatlist| * [[Parlophone]] * [[Apple Records|Apple]] * [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[The Quarrymen]] * [[Tony Sheridan]] * [[Billy Preston]] * [[Plastic Ono Band]]<!-- please discuss on Talk page before adding other acts here --> }} | website = {{URL|thebeatles.com}} | past_members = * [[John Lennon]] * [[Paul McCartney]] * [[George Harrison]] * [[Ringo Starr]] See [[#Members|members section]]{{Broken anchor|date=2025-03-22|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#Members|reason= The anchor (Members) [[Special:Diff/5657099|has been deleted]].|diff_id=5657099}} for others }} [[File:The Beatles and the Beatlemania.webm|thumb|261x261px|A simple video summary about The Beatles]] '''The Beatles''' were an English pop/rock band, started in [[Liverpool]], [[England]] in 1960. The members were [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]], and [[Ringo Starr]]. Most people say they are the most [[wikt:success|successful]] and [[wikt:Influence|influential]] band in the history of [[popular music]].{{sfn|Hasted|2017|p=425}} The group were a main part of the creation of [[countercu