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My names sondra and i love the beatles im 16 and im from pittsburgh pennsylvania, im number one on the top 8 so check out my myspace sometime....ASK FOR SONGS AND I MAY PUT THEM ON HEREThe Beatles were an English Rock 'n' Roll group from Liverpool, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. Consisting of John Lennon ,Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Star , the group's innovative music and style helped define the 1960s.The Beatles were, by most definitions, the biggest musical act of the twentieth century. In the United Kingdom alone they have released more than forty different singles, albums and EPs that have reached number one. This kind of success has been repeated in many more countries and EMI estimated that by 1985, the band had sold over one billion records worldwide.Their early original material fused elements of early American rock 'n roll, pop, and R&B into a new form of popular Rock 'n Roll and established the prototype for the "self-contained" rock group, breaking the long established stronghold that composers had had with record producers (thus beginning the demise of Londons so called Tin Pan Alley which was based in and around Soho's Denmark Street). The band almost single-handedly kick-started the British Invasion of the USA and laid the groundwork for the rock culture of the 1960s. They helped pioneer more advanced, multi-layered arrangements in both Rock and Pop and were instrumental in the development of some of the 1960s dominant musical styles, such as folk-rock, hard rock and psychedelia. Ironically, and perhaps inevitably, the band's music in the early twenty-first century has been subject to endless re-reevaluations and attempts at historical revisionism due in part to the increasing amount of printed literature and numerous biographical accounts--authorised or not--that have appeared with the passage of time. Nevertheless, The Beatles remain as an undisputed influence on popular music.To a significant extent, the impact of The Beatles extended well beyond their music. Their clothes, hairstyles, statements, and even choice of instruments made them trend-setters (see The Beatles' influence on popular culture) throughout the decade, whilst their growing social awareness - reflected in the development of their music - saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.
