The Beatles were a band.
Beatlemania was the intense fan frenzy directed towards the English rock band the Beatles in the 1960s . Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles . The Beatles . Rooted in skiffle , beat and 1950s rock and roll , the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles , ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock , often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways .