Liverpool was the town where The Beatles formed.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 .. Liverpool. Liverpool. rock. Rock music. The Beatles. The Beatles ( album ). With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era .. John Lennon. John Lennon. Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney. Ringo Starr. Ringo Starr. George Harrison. George Harrison. rock. Rock music. the foremost and most influential act. The Beatles' influence on popular culture. 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 .. pop. Pop music. rock. Rock music. skiffle. skiffle. beat. beat music. rock and roll. rock and roll. musical styles. music genre. Indian music. Music of India. psychedelia. psychedelic music. hard rock. hard rock. classical. classical music. recording techniques. The Beatles' recording technology. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as `` Beatlemania '' , and as the group 's music grew in sophistication in subsequent years , led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s .. Beatlemania. Beatlemania. Lennon and McCartney. Lennon–McCartney. counterculture of the 1960s. counterculture of the 1960s. The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960 , with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player .. Liverpool. Liverpool. Hamburg. Hamburg. Stuart Sutcliffe. Stuart Sutcliffe. The Beatles. The Beatles ( album ). The core of Lennon , McCartney and Harrison went through a succession of drummers , including Pete Best , before asking Starr to join them in 1962 .. Pete Best. Pete Best. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act , and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings , greatly expanding their popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit , `` Love Me Do '' , in late 1962 .. Brian Epstein. Brian Epstein. George Martin. George Martin. Love Me Do. Love Me Do. They acquired the nickname `` the Fab Four '' as Beatlemania grew in Britain the next year , and by early 1964 became international stars , leading the `` British Invasion '' of the United States pop market .. pop. Pop music. Beatlemania. Beatlemania. British Invasion. British Invasion. From 1965 onwards , the Beatles produced increasingly innovative recordings , including the albums Rubber Soul -LRB- 1965 -RRB- , Revolver -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band -LRB- 1967 -RRB- , The Beatles -LRB- commonly known as the White Album , 1968 -RRB- and Abbey Road -LRB- 1969 -RRB- .. Rubber Soul. Rubber Soul. Revolver. Revolver ( Beatles album ). The Beatles. The Beatles ( album ). Abbey Road. Abbey Road. After their break-up in 1970 , they each enjoyed successful musical careers of varying lengths .. their break-up. The Beatles' break-up. McCartney and Starr , the surviving members , remain musically active .. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980 , and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001 .. shot and killed. Death of John Lennon. The Beatles are the best-selling band in history , with estimated sales of over 600 million records worldwide .. The Beatles. The Beatles ( album ). best-selling band. List of best-selling music artists. They have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other act .. According to the RIAA , the Beatles are also the best-selling music artists in the United States , with 178 million certified units .. RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. best-selling music artists in the United States. List of best-selling music artists in the United States. In 2008 , the group topped Billboard magazine 's list of the all-time most successful `` Hot 100 '' artists ; , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with twenty .. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). most number-one hits on the Hot 100. List of artists by number of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. They have received ten Grammy Awards , an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards .. Academy Award. Academy Award. Best Original Song Score. Academy Award for Best Original Score#1970s. Ivor Novello Awards. Ivor Novello Awards. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 , and all four were inducted individually from 1994 to 2015 .. Rock. Rock music. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were also collectively included in Time magazine 's compilation of the twentieth century 's 100 most influential people .. Time. Time ( magazine )