when did the beatles come to the us
The Beatles in the United States The Beatles' rise to prominence in the United States in February 1964 was a significant development in the history of the band's commercial success.[1] In addition to establishing the Beatles' international stature, it changed attitudes to popular music in the United States,[2] whose own Memphis-driven musical evolution had made it a global trend-setter.[3]
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band.[1] 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. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania"; as the group's music grew in sophistication, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the band were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s.[2]