The Beatles

The Beatles were a British rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 and active until 1970. Centered on the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney and featuring George Harrison and Ringo Starr, their music evolved from early rock and roll and pop into folk-influenced, psychedelic and studio-based experimental sounds, noted for tight vocal harmonies, inventive arrangements, and approaches to recording that helped shape 1960s popular music and studio practices.