Beatles

[ beet-lz ]

noun

1. the, (used with a plural verb) British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison (1943–2001), John (Winston) Len·non [len, -, uh, n] (1940–80), Paul (James) Mc·Cart·ney [m, uh, -, kahrt, -nee] (born 1942), and Rin·go [ring, -goh] Starr ( Richard Starkey ) (born 1940).

Beatles

1. A rock 'n' roll singing group from Liverpool, England , that was phenomenally popular in the middle and late 1960s. The intense devotion of the group's fans, especially the hysterical screaming that the Beatles provoked in large crowds of teenagers, was called Beatlemania . The four Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Among their many popular songs, most of which were written by Lennon and McCartney, were “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Hey, Jude.”

Example Sentences

According to his website, he and the Beatles’ Ringo Starr are the only drummers in history to have had five songs on Billboard’s Top 10 chart simultaneously.

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An “intriguing stranger” with a Caesar-style haircut, a mustard shirt and Beatles boots, Bono, then 27, had been a songwriter since his teens.

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Rick, I read that in your native Australia you saw the Beatles.

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Then I spent an evening with him around a piano, and Billy started to play Gilbert and Sullivan, Beethoven, the Beatles.

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But give credit where it’s due — new tech allowed producers to conjure a final Beatles song out of previously unsalvageable mixes.

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