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When John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together as the Beatles in 1961 in Liverpool, England, they had no way of knowing they would forever change the face of rock & roll and pop music. Their consistent experimentation with style and instrumentation, intelligent song-writing and talented musicianship coalesced to create what is widely regarded as one of the best and most influential bands of all time.

After breaking through the U.K. charts in 1962 with the single "Love Me Do" and appearing on British television for the first time in 1963 to promote another hit single, "Please Please Me," Beatlemania took hold throughout England. In 1964, with the release of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and TV appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, the Beatles became the first British band to succeed in America. That year the Fab Four also starred in the comedy feature film A Hard Day’s Night.

Having amassed a record 27 No. 1 hits and numerous hit albums, the Beatles officially broke up in 1970, shortly after the release of Let It Be. Three double CDs of previously unreleased and rare material, Beatles Anthology 1, 2, and 3, were issued in 1995 and 1996. The series sold more than 15 million copies in less than a year.

Lennon was shot to death in front of his New York apartment on December 8, 1980, and Harrison died of brain cancer on November 29, 2001.

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