The Beatles was a British rock band formed in Liverpool in the early 1960s around John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Initially associated with rock ’n’ roll and pop, the group quickly expanded its musical language toward folk, psychedelia, experimental rock and increasingly ambitious arrangements. With albums such as Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road, The Beatles profoundly changed songwriting, production and popular culture, becoming one of the most influential bands in music history.