influential- влиятельный

revolution- революция

freedom- свобода

reputation- репутация

got popularity- получил популярность, стал популярным

hysteria- истерия

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 the most influential group of the rock era. Their songs were like a revolution in music and culture. They sang about freedom, love, dreams and peace. In the early 1960s, their popularity was called "Beatlemania", which is a term that describe the intense fan love. The phenomenon began in 1963 and continued past the band's breakup in 1970.

The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960, with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player. Then Lennon, McCartney and Harrison asked Ringo Starr to join them. They got popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. They had the nickname "the Fab Four" as Beatlemania grew in Britain over the following year, and by early 1964 they had become international stars. Their music was popular with people of all ages as it was gentle, melodious and rhythmic.

From 1965 , the Beatles produced their finest material, including the innovative and widely influential albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (commonly known as the White Album, 1968) and Abbey Road (1969). Their records sold millions all over the world and their concerts were the scenes of mass hysteria.

After their break-up in 1970, they each enjoyed successful musical careers. McCartney and Ringo Starr are musically active today. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001.