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For Your Next Argument: The Mount Rushmore of Rock n’ Roll
It's an impossible question, we know, but if Rock n' Roll had a Mount Rushmore, who would be on it?
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It's an impossible question, we know, but if Rock n' Roll had a Mount Rushmore, who would be on it?
For kids in Liverpool (including the Beatles), getting their hands on the latest music from America was almost a religious quest.
When jazz was embargoed in Britain, American blues and gospel filled in the gap. And for the future Beatles, it made all the difference.
There are a few theories on how the Beatles evolved their name. Author David Bedford gets to the bottom of it.
Before they were The Beatles, they were huge fans of Country artists like Hank Williams. Those early influences never left them.