| THE BEATLES' Influences and the Artists THEY Influenced | |||||||
| EARLY INFLUENCES: Elvis Chuck Berry Buddy Holly Little Richard Everly Brothers Isley Brothers Skiffle (Lonnie Donegan) Girl Groups (Shirelles, Donays, Cookies, Marvelettes) Early Motown (Smokey Robinson, Marvelettes) Brill Building Pop (Goffin-King, Mann-Weil, Barry-Greenwich, Bacharach-David) |
THOSE THEY INFLUENCED: Liverpool Merseybeat (Billy J. Kramer, Gerry + the Pacemakers, Searchers) Mainstream British Invasion Pop-Rock (Dave Clark 5, Zombies, Moody Blues, Troggs) Stevie Wonder Bob Dylan Psychedelic-Progressive (Traffic, Cream, Pink Floyd) Garage Rock (Count 5, Shadows of Knight) Byrds Donovan Singer-Songwriters (Paul Simon, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Van Morrison) |
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