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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