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The Beatles were the most famous pop group of the 1960's. Their music was not only popular in Britain, but all over the world. Members of the band were John Lennon, Ringo Starr , George Harrison and Paul McCartney. They were working class boys from Liverpool. Some well-known songs by the Beatles are "Yesterday", "Strawberry Fields Forever" , "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Michelle Ma Belle". They also starred in two films, A Hard Day's Night in 1964 and Help! in 1965. Paul McCartney who used to sing and play bass for the Beatles, established his own group called Wings, which played for ten years. In 1991 he also wrote his first piece of classical music called the Liverpool Oratorio. Paul's daughter Stella is a top British fashion designer. John Lennon learnt to play harmonica at the age of 12 but he wanted to be a millionaire not a musician. He met Paul McCartney in 1955 and they started the Beatles in 1960. John Lennon was shot in New York outside his own house on December 8th 1980. George Harrison also played in a band called The Travelling Wilburys together with other male vocalists like Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison , Tom Petty and Jeff Lyne. Ringo Starr is the voice for Thomas the Tank Engine, a very popular children's programme.