The Beatles was an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era of their time. ... Ringo Starr was the last member to join the band in 1962 after replacing Pete Best because George Martin complained to Brian Epstein, The Beatles manager, about Pete Best's poor drummer skills. ... The Beatles was receiving death threats from Christian groups, mostly from the K.K.K. ...

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