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George Harrison , ( 25 February 1943  29 November 2001 ) was an English ___MASK3___ , ___MASK25___ , songwriter , and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead ___MASK3___ of the Beatles . Often referred to as " the quiet Beatle ", Harrison embraced Hindu mythology and helped broaden the horizons of his fellow Beatles as well as their Western audience by incorporating Indian instrumentation in their music . Although most of the Beatles ' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions . His songs for the group included " Taxman ", " Within You Without You ", " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ", " Here Comes the Sun " and " Something ", the last of which became the Beatles ' second - most covered song . John Winston Ono Lennon , ( born John Winston Lennon ; 9 October 19408 December 1980 ) was an English ___MASK25___ and songwriter who co - founded the Beatles , the most commercially successful ___MASK71___ in the history of popular music . With fellow member Paul McCartney , he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership . Denny Laine ( born Brian Frederick Hines , 29 October 1944 ) is an English ___MASK76___ , singer , songwriter and guitarist . He was an original member of the Moody Blues , singing the band ' s first hit " Go Now " in 1964 , and was a member of Wings with Paul McCartney from 1971 to 1981 . The Beatles were an English rock ___MASK71___ , formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . Rooted in skiffle , beat , and 1950s rock and roll , the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles , ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock , often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . In the early 1960s , their enormous popularity first emerged as " Beatlemania ", but as the group ' s music grew in sophistication , led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s . Richard Starkey , ( born 7 July 1940 ), known professionally as Ringo Starr , is an English ___MASK76___ , singer , songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles . He occasionally sang lead vocals , usually for one song on an album , including " With a Little Help from My Friends ", " Yellow Submarine " and their cover of " Act Naturally ". He also wrote the Beatles ' songs " Don ' t Pass Me By " and " Octopus ' s Garden ", and is credited as a co - writer of others , including " What Goes On " and " Flying ". Sir James Paul McCartney , ( born 18 June 1942 ) is an English ___MASK25___ - songwriter , multi - instrumentalist , and composer . With John Lennon , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr , he gained worldwide fame with the rock ___MASK71___ the Beatles , largely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music . His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most celebrated of the post - war era . After the ___MASK71___ ' s break - up , he pursued a solo career and formed the ___MASK71___ Wings with his first wife , Linda , and Denny Laine . Peter Michael `` Mike '' McCartney ( born 7 January 1944 ) , known professionally as Mike McGear , is a British performing artist and rock photographer and the younger brother of Paul McCartney . He attended the Liverpool Institute two years behind his brother .