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Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« on: November 01, 2005, 09:59:19 PM »
Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?  I'm curious which out of there influences do you think they liked the most or listened to the most...
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2005, 10:53:34 PM »
Elvis, of course.
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2005, 11:25:04 PM »
Lonnie Donegan caused Paul and George picked a guitar
Carl Perkins was an idol for George
Little Richard was an important influence on Paul
Elvis and Buddy Holly was on John
but of the four was Elvis. They were very excited the day they met him, do you remember what they smoked?
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2005, 05:13:49 PM »
lol pot-hehe george was so obsessed about carl perkins he called himself carl harrison in the early days haha..
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2005, 12:12:43 AM »
Gene Vincent
Chuck Berry
Buddy Holly
Carl Perkins
Elvis Presley
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2005, 11:41:18 AM »
bob barker.......
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2005, 02:15:07 AM »
wasn't Bob Dylan an idol of John's?
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2005, 01:22:31 PM »
Quote from: ma_tt2
wasn't Bob Dylan an idol of John's?

I think he was more an influence than an idol...
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2005, 12:32:37 AM »
why do you think the call them mandies bob????
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2005, 12:44:52 AM »
i still cannot believe tony sheridan was never named a inspiration.....
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2005, 09:51:00 AM »
And Rory Storm
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2005, 11:42:05 AM »
true that........i think when they became bigger than their inpirations,they inspired each other......
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2005, 04:17:00 PM »
What about Roy Orbison?
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2005, 05:22:41 PM »
^ I thnk so, the love songs he wrote o_O like pretty woman :)
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Re: Who do you think were the beatles favorite artist?
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2005, 11:26:57 PM »
the everly brothers is another one....
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