The Beatles were the foundation and beginning

1964 through 1969 was a mighty
flourishing and quantum evolutionary
leap of pop music unequalled before
or since.

While The Beatles are certainly not
personally responsible for the
talent and creativity of those many
musicians, they ARE primarily responsible
for the opening up of the music industry
to that talent and creativity.

It's possible that all those great
musicians and groups would have become
stars without The Beatles, but it's
also possible that most or all would
be selling used cars today, without
the openness in the industry created
by the overwhelming popularity of
The Beatles.

It's indisputable that no matter how
the music industry would have grown
in the absence of The Beatles, it
would have been very different
without them.

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