a British rockgroup popular in the 1960s and 70s. They were the biggest-selling recording artists of all time; each of their records sold over a million copies. A few months before this lecture (August 1966), one of the Beatles made a statement to the press that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. At that time, a number of radio and television stations banned the Beatles' records in the USA and other countries. Some even proposed bonfires where listeners might incinerate Beatle disks, books and memorabilia. —OEC - Organization App Mar 91