Duba wurin da ke ƙasa sannan ka amsa tambayar daga baya a cikin harshe ɗaya kamar yadda wurin yake:  Passage: Rukunin farko na rukuni sun hada da Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Little Richard da Chuck Berry. A lokacin da Beatles suka zauna tare da Little Richard a Star-Club a Hamburg, daga Afrilu zuwa Mayu 1962, ya ba su shawara game da fasahar da ta dace don yin waƙoƙin sa. Na Presley, Lennon ya ce, "Babu wani abu da ya shafe ni har sai na ji Elvis. Idan babu Elvis, da babu Beatles. "Sauran tasirin farko sun hada da Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Roy Orbison da Everly Brothers. Beatles sun ci gaba da karɓar tasiri bayan nasarar da suka samu na farko, sau da yawa suna samun sabbin hanyoyin kiɗa da waƙoƙi ta hanyar sauraron takwarorinsu, gami da Bob Dylan, The Who, Frank Zappa, Lovin 'Spoonful, Byrds da Beach Boys, wanda kundin waƙoƙin Pet Sounds na 1966 ya ba McCartney mamaki da kuma wahayi. Da yake magana game da wanda ya ja-goranci rukunin mawaƙa na Beach Boys, Martin ya ce: "Babu wanda ya yi tasiri sosai a kan rukunin mawaƙa na Beatles kamar Brian [Wilson]". Ravi Shankar, wanda Harrison ya yi karatu tare da shi na makonni shida a Indiya a ƙarshen 1966, ya yi tasiri sosai a kan ci gaban kiɗa a lokacin ƙungiyar.  Tambaya: wace shawara ce Little Richard ya ba wa Beatles?
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