Steve Jobs --who was heavily influenced by the counterculture attitudes of the late 1960s and early '70s--has been said to have admitted that the computer company was named Apple in partial tribute to the Beatles.

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Although this is the first year the festival has not had a dedicated Beatles stage, it is still expected to feature many tribute acts and performances inspired by the Fab Four.

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Saban found an existing group, the Lions, and learned to play bass guitar in what became a popular Israeli Beatles tribute band.

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