Steven Stark notes that the Beatles had the advantage of having been “oblivious of the blues tradition, as they were growing up in a Liverpool musical scene grounded in skiffle, the music hall, rockabilly, and country music.” Becauseof this advantage, the Beatles were able to bend and break the conventions of and roll that promoted machismo and rebelliousness, and as a result, they played a significant role in the stirrings of a gender revolution.