Who are the Beatles (the singing group) in a short summarizing paragraph?
The Beatles were an English rock band whose influence and impact topped nearly every other act in the 20th century. Their professional career went from 1962 to 1969 and afterwards each member started a successful solo venture. Two former members are still alive: Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, while John Lennon died in 1980 (murdered) and George Harrison in 2001(cancer).