Bea•tles(bēt′lz),USA pronunciationn.the, (used with a pl. v.) British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison (born 1943), John (Winston) Len•non(len′ən)USA pronunciation (1940–80), Paul (James) Mc•Cart•ney(mə kärt′nē)USA pronunciation (born 1942), and Rin•go(ring′gō)USA pronunciationStarr (Richard Starkey) (born 1940).