album was "AbbeyRoad." Paul went on to create a solo album called "McCartney," which fared rather badly. Johnand Yoko had begun the Plastic Ono Band. Soon Paul created Wings, a group with his wife Lindaalong with others. All four former Beatles continued musical careers, and were very sucessful in life. John Lennon was shot and killed by a crazed fan, Mark David Chapman. This occured onDecember 8, 1980. He was pronounced dead at 11:07 pm. He was cremated on December 10 atHartsdale Crematorium in New York (Adams, 253). The other three Beatles are still alive, althoughPaul's beloved wife and partner in the animal rights crusade, Linda, died in 1998. The Beatles impact has not ceased, and this is proven by the Beatles continued record sales. on September 14, 1999, Yellow Submarine video, CD, and DVD (including the making of themovie) was released. They won three Grammys for their anthology on February 26, 1997, and alsoa Grammy for the song released after John's death, "Free As a Bird." Altogether throughout theircareer, the Beatles won 13 Grammys. On September 17, 1999, the television program "20/20"aired the video for "Hey Bulldog" filmed in February of 1968 (McKinney). People still rememberthe Beatles, buy their albums, and randomly hum the tune of "Hey Jude" or "I Wanna Hold YourHand." Even children born decades after the Beatles peak of popularity own their CDs or listen totheir parents' old records. The magnificence of the Beatles will still be remembered for many yearsto come. ...
