John was born on April 29, 1935, in Iowa City, IA, the son of Howard and Mary (Patterson) Douglas. He was a 1953 graduate of City High School and attended The University of Iowa.

The songs John Lennon and Paul McCartney composed with The Beatles, and their deep, loving friendship with each other showed that men could be vulnerable and in touch with their feminine side. And ...

John Lennon has continued to inspire millions of people with his music in the years after his death in 1980. However, what inspired him? Among various musicians, such as Elvis and Chuck Berry ...

An English guitarist has unwittingly bought John Lennon’s old Fender Deluxe guitar amp for less than $4,000, after the historic combo ended up on Facebook Marketplace. Father of two James Tyler ...

John Lennon Once Accused Paul McCartney of 'Sabotaging' This Classic Beatles Song originally appeared on Parade.

Zappa and Lennon's paths crossed in 1971 when Village Voice writer Howard Smith met Frank at his hotel. "A journalist in New York City woke me up, knocked on the door and is standing there with a ...

Two middling offenses reached the Super Bowl, teams were still learning to handle free agency and a comedian called Monday Night Football.

On this day, July 15, 1958, John's mother, JuliaLennon, was struck and killed by an off-duty police officer named Eric Clague. Lennon was just 17 at the time of the tragedy, and his mother was 44.

Though John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked closely together as songwriters, there was rivalry between them as they both tried to out-do each other. Paul and John wrote the vast majority of The ...

Former prime minister John Howard says the “absence of a strong economic alternative” was the “major” reason the Coalition did not win the federal election. “I think they have to focus ...