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On this day in 2017, Yoko Ono received the honor of having her name (finally) listed in the credits of John Lennon's "Imagine".
John Lennon and Paul McCartney forged an unparalleled songwriting duo, penning the majority of The Beatles' hits. Their collaborations were all credited to Lennon-McCartney, regardless of ...
Poems and songwriting go hand in hand, so it's no wonder musicians are able to pen a great piece of literature. Here we count down five of the best.
IT sounds like the start of a rather niche joke, but in fact is an attempt at summarising my top night out in St Peter Port ...
Wilson, who started with surf music but soared to symphonic heights, created beauty in songs that ranged from “Surfin’ U.S.A’ ...
Joan Baez truly believes in the power a protest song can hold, considering these two to be the best written in the heady and socially tense period of the 1960s.
The Who's Pete Townshend on parents, partnerships, punk, songwriting, the aristocracy, addiction, the internet and the ...
Grace Potter’s 2008 album ‘Medicine,’ produced by T Bone Burnett, is finally released, recorded in Los Angeles, but with a soulful Southern sound.
Tiring of making frothy pop, the late Brian Wilson threw away his Beach Boys’ template, assembled a battalion of top session ...
Back in John’s room, Julia helped recreate his childhood bedroom in one of the corners, surrounded by a treasure trove on the walls, including actual Imagine artefacts. As you exit the Lennon ...
Factors including John Lennon's relationship with Yoko Ono, emerging creative differences and a disagreement over the appointment of Allen Klein at their label Apple Records are all cited for the ...
A teenage Alan Finlay took this photo of John ... by Lennon's six-year-old son Julian and Ono's five-year-old daughter Kyoko Cox, did not have a booking. "They asked to book out the whole top ...