At $399, however, the Enigmatic may be out of reach of many young players. While we wouldn't question John's judgement on matters of tone, we think young players might be better with one of the ...

Eric Clapton was one of the few musicians invited into The Beatles' inner realm, but John Lennon later said he much preferred Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen.

His energy is raw, and it can be heard in that simple dual-note guitar solo. In fact, John Lennon’s guitar-playing almost sounds punk rock, in a way. 4. “Dear Prudence” ...

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's peace efforts and philanthropy are examined in new documentary "One to One," about Lennon's only full post-Beatles concert.

Learning to play guitar through those tracks was an act of communion, every strum bringing him closer to his father John Lennon, who was killed in December 1980. John was 40 and Sean was 5.

John Lennon (left) and Yoko Ono making music in New York in the early '70s, when they became involved with radical activism. "My parents ultimately felt they were in danger," Sean Lennon says.

On the UK charts, there would be another No. 1 hit that would feature a guitar solo by John. That came the following month (June ’69) on the song he wrote about his wedding, “ The Ballad of ...