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More than four decades after his death, John Lennon’s music still carries a relevant message across generations. Whether it’s the haunting peace anthem he penned at his white grand piano or a ...
It's not just that Gene Vincent scored a Top 20 hit with his debut single "Be-Bop-a-Lula" in 1956, making a lifelong fan of the young John Lennon. The Quarrymen, Lennon's childhood band ...
In 1971, the year after The Beatles broke up, Lennon and Ono moved from London to New York, where they lived in a small Greenwich Village apartment for 18 months. A new film documents that period.
The son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who were married from 1969 until the Beatles alum’s death in 1980, described his parents as “ahead of their time” for the way they documented their lives ...
Sadly, Cynthia was told to keep her pregnancy—and their marriage—secret to protect John's image among fans. "If the lead, the main man in the group was found to be married, then it might take ...
In 1972, the FBI tapped John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s phone at the request of Richard Nixon, who worried Lennon might undermine his reelection bid. The paranoid president couldn’t have ...
Sean Ono Lennon Says Reconnecting with Dad John's Music Filled a 'Void': 'Like Getting More Time with Him' (Exclusive) Jeff Hochberg/Getty By his own admission, Lennon spent his later teenage ...
Only four Sgt. Pepper tracks originated from Lennon, and McCartney had to coax them out. “Nobody, not even John, believed more in John’s talents than Paul, or was more deeply invested in him ...
John Lennon was also the band’s rhythm guitarist, and he doesn’t get enough love for his honestly underrated guitar-playing skills. His talents were showcased in a few specific songs ...