John Lennon
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all about jazz | 1 day ago
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: John Lennon: Nowhere Boy Original Soundtrack
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: John Lennon: "Nowhere Boy" Original Soundtrack Sony Music is pleased to announce the CD and digital download release of the soundtrack album of the year, Nowhere Boy - the critically acclaimed film biopic about John...
In this article: Beatles, London Film Festival, Sony, Paul McCartney, Anne Marie Duff, and Sony Music
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Reuters | 2 days ago
Jason Lee sings Delta Blues
...tells the story of two music-obsessed friends who time-travel back to 1966 London, where one gets caught in a love triangle with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In front of the cameras, Lee recently wrapped Kevin Smith's "A Couple of Dicks" and...
In this article: Jason Lee, TNT, Adult Swim, Get Back, George Clooney, My Name Is Earl, A Couple of Dicks, Cartoon Network, and Clark Johnson
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The Huffington Post | 4 days ago
Mike Ragogna: HuffPost Reviews: Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and Norah Jones
...his former band mates. You can't help but get a little misty during Paul's acoustically-strummed ode to his fallen brother, John Lennon, in "Here Today," a song in which, it should be remembered, he tells his friend he loves him. He also melds...
In this article: John Mayer, Paul McCartney, Jason Mraz, Norah Jones, The Beatles, Room for Squares, and DVD
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New Kerala | 6 days ago
Christopher Eccleston 'plays John Lennon in TV drama'
London, November 15 : Television actor Christopher Eccleston will soon be seen playing John Lennon in new BBC drama 'John Lennon - Naked'. In fact, the first day of the shoot saw the filming of the event back in October 18, 1968, when the...
In this article: Christopher Eccleston, Yoko Ono, Beatles, London, Trademark, Morphine, Ringo Starr, Dr Who, and Imagine
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New Kerala | November 11, 2009
JOHN LENNON'S SONG TO GIVE CHARITY A CHANCE
JOHN LENNON's relatives have agreed a deal with the United Nations (U.N.) to give all proceeds from the digital release of his GIVE PEACE A CHANCE anthem to charity. The 1969 song, by Lennon's Plastic Ono Band, is set for online release...
In this article: Itunes, United Nations, Yoko Ono, Plastic Ono Band, and Give Peace a Chance
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Bleacher Report | November 05, 2009
For Yankees, John, Paul, and George Enough: Who Needs Ringo?
...game in the sixth. While writing the headline, I thought of other great, four-men groups. None better than the Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison were the orginal members, along with drummer Pete Best. Best...
In this article: New York Yankees, A.J. Burnett, Phillies, C.C. Sabathia, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Andy Pettitte, and Beatles
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Guardian Unlimited | October 31, 2009
John Lennon's days in the life
...Oedipal feelings for his mother, a controversial line taken in Philip Norman's recent biography, John Lennon: The Life, but not, unsurprisingly, in Lennon's sister's book. "I didn't want to overplay that sexual stuff," says Matt...
In this article: Yoko Ono, Sam Taylor-Wood, Control, Paul McCartney, Julia Baird, Beatles, and Matt Greenhalgh
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Reuters | October 29, 2009
Lennon's youth gets dull telling in Nowhere Boy
...Ray Bennett LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Sam Taylor-Wood's "Nowhere Boy" is a passable look at the early life of John Lennon when he was estranged from his mother and raised by his aunt. Fans hoping to discover more about the source of the...
In this article: Beatles, Paul McCartney, Aaron Johnson, Nowhere, Liverpool, Beatles, and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
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Reuters | October 29, 2009
John Lennon film brings London festival to an end
By Mike Collett-White The London film festival closes on Thursday with the world premiere of "Nowhere Boy," about John Lennon's rebellious teenage years and his torrid relationship with his aunt and mother before the Beatles were formed.
In this article: Matt Greenhalgh, Sam Taylor-Wood, London, Control, Liverpool, and Beatles
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The Advocate | October 28, 2009
John Lennon exhibit benefits Greenwich area charity
Lennon traveling exhibit benefits Greenwich area charity Click photo to enlarge John Lennon and Yoko Ono were vacationing in Canada in January of 1970 when they learned that Scotland Yard had confiscated eight of Lennon's works, prints...
In this article: Yoko Ono, Pablo Picasso, Beatles, DuPage County, Copper, Real Love, A Spaniard in the Works, and In His Own Write
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John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician, singer, writer, songwriter, artist, actor and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. Lennon along with Paul McCartney formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and "wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history". Lennon revealed his rebellious nature and wit on television, in films such as A Hard Day's Night, in books such as In His Own Write, and in press conferences and interviews. He was controversial through his work as a peace activist, artist, and author.
After The Beatles, Lennon launched a successful solo career, during which he wrote and recorded many songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". After a self-imposed "retirement" from 1976 to 1980, Lennon reemerged with a comeback album, but was murdered one month later in New York City on 8 December 1980.
Lennon had two sons: Julian Lennon, with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, and Sean Ono Lennon, with his second wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono.
In 2002, respondents to a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted Lennon into eighth place. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lennon number 38 on its list of "The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time" and ranked The Beatles at number one. He was also ranked fifth greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone in 2009.
- Name At Birth:
- John Winston Lennon
- Birth Date:
- October 09, 1940
- Birthplace:
- Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
- Death Date:
- December 08, 1980
- Place of Death:
- New York, New York, United States of America
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, Writer, Poet, Artist, Peace activist, Actor
- Instrument Played:
- Fender Bass VI
- Rickenbacker 325
- Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, harmonica, banjo
- Epiphone Casino
- Martin D-28
- Les Paul Junior
- Gibson J-160E
- Record Label:
- Parlophone, Capitol, Apple, EMI, Geffen, Polydor
- Years Active:
- 1957 – 1976, 1980
- Associated With:
- The Quarrymen, The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band, The Dirty Mac
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