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Remembering Otis Redding: Live At The Whisky A Go Go In 1966

A plane crash following a concert in Madison, Wisconsin took the life of Otis Redding on this date in 1967. Despite an all-too-short career, the acclaimed 26-year-old soul singer is

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Lennon told: ‘You’ll be shot on an island’ | News | The Times & The Sunday Times

John Lennon was told by an astrologer that he “would be shot on an island”, 11 years before he was gunned down in New York.The warning came during a visit

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40 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Marks a Career Milestone With ‘Wings Over America’

Recorded in the summer of 1976, Wings Over America arrived on Dec. 10 of that year feeling like a triumphant musical summation for Paul McCartney and Wings.In stark contrast to his

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Weird Jobs of the World: Guarding John Lennon’s Glasses in Cuba | info-europa

Aleeda Rodriguez Pedrasa has one of the most unusual jobs in the world – she gets paid by the Cuban government to make sure that a statue of John Lennon in

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‘Baby you can drive my car’ — John Lennon’s 230SL headed to Worldwide Scottsdale sale | Classic Car News

John Lennon’s 1965 Mercedes-Benz 230SL will be featured in the docket for Worldwide Auctioneers’ inaugural Scottsdale sale, scheduled for January

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Prison letter sent by Mark David Chapman revealed on anniversary of John Lennon’s murder | Daily Mail Online

A never-before-seen prison letter sent by the man who murdered Beatles legend John Lennon has been unearthed by DailyMail.com.Lennon was

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John Lennon’s Irish roots and fierce support of Irish independence | IrishCentral.com

Although three-quarters of The Beatles line up had Irish roots, throughout the years of Beatlemania, John Lennon knew little of

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Beatles’ Iconic ‘Sgt Pepper’ Image Updated With Legends Lost in 2016 – Houston Chronicle

The Beatles’ 1967 “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album artwork has been given a creative update by British art

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Lennon or McCartney – who wrote these 10 Beatles songs?

John Lennon was killed 36 years ago today, gunned down outside his apartment building in New York. He was 40 years

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Yoko Ono Shares Message on Anniversary of John Lennon’s Murder | Samaritanmag.com – The Anti-Tabloid

On the 36th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder, his widow Yoko, who has unfailingly kept his memory and plea for peace alive all these years, shared a message about gun

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