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The Beatles song that Lennon’s first “major piece of work”

    The Beatles song that Lennon’s first “major piece of work”

John Lennon is arguably one of the finest rock songwriters of all time. Alongside Paul McCartney, he turned The Beatles into one of the biggest names in showbusiness but with

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Activists Call for John Lennon’s “Imagine” to Replace US National Anthem | Consequence of Sound

    Activists Call for John Lennon’s “Imagine” to Replace US National Anthem | Consequence of Sound

“The Star-Spangled Banner” doesn’t seem that racist, as long as you skip the later verses and ignore the white supremacist who wrote it. Taking those aspects into account, however, some

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The heartbreaking moment Ringo Starr found out John Lennon had been killed

    The heartbreaking moment Ringo Starr found out John Lennon had been killed

Ringo Starr, reflecting on his career, remembered his former Beatles bandmate John Lennon and the moment he found out he had been murdered. At around 5pm on December 8th, 1980,

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The Paul McCartney song that challenged John Lennon as The Beatles leader

    The Paul McCartney song that challenged John Lennon as The Beatles leader

While the John Lennon and Paul McCartney songwriting partnership remains one of the greatest of all time, The Beatles duo very rarely composed songs together in their entirety. It meant

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Paul McCartney inducts John Lennon into the Rock Hall 1994

    Paul McCartney inducts John Lennon into the Rock Hall 1994

Few partnerships have been as fruitful as Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s. As part of The Beatles the two musicians

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John Lennon’s Painted Rolls-Royce Sold For Over $2 Million

    John Lennon’s Painted Rolls-Royce Sold For Over $2 Million

Anytime a car goes to auction, especially if it has celebrity roots, it’s expected to fetch a pretty penny. Some

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John Lennon thought The Beatles were better off breaking up

    John Lennon thought The Beatles were better off breaking up

John Lennon was never afraid to speak his mind about The Beatles after the band broke-up, often taking umbrage with

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John Lennon Final Photos and Camera Sell for Over $100K at Auction from Just Kids Nostalgia

    John Lennon Final Photos and Camera Sell for Over $100K at Auction from Just Kids Nostalgia

NEW YORK, June 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The final photos taken of John Lennon on Dec 8, 1980, by Paul Goresh

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Listen to a home recording of John Lennon singing The Beatles with his son Sean

    Listen to a home recording of John Lennon singing The Beatles with his son Sean

John Lennon, the enigmatic singer for The Beatles, always his said his son, Sean, felt “more like a twin” considering

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How a Song John Lennon Was Bored With Inspired ‘Give Peace a Chance’

    How a Song John Lennon Was Bored With Inspired ‘Give Peace a Chance’

Sometimes artists write songs that are inspired by other songs. More rarely, artists write songs with the intent of replacing other songs. John Lennon was one of the most famous

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