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Tag: John Lennon
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John Lennon’s fierce letter to Paul McCartney up for auction
He wrote: "The bit that really puzzled us was asking to meet WITHOUT LINDA AND YOKO. I know you're camp! But let's not go too far!"
August 6, 2022 -
“Easy Rider” star Peter Fonda dies at 79
Son of Hollywood giant Henry Fonda and younger brother of Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda entered show business in his early 20s, working on Broadway as well as in television and film.
August 17, 2019 -
AI solves dispute
The algorithm determined with 81.1 per cent certainty that Lennon wrote the verse, but McCartney’s influence in the song’s bridge was given with 43.5 per cent certainty.
July 10, 2019 -
With a spirit of spontaneity
An entire generation rises against dissemblers, against people who are hypocrites, people whose face and mind reflect different images, and people who are not what they appear or pretend to be.
June 19, 2019 -
50 years on, white noise resonates
‘Revolution 9’ would almost certainly have been discarded had producer George Martin’s favoured option of a single disc not been overruled.
November 23, 2018 -
John Lennon’s motorbike to be auctioned
Late singer John Lennon’s motorcycle will be auctioned at the National Motorcycle Museum in England in March. The Honda Monkey-Trail Bike XUC 91H motobike that was once owned by the late Beatles legend is up for 30,000 pounds at an auction slated to take place on March 4, reports express.co.uk. Lennon passed away aged 40...
January 4, 2018 -
John Lennon letter up for auction
A handwritten letter by Beatles legend John Lennon will be up for sale for USD 35,000. In the note, the renowned singer has accused the EMI record label of blocking distribution on his 1968 experimental album ‘Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins’ as he appears in the nude on its cover with Yoko Ono, his...
December 25, 2017 -
On the long road to global citizenship
In his 1971 song “Imagine,” John Lennon asks listeners to imagine living in a world where all mankind can live together in peace. Speaking recently before Princess Hisako at an event in Tokyo organized by the Asiatic Society of Japan, Chuk Besher asked attendees to imagine the same. Besher had come to talk about social...
November 22, 2017 -
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Both John Lennon and I wrote ‘Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite!’: Paul McCartney
The Beatles star Paul McCartney said, unlike popular belief, he co-wrote the lyrics of the song “Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite!” along with former band mate John Lennon. The 75-year-old legendary musician said that the two of them put their heads together and came up with the words off a poster in Lennon's...
July 11, 2017 -
The man who changed the world
John Lennon revolutionised music in the 1960s’ and 70s’. He took rock music by storm with his band. He was a personality who dealt with life in a very thoughtprovoking way. He was none other, than John Lennon. Lennon was a simple, charismatic man who looked at life little differently. Through his childhood, he was...
July 11, 2017 -
The Beatles’ legend Paul McCartney turns 75
June 18, 2017 -
Yoko Ono may get songwriting credit on John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’
Yoko Ono, who was married to late singer John Lennon, is expected to be given credit as co-writer of the iconic song Imagine. At the annual meeting of the National Music Publishers Association here on Wednesday, Yoko and Sean Ono Lennon received the organization's new Centennial Song award for the Beatles' star's legendary 1971 song...
June 15, 2017 -
The phenomenal four
The semi-centennial (50th) anniversary edition of The Beatles groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released on 26 May, 2017. It was 50 years ago on 1 June, 1967 that they had released Sgt. Pepper, their eighth album. It was arguably the best, which enjoyed 207 weeks in UK album chart including 27...
May 31, 2017 -
John Lennon-Yoko Ono love story to hit big screen
Yoko Ono is teaming up with producer Martin De Luca for a movie based on the real life romance between her and The Beatles star John Lennon. Apart from their love story, the film will also center around the couple's activism in the US, reported Deadline. The Theory of Everything writer Anthony McCarten will serves as...
February 3, 2017
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