John Lennon
Liverpool, England, UK
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John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Along with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. Born and raised in Liverpool, Lennon became involved as a teenager in the skiffle craze; his first band, The Quarrymen, evolved into The Beatles in 1960. As the group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to his family, but re-emerged in 1980 with a new album, Double Fantasy. He was murdered by Mark Chapman three weeks after its release. Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, his writing, his drawings, on film, and in interviews, and he became controversial through his political and peace activism. He moved to New York City in 1971, where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon's administration to deport him, while his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement. As of 2010, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceed 14 million units, and as writer, co-writer or performer, he is responsible for 27 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart. In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth, and in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all-time. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New York
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East
The Beatles - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972
Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Naked and Free - The History of Free Body Culture
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Red Album 1962 - 1966
Rock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band
