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NEWS ABOUT: John Lennon

John Lennon stories: 39 news summaries

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 Greatest Singer Ever: Aretha 

Poll of musicians, industry insiders choose Franklin as most worthy of R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Nov 13, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Aretha Franklin isn't just the Queen of Soul, she's the greatest singer of all time, according to a new Rolling Stone poll of critics, musicians, and industry leaders. Her heavenly voice is "a gift from God," says Mary J. Blige. "Aretha has everything—the power, the technique,... More »

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Bob Dylan • Rolling Stone • John Lennon • celebrity • Elvis Presley • Aretha Franklin • singer • James Brown • Stevie Wonder • Sam Cooke • Mary J. Blige • Ray Charles • Marvin Gaye • Otis Redding

Lennon Not a Nice Guy, New Bio Says

Tell-all portrays him as callous, abusive; Ono calls it 'too mean'

Oct 12, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not everything John Lennon could Imagine was so nice, the New York Post reports. The ex-Beatle callously cheated on his first wife, groped a girl in front of Yoko Ono, and upset Ono by treating her like a lay du jour when they first met, a new biography says. But... More »

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Yoko Ono • John Lennon • biography • Beatles

 Sean Lennon: 
 Dad Screamed 
 at Me 

Pop never should have left the Beatles: Sean

Sep 21, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Lennon's son said his give-peace-a-chance pop once screamed at him so loudly that the boy ended up in the hospital with damage to his ear, reports the New York Post. The famous Beatle became enraged when Sean, then 4, failed to heed his lessons on how to cut steak.... More »

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Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Beatles • Sean Lennon • Julian Lennon

Chapman Ashamed He Killed Lennon

In failed bid for release, gunman says he had been in search of fame

Aug 20, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark David Chapman told the parole board that he is ashamed of killing John Lennon, according to transcripts of the hearing released yesterday. "I feel now at 53 I have grown into a deeper understanding of what a human life is. I have changed a lot," he said... More »

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John Lennon • parole • Beatles • Mark David Chapman • prisoner

Beatles Contract Expected
to Fetch $500K at Auction

Brian Epstein's copy of the original 1962 contract for sale

Aug 13, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(AP) - Brian Epstein's copy of his management contract with The Beatles, a pact that proved to be worth millions, is being offered for sale in London next month. The four-page document, signed by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr in 1962, carries an estimated $480,000 pricetag. McCartney... More »

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Paul McCartney • London • John Lennon • auction • Beatles • George Harrison • contract • Ringo Starr

Lennon's Killer Denied Parole for Fifth Time

Chapman remains behind bars for 1980 murder of ex-Beatle

Aug 12, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who murdered John Lennon nearly 30 years ago was denied parole for a fifth time today, the Daily News reports. A state parole board panel blocked the release of Mark David Chapman, who shot the former Beatle outside his New York City apartment building in 1980, because of... More »

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murder • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Beatles • Mark David Chapman

Giggling
Fab 4 Tape
Discovered

Surprise song session recording to be auctioned off

Jul 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 1964 recording of the Beatles laughing too hard to finish a song is to be auctioned, reports the Daily Telegraph. The 30-minute tape captures the Fab Four repeatedly breaking down in giggling fits while trying to record the ballad "I'll Follow The Sun." The comical history tour... More »

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Paul McCartney • rock stars • John Lennon • record • Beatles • George Harrison • rock bands • Ringo Starr

 Lennon Lyrics Sell for $833K 

His handwritten sheet for "Give Peace a Chance" fetches a hefty sum

Jul 10, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(AP) - Christie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654. Lennon wrote and recorded the lyrics during his 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. A pajamas-clad Lennon gave the handwritten sheet to a Montreal teenager, who's... More »

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Yoko Ono • John Lennon • lyrics

 BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview 

Lennon and McCartney talk about first meeting

Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history... More »

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radio • Paul McCartney • music industry • BBC • John Lennon • Beatles • Britain

 The 5 Priciest
 Albums of All Time 

Got $200K for Quarrymen vinyl? Too bad, Paul's not selling

Jun 21, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - As old vinyl gets hipper, Matthew Shepatin of Esquire charts the five most expensive albums in today's market:
  1. That’ll Be the Day/In Spite of All the Danger, The Quarrymen (1958): Features John, Paul, George, and some guys who aren't Ringo. Could sell for $200,000, if Paul
... More »

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music • Bob Dylan • John Lennon • Beatles • vinyl • Velvet Underground

 50 Top Pop Brainiacs 

Lennon, Marley, Berry rock on

May 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Towering natural abilities" and "exceptional creative powers" infuse the most memorable music of generations, forged by Blender's top 50 pop-music geniuses. The top 10:
  1. Bob Dylan: Each of his brave self-reinventions is "an authentic American original."
  2. John Lennon: "His drive pushed the Beatles
... More »

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music • Kurt Cobain • Keith Richards • rock stars • Bob Dylan • John Lennon • pop music • celebrity • musician • Stevie Wonder • Miles Davis • Madonna • Mick Jagger • Thom Yorke • Bob Marley • Chuck Berry

Give Peace a Bid: Lennon
Lyrics Go to Auction

Hand-written memento expected to fetch at least $400K at Christie's sale 

Apr 30, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to 1960s mantra "Give Peace a Chance" are going up for auction, reports Reuters. A Canadian woman, then 16, acquired them after sneaking into the famous Montreal "Bed-In" staged by Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969—with Lennon predicting, “One day they... More »

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music • Christie's • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • auction • Beatles • Sixties • peace movement

 Yoko Goes to Court 
 Over Lennon Footage 

Will world ever see pot-smoking videos?

Apr 23, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yoko Ono is headed to court to fight for the copyright to 9 hours of raw footage of her late husband shot before the Beatles broke up in 1970. In the videos, John Lennon smokes pot, writes songs—Remember and Mind Games—blow-dries Yoko's hair and contemplates slipping LSD into... More »

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music • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • copyright • lawsuit • Beatles

Obituary

 'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall Dies at 66 

First road manager became guardian of group's legacy

Mar 25, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall, the first road manager of the legendary band who later ran the Beatles' recording company, has died from lung cancer. Aspinall, 66, was the chief guardian of the group's musical legacy after the Beatles broke up. "He vigorously fought to protect the Beatles franchise,... More »

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Paul McCartney • Steve Jobs • obituary • John Lennon • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • Neil Aspinall • Pete Best • Apple Corps • Fab Four • Cirque du Soleil • Sgt Pepper • Mad Lads • Quarrymen

Pop Culture Gems to Hit
Vegas Auction Block

Gun that killed JFK assassin, Superman suit among items slated for Vegas auction

Mar 2, 08 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Indiana Jones' whip. The gun that killed JFK's assassin. Madonna's Like a Virgin wedding dress. All are up for grabs at a massive memorabilia auction scheduled for March 15-16 in Las Vegas, Reuters reports. Billed as the best pop-culture collection ever assembled, the 850-lot treasure trove could fetch more than... More »

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television • music • Hollywood • Las Vegas • John F. Kennedy • Lee Harvey Oswald • John Lennon • pop culture • auction • Elizabeth Taylor • Christopher Reeve • movies

Beatles Hotel Opens in Liverpool

'Interest has been unbelievable,' says manager

Feb 2, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Move over, Penny Lane: Liverpool’s latest draw is the Hard Day's Night, a Fab Four-styled hotel that boasts 110 rooms and two swanky penthouses near the fabled Cavern Club, the BBC reports. The hotel also displays rare band photos and art by Beatles painter Shannon. “The bookings are... More »

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Paul McCartney • United Kingdom • John Lennon • hotel • Beatles • George Harrison • Liverpool • Britain • Ringo Starr

NEW RELEASE

Killing of John Lennon Is So-So

Critics praise the craft, but question the subject matter

Jan 2, 08 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics are decidedly mixed on "The Killing of John Lennon," Andrew Piddington's movie reconstructing events surrounding Mark David Chapman's 1980 murder of the Beatles beloved frontman. While “a well-made film" that doesn't ask you to sympathize with Chapman, Stephen Holden writes in the New York Times, ... More »

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John Lennon • movie review • Beatles • Mark David Chapman • movies

Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

Nine albums released, more to come

Oct 11, 07 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Harrison today became the final Beatle to release material online, as nine albums from his solo catalog were made available through iTunes and Amazon.com. Calling the release "exciting," Harrison's widow, Olivia, said: "He had begun digital remastering but had no idea how the digital world... More »

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Paul McCartney • iTunes • John Lennon • digital music • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr

Pacino, Ono Push for Dead Celeb Bill

NY law would bar unauthorized bobble heads for 70 years

Jun 14, 07 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Al Pacino and Yoko Ono are lobbying the New York legislature to make it a misdemeanor to merchandise unauthorized images of dead celebrities for up to 70 years after their death. The use of sound recordings, or faces and names on anything from T-shirts to bobble heads would require... More »

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New York • Al Pacino • First Amendment • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Babe Ruth • Arthur Ashe • Jimi Hendrix • celebrity • legislature • artistic expression

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