John Winston Lennon was born on October 9, 1940. He grew up in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton, with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George Smith. His early interests were drawing and writing. John attended Liverpool Art College, and it was here that his interest in music began. He started his own band, The Quarrymen, with school friends and later, in 1957, he was joined by Paul McCartney. The rest, as they say, is history. John, Paul, and George Harrison formed The Beatles and rose to super stardom in the early 1960s. Their group was completed with the addition of Ringo Starr. He continued his career after The Beatles breakup in 1970 as a solo artist. John's music and lyrics influenced the world. His interest in writing and the arts also continued and he was successful as an author and artist. He championed the peace movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s and fought a long deportation battle to remain in the USA. For most of the mid to late 1970s John explored the normalcy of family life. He restarted his music career, and was on the verge of continued success, but sadly John Lennon was murdered at the age of 40 outside his home in New York City by a deranged fan on December 8, 1980. Inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and later in 1994 as a solo artist.
Interactive site for John Lennon fans to come together and learn, educate, and have fun. Chat, boards, library, discography, art, poetry, quiz, and a store. www.bagism.com
Documentary, poems, books, downloads and music files, lyrics, FAQs, tribute, video, sheet music, pictures, and related links. English and Spanish. www.legend-johnlennon.com
Dedicated to keeping Lennon's killer in jail. Includes an online petition, Music, lyrics, Beatle news, and related subjects. johnlennonsociety.tripod.com
Information on 'The John Lennon Tribute Album: Working Class Hero' with song renditions by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mad Season, Candlebox, Blues Travelers, and other musical artists. www.rocknet.com/sep96/lennon.html
Original articles, interviews, archives, photograph albums, special features, current news, a discussion group, and other related resources. www.absoluteelsewhere.net
Official site with information on John, his first wife, Cynthia, and son Julian. Time line, music, FAQs, and family reflections; as well as music history and memorabilia. www.lennon.net
Photographs, lyrics, discography, forum, quotes, and related information. Run by the photo-journalist Fiorella Dorotea Gentile. Italian and English. www.johnlennon.it
Official web site with detailed information on the new musical based on the songs of John Lennon, to be produced on Broadway in the 2004-2005 season. www.lennonproject.com
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