John Lennon
About this star
- Category: Recording
- Unveiled: 30 Sep 1988
- Star rank: 353
- Address:
1776 Vine St - Position: 4 tiles from the curb, facing north
- Notes: Star was moved to in front of Capital Records from further north on Vine in Dec 2009
Biography
Lennon rehearsing “Give Peace a Chance” in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1969
Source: Wikipedia
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, and together with Paul McCartney formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century.
Fact file
- Birth name: John Winston Lennon
- Born: 9 October 1940 Liverpool, England, UK
- Died: 8 December 1980 (aged 40) New York, New York, US
- Genres: Rock, pop
- Occupations: Musician, singer-songwriter, artist, peace activist, writer, record producer
- Instruments: Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, banjo, Mellotron, 6 string bass, percussion, recorder
- Years active: 1957–1975, 1980
- Labels: Parlophone, Capitol, Apple, EMI, Geffen, Polydor
- Associated acts: The Quarrymen, The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band, The Dirty Mac, Yoko Ono
- Website: JohnLennon.com
Read more about John Lennon at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
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