john winston lennon

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Definition of john winston lennon in English English dictionary

born Oct. 9, 1940, Liverpool, Merseyside, Eng. died Dec. 8, 1980, New York, N.Y., U.S. British singer and songwriter. He wanted to be a sailor like his father but became a musician after hearing Elvis Presley's recordings. In 1957 he formed the band that became the Beatles, and in the 1960s he achieved enormous success performing with the group and writing songs with Paul McCartney. In the mid-1960s he began working on side projects in film and music, notably with the Japanese-U.S. avant-garde artist Yoko Ono (b. 1933), whom he married in 1969. Their political activism and social ideals were reflected in much of Lennon's early solo work, including the hit "Imagine," and attracted the attention of the U.S. government, which sought to have him deported. After 1975 he withdrew from public life; he and Ono returned with the album Double Fantasy shortly before his murder by a deranged fan. His sons, Julian (b. 1963) and Sean (b. 1975), also became musicians

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John Lennon

(1940-1980) British singer songwriter and composer, member of the rock group "The Beatles" who was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman just outside his apartment building in New York on December 8th 1980

John Lennon

a British singer and songwriter, who was a member of The Beatles, and wrote most of their songs with Paul McCartney. After The Beatles separated, he continued to write and sing songs, especially about peace and love, including Give Peace a Chance and Imagine. He was married to the artist Yoko Ono. He was shot and killed outside his home in New York City (1940-80). born Oct. 9, 1940, Liverpool, Merseyside, Eng. died Dec. 8, 1980, New York, N.Y., U.S. British singer and songwriter. He wanted to be a sailor like his father but became a musician after hearing Elvis Presley's recordings. In 1957 he formed the band that became the Beatles, and in the 1960s he achieved enormous success performing with the group and writing songs with Paul McCartney. In the mid-1960s he began working on side projects in film and music, notably with the Japanese-U.S. avant-garde artist Yoko Ono (b. 1933), whom he married in 1969. Their political activism and social ideals were reflected in much of Lennon's early solo work, including the hit "Imagine," and attracted the attention of the U.S. government, which sought to have him deported. After 1975 he withdrew from public life; he and Ono returned with the album Double Fantasy shortly before his murder by a deranged fan. His sons, Julian (b. 1963) and Sean (b. 1975), also became musicians

john lennon

Lennon: English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)

Hyphenation

John winston Len·non

Turkish pronunciation

cän wînstın lenın

Pronunciation

/ˈʤän ˈwənstən ˈlenən/ /ˈʤɑːn ˈwɪnstən ˈlɛnən/