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John Lennon was a British singer-songwriter and peace activist, best known as the co-founder of the Beatles.After three experimental albums with Yoko Ono, using tape loops, interviews, musique concrète, and other avant-garde performance techniques, Lennon's solo career properly began with the 1969 single "Give Peace a Chance".
Yoko Ono and John Lennon performing in December 1971. John Lennon (1940–1980) was an English musician who gained prominence as a member of the Beatles.His songwriting partnership with bandmate Paul McCartney is one of the most celebrated in music history. [1]
Three songs by John Lennon appear on the Year-End Hot 100, charting posthumously after his murder in late 1980. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1981 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 26, 1981, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 1, 1980 ...
Queen scored two #1 hits with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust" in 1980. Kenny Rogers scored his first #1 hit with "Lady" in 1980. John Lennon (pictured in 1969) became the fourth solo act to have a number-one hit posthumously after he was murdered in December 1980 with "(Just Like) Starting Over", reaching #1 in 1980 and 1981.
John Winston Ono Lennon [nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. After a troubled childhood, he gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles .
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" was Lennon's only solo No. 1 single in the United States during his lifetime, [9] making him the last member of the Beatles to finally reach the top of the charts. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In Canada, the single spent two weeks at No. 2, and became the 30th biggest hit of 1974.
Brenda Lee Recalls Special Bond with 'Favorite Beatle' John Lennon When the Band Opened for Her in Early '60s ... One of her biggest hits was the rock-edged 1959 Top 5 single "Sweet Nothin's ...
Power to the People: The Hits is a compilation album gathering John Lennon's most popular songs, as part of the Gimme Some Truth box set. It is available as a standard 15-track disc and download package, and as an expanded "Experience Edition" with a 15-track DVD. [5]