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John Winston Ono Lennon, (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. With Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. Born and raised in Liverpool, as a teenager Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze; his first band, the Quarrymen, evolved into the Beatles in 1960. As the group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums ''John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band'' and ''Imagine'', and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969, he changed his name to John Ono Lennon. Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to raising his infant son Sean, but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album ''Double Fantasy''. He was murdered three weeks after its release. Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing, drawings, on film and in interviews. Controversial through his political and peace activism, he moved to New York City in 1971, where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon's administration to deport him, while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement. As of 2012, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceed 14 million units, and as writer, co-writer or performer, he is responsible for 25 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart. In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth, and in 2008, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Gimme Some Truth Compilation 2010-10-05 itunes amazon
Double Fantasy Stripped Down Album 2010-10-05 itunes amazon
John Lennon Signature Box Compilation 2010-10-04 itunes amazon
Power to the People: The Hits Compilation 2010-10-01 itunes amazon
The U.S. vs. John Lennon Soundtrack 2006-09-26 itunes amazon
Remember Compilation 2006 itunes amazon
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Album 2003 itunes amazon
Instant Karma: All Time Greatest Hits Compilation 2001 itunes amazon
Anthology Compilation 1998-11-03 itunes amazon
The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes,… Compilation 1998-03 itunes amazon
The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes,… Compilation 1998-03 itunes amazon
The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes,… Compilation 1998-03 itunes amazon
The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes,… Compilation 1998-03 itunes amazon
The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes,… Compilation 1998-03 itunes amazon
The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes,… Compilation 1998-03 itunes amazon
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