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John Lennon

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Born during the Second World War

Born to Julia Lennonin 1940. His fatherwas a sailor and awayat sea.

He went to live withhis Auntie Mimi aged5 as it was decidedthat she and herhusband would bebetter able to providefor him.

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Schooling

John was not veryacademic at schoolalthough he was verygood at art.

His Mum bought him aguitar when he was 15years old.

He formed several bands,

the 1st in 1956 called TheQuarrymen.

He soon invited PaulMcCartney to join.

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By the1960s after playing inGermany to refine their skills

The name waschanged to TheBeatles

The 4 members wereJohn, Paul, Georgeand Ringo

In 1962 they released

a single Love me do

which went to No.1

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Beatlemania followed

The album Please,Please Me wentstraight to numberone as did all therecords they releasedat this time.

Their sound wasyoung and energetic

They were mobbedhere and then inAmerica.

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By 1966..

The songs were

mostly written byJohn Lennon andPaul Mcartney

The Beatles wereexhausted by theattention

They stopped touringand recorded theirsongs, using rareinstruments and

unusual techniques tocreate a uniquesound.

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They made successful films as wellas recording innovative music.

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John Lennon

He had married a fellowart student , in 1962,before the Beatles werefamous and had a son

Julian.

In 1967 He went to an artexhibition in London byYoko Ono and fell in love.

He divorced Cynthia, andmarried Yoko in 1969

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John and Yoko became involved inthe Peace movement

During the late sixtiesthe Hippy Movementevolved, many youngpeople becameinterested inalternative life styles.

The Beatles were partof this, they grew theirhair, went on trips toIndia and talked aboutworld issues.

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The Beatles broke up

They last played livein 1969, on top of abuilding in London.

They had all begun towant to do differentthings.

John and Yoko began

to record their ownrecords, they werevery unusual.

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The Beatles had been awardedMBEs in 1965

John returned his toThe Queen in 1968 inprotest of the support

given to the USA inthe Vietnam War andits policies in Africa.

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John and Yoko became involved in

world politics using their fame to

gain publicity

1969 John andYoko stayed inbed for a week,invited the Worlds

press and come

and recorded GivePeace a Chance.

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John Lennon now lived in America

John recorded hismost famous song in1971 Imagine. It was

voted Song of theMillennium nearly 30years later.

After a temporary spilt

from Yoko, they had ason in 1975.

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John became a house husband

Yoko went out towork, managing themoney that John had

made as part of TheBeatles.

He loved being athome with his baby

son, as he hadmissed out on all thatwith Julian.

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By 1980

John had begun torecord music again.

He wrote of his

happiness and lovefor Yoko.

On December 8th1980 a crazed fan

shot John deadoutside his flat in NewYork.

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The Legacy of John Lennon

A wonderful musicalpartnership with PaulMcCartney in The

Beatles which wasthe sound track ofThe Sixties.

A wide body of music

using different stylesand instruments.

He brought a highprofile to the peace /anti-war movement

involving youngpeople in Politics.