John Lennon
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| - | '''John Winston Ono Lennon''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] ([[9 October]] [[1940]] – [[8 December]] [[1980]]), was an [[England|English]] [[songwriter]], [[singer]], [[musician]], [[graphic artist]], [[author]] and [[peace activist]] who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of [[The Beatles]]. Lennon and [[Paul McCartney]] formed a critically acclaimed and commercially successful [[Lennon/McCartney|partnership]] writing songs for The Beatles and other artists. | + | |
| + | '''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 <!-- "founder members" is the common British term; per the MoS, please do not change to "founding members" --> of [[rock music|rock]] group [[the Beatles]], the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With [[Paul McCartney]], he formed a [[Lennon–McCartney|songwriting partnership]] that is one of the most celebrated of the 20th century. | ||
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| + | Born and raised in [[Liverpool]], as a teenager Lennon became involved in the [[Skiffle#Skiffle in Britain|skiffle craze]]; his first band, [[the Quarrymen]], evolved into the Beatles in 1960. When [[Break-up of the Beatles|the group disbanded]] in 1970, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums ''[[John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band]]'' and ''[[Imagine (album)|Imagine]]'', and iconic songs such as <!-- Before adding to this list of Lennon's most significant songs, please seek consensus on the talk page first. Thank you. -->"[[Give Peace a Chance]]" and "[[Working Class Hero]]". 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 raise his infant son [[Sean Lennon|Sean]], but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album ''[[Double Fantasy]]''. He was [[Death of John Lennon|murdered]] three weeks after its release. | ||
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| + | Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing, drawings, on film and in interviews. Controversial through his political and [[peace activist|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]] and the larger [[Counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]]. | ||
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| + | As of 2012, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceeded 14 million and, as writer, co-writer or performer, he is responsible for 25 number-one singles on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|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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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 rock group the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With Paul McCartney, he formed a songwriting partnership that is one of the most celebrated 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. When the group disbanded in 1970, 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 "Working Class Hero". 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 raise 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 and the larger counterculture.
As of 2012, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceeded 14 million 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.
