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John Lennon

Through his exceptional career with The Beatles and as a solo artist before his assassination in 1980, John Lennon is one of rock's major personalities. Born in bombed-out Liverpool on October 9, 1940, John Winston Lennon was an enthusiastic skiffle player and self-taught guitarist. In 1956, he formed The Quarrymen, in which Paul McCartney and then George Harrison joined. The loss of his mother in 1958 affected him as he turned to rock'n'roll. After four years of playing clubs from Liverpool to Hamburg, the band achieved worldwide popularity when they met producer George Martin, ...