JOHN LENNON
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John Winston Ono Lennon (October 9 1940 – December 8 1980) was an English musician, and was a member of the rock band The Beatles. After the Beatles stopped making records in 1970, he lived in the United States with his wife Yoko Ono, and continued his music career up until his death in 1980.
Lennon started the Beatles in his hometown of Liverpool, with Paul McCartney and George Harrison. After Ringo Starr joined the band, they started to be very successful. People were excited by their music, and their live performances always pleased audiences. Manager Brian Epsteinand record producer George Martin helped the Beatles become the most popular act in entertainment.
Lennon played the guitar, and later learned to play the piano. Most of the songs the Beatles recorded were written by Lennon and McCartney.
Their songs were always credited as by "Lennon/McCartney" on Beatles records, but in fact they usually wrote their songs on their own.
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