John Lennon


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BirthDate
BirthPlace
10/08/1940
Liverpool, England
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Met Paul McCartney in 1957 and invited him to join his band at the time, The Quarrymen.
Published three well-received, whimsical books, In His Own Write (1964), A Spaniard in the Works (1965) and 1986's Skywriting by Word of Mouth, which was released p
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 as a Beatle and in 1994 as a solo act.
Joined Elton John on stage for three songs at New York's Madison Square Garden in November of 1974, his last public concert performance.
Shot dead in front of his New York home on December 8, 1980, by Mark David Chapman.