American Songwriter

On This Day in 1974, John Lennon Lost a Bet to Elton John When He Scored the Only Solo No. 1 Hit of His Lifetime

On this day in 1974, John Lennon became the final Beatle to score a solo No. 1 hit with "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night." ...

Maduro sings John Lennon's 'Imagine' at rally as US warships patrol Venezuelan waters

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro sings John Lennon's "Imagine" at rally while U.S. warships patrol Caribbean waters in ...

The one Beatles song John Lennon and Paul McCartney called their favourite: “The boy’s not bad”

While John Lennon and Paul McCartney were opposites in a lot of ways, some of their best Beatles moments came when one of ...

Venezuela president breaks into John Lennon song during speech

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro broke into John Lennon ’s famous peace ballad “Imagine” during a speech on US tension.
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Why John Lennon’s Liverpool Peers Thought He’d End Up a “A Genius or a Tramp”

John Lennon's behavior as a young man made people believe that he was either destined for greatness or the exact opposite.