john lennon

John Lennon Was Steve Jobs’s Favorite Beatle, Loved “Strawberry Fields”

John Lennon was Steve Jobs's favorite Beatle. So says Jobs's biographer Walter Isaacson in his authorized bio of Jobs, out today from Simon &...

Mick Jagger, Playdates, and Roberta Gets Flack at the Dakota

Mick Jagger is performing with Raphael Saadiq at the Grammys in memory of Solomon Burke. Jagger last performed at the Grammys 25 years ago....

The 30 Best John Lennon Songs– Send In Your Choices

Thirty years? It's gone by in a blink. Here are my 30 favorite John Lennon songs--for today. The list always changes. The songs are...

John Lennon PBS Film: Here’s the Real Story

Monday night, finally, the screening of "LennonNYC" on PBS. This is the John Lennon film by Michael Epstein film you've heard so much about....

Flashback: May Pang Recalls John Lennon’s Famous 1974 Thanksgiving Show with Elton John

After all these years I asked May Pang about John Lennon's surprise visit to Elton John's 1974 Thanksgiving show at Madison Square Garden. The...

Ozzy Osbourne’s Surprising John Lennon Video Tribute

Ozzy Osbourne turns out to be a rabid John Lennon fan. Who knew? Last week, Ozzy recorded the less well known song "How?" for Amnesty...

Lady Gaga, Yoko Ono Squawking on Thin Ice

I couldn't make this up if I tried. Yoko Ono celebrated John Lennon's 70th birthday by giving herself a tribute in Los Angeles. On Saturday,...

John Lennon History Getting Reworked, Says May Pang

May Pang was John Lennon's girlfriend during what's knows as his "Lost Weekend"--18 months from 1973 through 1974. She's since become a popular and...

John Lennon Family Gives Peace a Chance

There is more or less peace in the extended family of John Lennon. This week, Yoko Ono and her son Sean took pictures with and...

John Lennon’s Original Group–The Quarrymen–Are Here

Before the Beatles existed, John Lennon was in a group called The Quarrymen. And now The Quarrymen are coming to America at last, to...