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John Lennon
John Lennon was an English rock musician and member of The Beatles. A peace activist, Lennon was murdered in 1980 in New York City.
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Who owns the copyrights for Imagine by John Lennon?
All that Michael Jackson owned is the publisher's right to the songs. The copyrights belong to their original authors (or their heirs)
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AnswerBefore his passing,Michael Jackson sold the rights to: "The Beatles" music back to Paul McCartney who in turn sold the publishing rights to all of: "Northern Songs" to EMI. Macca still holds the copyrights though.What was john Lennon position in the group?
Lennon was the rhythm guitarist, although he occasionally played keyboards, bass and lead guitar on some tracks.
In the early days of the band, he was seen as the leader; Paul McCartney has acknowledged Lennon as "the guy you wanted to sit next to on the bus". Lennon was also the main songwriter in the band until around 1965; he wrote 11 out of the 14 songs on A Hard Day's Night.
Later his role diminished a little; during the studio years, McCartney's musical skill brought him more to the fore in the band.
Brian Epstein described Lennon as "the mind of the Beatles".
Who else besides john Lennon sings the song imagine?
Elton John, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, David Archuleta, Cee-Lo Green, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir and the Liverpool Signing Choir, Joan Baez, Blues Traveler, A Perfect Circle, Seal, Pink, India Arie, Jeff Beck, Konono #1, Oumou Sangare, Kristina Train, Greg Phillinganes, Chris Cornell and Emeli Sande. And that's only a few of the list of 140 performers, all of whom have once performed 'Imagine'.
Recordings that did not include John Lennon were done by...
- Yolanda Adams & Billy Preston
- Gerald Albright, Billy Preston & Howard Hewett
- The Animals
- Antony & the Johnsons
- David Arnold, The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Artful Dodger
- Chet Atkins
- Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler
- The Average White Band
- The Average White Band & Ben E. King
- Azzurro & Joan Baez
- Joan Baez
- John Bayless
- Bell Book & Candle
- Frieder W. Bergner & Silke Gonska
- Jeff Berlin
- Big Mountain
- Acker Bilk
- Cilla Black
- Blues Traveler
- David Bowie
- The Broadway Kids
- Roberto Carlos
- Ray Charles
- Ray Charles & The Harlem Gospel Singers
- Ray Charles, The Harlem Gospel Singers, Ruben Studdard & Quincy Jones
- Georges Chelon
- Charlotte Church
- Petula Clark
- Ray Conniff
- Chris Cornell
- Stanley Cowell
- Hank Crawford & Don Sebesky
- Randy Crawford & The Yellowjackets
- Randy Crawford & Zucchero
- Sheryl Crow, Salt-N-Pepa & Paul McCartney
- The Crusaders, Wayne Henderson & The Jazz Crusaders
- DJ Nu-Mark & Pomo
- Gigi D'Agostino
- Vic Damone & Debbie Reynolds
- Vic Damone, Debbie Reynolds & The MGM Studio Orchestra
- D'Angelo, Q-Tip, Raphael Saadiq & Lynwood Rose
- Declan
- Jack DeJohnette, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & John Patitucci
- Destroy All Monsters
- Dr. Dre
- Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
- Dr. Dre, D'Angelo & Snoop Dogg
- Richard Elliot
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Tommy Emmanuel & Human Nature
- Dean Evenson, The Soundings Ensemble & Singh Kaur
- Morgan Fisher
- Béla Fleck
- Foster & Allen
- David Foster & Dolly Parton
- The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Diana Ross, Edwin Starr, The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Junior Walker & Syreeta
- Bill Frisell
- Gerry & the Pacemakers
- Gerry & the Pacemakers, Mike Pender & The Searchers
- Gilberto Gil
- Glee
- Corey Glover
- Gregorian
- Josh Groban
- Herbie Hancock
- Herbie Hancock, India.Arie & Konono No. 1
- Emmylou Harris
- Richie Havens
- Nicole Henry
- Hi-5
- Marcia Hines
- Terumasa Hino, Masabumi Kikuchi & The Hino-Kikuchi Quintet
- Bruce Hornsby
- Chris Ingham
- Vijay Iyer
- Etta James
- Elton John
- Jack Johnson
- Jack Johnson & Rhythms del Mundo
- Jack Jones
- Louisy Joseph
- Khaled & Cheb Khaled
- Khaled, Noa & Khaled
- Kenneth Knudsen, Niels-Henning 0rsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg
- Cleo Laine & John Williams
- James Last
- Avril Lavigne
- Enoch Light
- Maureen McGovern
- Freddie McGregor & The Pioneers
- Henry Mancini
- Henry Mancini & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tania Maria
- Johnny Mathis & Andy Williams
- Jeff Mills
- Jeff Mills & The Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra
- Minmi
- Liza Minnelli
- Keb' Mo'
- Moondog
- Nana Mouskouri
- Nas
- Me'Shell Ndegéocello
- Willie Nelson
- Susan Osborn
- Our Lady Peace
- Fausto Papetti
- Dolly Parton
- Niels-Henning 0rsted Pedersen & Ed Thigpen
- A Perfect Circle
- Houston Person
- The Persuasions
- The Piano Tribute Players
- Queen & Paul Rodgers
- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- Diana Ross
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Emeli Sandé
- Santana
- Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne
- Merl Saunders
- Shudder to Think
- Sivuca & Toots Thielemans
- Snipa
- Tracie Spencer
- The Spinners
- Rick Springfield
- Mark Stephens
- The String Cheese Incident, Julie Wolf & Dar Williams
- Toots Thielemans
- Timbiriche
- Hideki Togi
- Sylvie Vartan
- Sarah Vaughan
- Jack Vidgen
- Frank Vignola
- Bobby Vinton & Andy Williams
- Roger Whittaker
- The Young American All-Stars
- Neil Young
- Rachel Z
What school did John Lennon first go to?
Dovedale Primary School
Quarry Bank Grammar School
Liverpool College of Art.
What date did John Lennon split from the Beatles?
September 13, 1969, while on his way to Toronto, Canada, to preform a concert with The Plastic Ono Band.
Are there any movies based on the life of john Lennon?
He is a prominent character in In My Life: The John Lennon Story, John and Yoko: A Love Story, and The Linda McCartney Story.
When did John Lennon and Yoko Ono make the song Happy Christmas War is Over?
John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote the song (whose first line is "And so this is Christmas", so it is sometimes mistaken for the title) in their New York City hotel room, and recorded it (with the Harlem Community Boys Choir) during the evening of October 28 and into the morning of the 29th, 1971 at the Record Plant in New York. It was released in the US for Christmas, but didn't chart. The next year, it was released in the UK, where it did much better.
How old were John Lennon and George Harrison when they died?
John Lennon was 40 when he died. (1940-1980)
George Harrison was 59 when he died. (1943-2002)
Why was John Lennon angry as a young man?
"I want a divorce, like my divorce from Cynthia", in the fall of 1969.
He brought peace and good cause so I hope god sees that
Why did john Lennon write revolution?
To give the peace movement a fresh anthem. The song was credited to Lennon/McCartney, but Paul McCartney had nothing to do with writing the song; Lennon shared the credit because of the handshake deal they had made when they started collaborating. He said later "it should have been Lennon/Ono".
Guest performers on "Give Peace A Chance" (recorded live in their Montreal hotel suite) were comedian Tommy Smothers, Beatles publicist Derek Taylor, intellectual Timothy Leary and his wife Rosemary, author Norman Mailer, and the Montreal chapter of the Hare Krishnas. All were collectively credited as the "Plastic Ono Band".
- To above poster; Paul McCartney actually met up with John Lennon post-breakup as a friend, Not a business partner. He assisted john with the Writing of the Song.
Where did John Lennon and Paul McCartney go to school?
Quarry Bank Grammar School (John Lennon), Liverpool Institute (Paul McCartney and George Harrison), and Liverpool Secondary Modern School (Ringo Starr). Paul McCartney was the only Beatle to graduate; John Lennon was admitted to Liverpool Art College on his headmaster's personal recommendation.
John Lennon went to the Quarrybank School in Liverpool. This is how his original band came to have the name the Quarrymen.Paul McCartney and George Harrison were both at the Liverpool Institute. Paul joined the Quarrymen after seeing them perform at a Fete, later Paul's younger friend George also joined.
Who were John Lennon s music role model?
Elvis Presley was Lennon's first hero of note... a friend played him "Heartbreak Hotel" early in 1956, and Lennon said later "It was so beautiful, I couldn't speak." When the Beatles met Presley in 1965, Lennon reportedly told him to his face "Before you, there was nothing."
Lennon also spoke highly of his college friend Stuart Sutcliffe (the original Beatles bass player, who tragically died at 21 from a brain hemorrhage), and later admired artists like Michel Duchamp.
Elvis Presley.
Did john and yoco ono have children?
Yes the had a son name Sean Lennon. Yoko has a daughter from a previous relationship and John has a son from a previous relationship.
What song did John Lennon play the white piano in?
"Imagine". The piano was sold at auction after his death; the winning bidder was musician George Michael, who donated the piano to a Beatles museum.
What was John Lennon's first book of Poetry?
He liked Philip K. Dick for one, probably read all the famous titles for sure. I got that from reading an interview of his years ago.
What inspried john Lennon to start singing?
Lennon sang in the school choir when a boy, but it was the arrival of rock and roll music in the 1950s that really gave him an interest in music. Also, in the 1950s Lonnie Donegan had a lot of success with skiffle - upbeat music played on, largely, home made instruments. It made people realise that playing music did not necessarily need expensive instruments. Lennon formed a skiffle band - he played guitar, although tuned like a banjo as his mother tuned it for him and showed him how to play banjo chords (the only ones she knew).
Who was john Lennon married to when he died?
John Lennon married to Cynthia Powell in 23 August 1962 John Lennon married to Yoko Ono in 20 March 1969
Why did john Lennon say he was more popular than god?
He said that the Beatles were 'bigger than Jesus'. Meaning more popular than Jesus, not greater beings. He wasn't saying it was a good thing, but commenting on the state of the Christian religion in the UK. It was misinterpreted in the USA.
Who were John Lennon's influences?
What I heard is that John Lennon heard Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" and wanted to be a rocker himself. In the movie "Nowhere Boy" which is a biopic of John's early life (the teen years primarily), he went to the theater with his mother and watched an Elvis concert. I can't remember what song was in the movie, but it wasn't "Heartbreak Hotel". The movie wasn't too accurate anyway.
What was John Lennon's first Christmas album?
Lennon never made a Christmas album. He made a Christmas single with Yoko Ono, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" b/w "Listen, The Snow Is Falling".
There was a Beatles Christmas album, compiled from the seven Christmas records they recorded for their fan club in the Sixties.
Ringo Starr recorded a Christmas album in the 2000s.
