insert_link Classic Hits John Lennon’s Son Performs “Imagine” For the First Time in Support of Ukraine Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son, performed his late father's "Imagine" for the very first time to support Ukraine in a global crisis. As part of Global Citizen's social media rally, Stand Up For Ukraine, Lennon broke his own vow to never perform his dad's iconic work. In the description of the recorded performance, Lennon wrote that singing "Imagine" was how he felt he could most "significantly" respond to the "unimaginable […] todayApril 11, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Today in Music History: February 7th 1963 - The first Beatles single "Please Please Me" was released in the U.S. on the Vee-Jay label. Capitol Records, EMI's United States label, were offered the right to release the single in the U.S., but turned it down. Dick Biondi, a disc jockey on WLS in Chicago and a friend of Vee-Jay executive Ewart Abner, played the song on the radio from February 1963, thus becoming the first DJ […] todayFebruary 7, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Yoko Ono Supports “Get Back” Documentary Which Fans Say Dispel Claims of Her Breaking-up the Beatles Yoko Ono has officially shown her support for Peter Jackson’s new Beatles documentary—which many fans say dispels the notorious claims that Ono was responsible for the beloved ban’s breakup. Ono, who is now 88-years-old and living in New York with 24-hour care, retweeted an article highlighting the flood of support for her exoneration from fault. Get Back covers the making of Beatles’ Let It Be album from 1970. Many fans […] todayNovember 29, 2021
insert_link Classic Hits Paul McCartney: “I Didn’t Instigate The Split” Although he was the first to publicly acknowledge the Beatles’ breakup (while simultaneously promoting his own solo material), Paul McCartney newly reveals that his bandmate, John Lennon, was actually the one who initiated the band’s separation. “I am not the person who instigated the split,” McCartney reassures. “John walked into a room one day and said, ‘I am leaving the Beatles.’” He explained that, at the time, Lennon’s focus was […] todayOctober 11, 2021
insert_link Music John Lennon Suggested George Harrison Be Replaced According to a previously unheard interview, John Lennon suggested replacing George Harrison with Eric Clapton after The Beatles’ guitarist quit for a very short stint in January of 1969. While Harrison did end up returning to the band six days later, The Beatles continuing on as the iconic band we know and love, Lennon seemed to waste no time in-between, saying that “if George doesn’t come back, we ask Eric […] todayOctober 5, 2021
insert_link AAA McCartney Multimedia releases John Lennon “Walls and Bridges” NFT Collection Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc., ImagineAR Inc., McCartney Multimedia Inc. and Oasis Digital Studios have announced a historical collaboration, revealing new, never-before-seen photos of Rock Legend, John Lennon, that have dropped for viewing as part of an exclusive group of 15 limited edition photographic and animated NFTs with AR enhancements, that recount the original inspiration of John's Walls and Bridges album cover art. Music enthusiasts and John Lennon fans will be […] todayMay 12, 2021
insert_link AAA Yoko Ono Lennon Partners Up to Honor 50th Anniversary Of “Imagine” It has been recently announced that Hard Rock International will continue their partnership with global non-profit WhyHunger and activist-artist Yoko Ono Lennon to launch the "Imagine There's No Hunger" campaign, a unified effort to raise awareness and funds to combat global hunger and poverty. As a part of the campaign and inspired by John Lennon's iconic song "Imagine" and the 50th anniversary of its release, Hard Rock is introducing its […] todayApril 23, 2021
insert_link AAA Upcoming John Lennon Auction Announced December 8th will mark the 40th anniversary of Beatle John Lennon's death in New York City. Ken Farrell, president of the pop-culture and collectibles firm, Just Kids Nostalgia, will mark the event with an online auction of Lennon ephemera and memorabilia. Many of the items being offered are from the collection of photographer and Beatles fan, Paul Goresh. Goresh is famous in Beatle circles for having taken the last photographs […] todayNovember 23, 2020
insert_link AAA John Lennon’s Gimme Some Truth Out 10/9 In everything he did, John Lennon spoke his truth and questioned the truth. An incomparable and uncompromising artist who strove for honesty and directness in his music, he laid bare his heart, mind and soul in his songs, seeing them as snapshots of his current emotions, thoughts and world view. Believing the one quality demanded of himself as an artist was to be completely honest, he did not disguise what […] todayAugust 27, 2020
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