John Lennon

John Lennon was a musician, artist, author, actor and peace activist who began his career as a singer, songwriter, and co-founder of The Beatles.http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Lennon-9379045 Following the break up of The Beatles in 1970, John went on to pursue a career as a solo artist. On December 8, 1980, Lennon was murdered outside of his New York City apartment building by Mark David Chapman.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006168/bio

John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England. He was married twice. He was married to Cynthia Lennon from 1962-1968 and had a son named Julian.http://www.biography.com/featured-biography/john-lennon/#timeline His second marriage was to singer Yoko Ono, and they also had a son whom they named Sean. Lennon and Ono married in 1969 and remained together until his death in 1980.http://www.biography.com/featured-biography/john-lennon/#timeline

While many of The Beatles' songs were credited to Lennon and Paul McCartney, Lennon wrote many of The Beatles' songs himself, including "Help!," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Come Together."http://www.johnlennon.talktalk.net/page1.html

With Ono, Lennon engaged in more political activism and began to grow distant from The Beatles.http://www.biography.com/featured-biography/john-lennon/#timeline In the 1970s, after the breakup of the band, John and Yoko recorded many songs together, with Lennon recording hit songs such as "Imagine" and "Give Peace a Chance."http://www.johnlennon.talktalk.net/page1.html

Lennon formed his first band while still in high school. He later met Paul McCartney and then George Harrison and invited them to join his group. Pete Best joined the group in 1960 and they eventually took the name "The Beatles." Brian Epstein discovered them at the Cavern Club where they had a regular gig. Ringo Starr joined the group, replacing Pete Best, and they released their first single “Love Me Do” in 1962. http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Lennon-9379045

Lennon left The Beatles in 1969, just after completing the album Abbey Road. He then released Plastic Ono Band with Yoko Ono and in 1971 the album Imagine.http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Lennon-9379045?part=2 Through the 1970s, he released albums entitled Mind Games, Walls and Bridges and Rock and Roll. He also worked with other musicians such as David Bowie and Elton John. The last album released before his death was Double Fantasy in 1980.http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Lennon-9379045?part=2

As an actor, John Lennon appeared in two movies based about The Beatles, entitled A Hard Day’s Night and Help!. He also acted in a couple of episodes of the TV series Not Only…But Also. Lennon directed and acted in some of his own movie shorts such as Two Virgins, Reflections of Love and Apotheosis.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006168/main details

U.S regular issue album releases:

• 1963: Introducing The Beatles (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1964: Meet The Beatles (with The Beatles) http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1964: The Beatles' Second Album (with The Beatles) http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1964: A Hard Day's Night Original Soundtrack (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1964: Something New (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1964: Beatles '65 (with The Beatles) http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1965: The Early Beatles 1965 (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1964: Beatles VI (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1965: Help! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1965: Rubber Soul (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1966: Yesterday And Today (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1966: Revolver (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1969: Wedding Album (with Yoko Ono)http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1970: Plastic Ono Band (with Yoko Ono)http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1970: Hey Jude (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1971: Imaginehttp://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1972: Some Time in New York City (with Yoko Ono)http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1973: Feeling the Space (with Yoko Ono)http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1973: Mind Gameshttp://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1974: Walls and Bridgeshttp://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1975: Rock ‘n’ Rollhttp://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1980: Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono)http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/
• 1980: Rarities (with The Beatles)http://www.aboutthebeatles.com/discography_lp.php
• 1984: Milk and Honey (with Yoko Ono)http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Lennon,_John/Discography/

• 1964: Hard Day’s Night
• 1965: Help!
• 1966: Reflections on Love
• 1965-1966: Not Only…But Also
• 1967: How I Won the War
• 1968: Two Virgins
• 1970: Apotheosis
• 1977: Fire in the Waterhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006168/maindetails