John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and "wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history". He is ranked the second most successful songw...
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Date of birth:
- Oct 9, 1940
Date of death:
- Dec 8, 1980 (age 40 years)
Place of birth:
Musical Genres:
- Pop music ,
- Rock music ,
- Psychedelic rock ,
- Soft rock ,
- Blues-rock ,
- Pop rock ,
- Art rock ,
- Experimental rock
Instruments Played:
- Piano ,
- Guitar ,
- Harmonica ,
- Bass guitar ,
- Banjo ,
- Accordion ,
- Hammond organ ,
- Keyboard instrument ,
- Fender Stratocaster ,
- Slide guitar
Also known as:
- Lennon,
- John Winston Ono Lennon,
- John Ono Lennon,
- John Winston Lennon,
- J. Lennon
