Through his exceptional career with The Beatles and as a solo artist before his
assassination in 1980, John Lennon is one of rock's major personalities. Born in
bombed-out Liverpool on October 9, 1940, John Winston Lennon was an enthusiastic
skiffle player and self-taught guitarist. In 1956, he formed The Quarrymen, in
which Paul McCartney and then George Harrison joined. The loss of his mother in
1958 affected him as he turned to rock'n'roll. After four years of playing clubs
from Liverpool to Hamburg, the band achieved worldwide popularity when they met
producer George Martin, ...