John Lennon was a founding member of The Beatles, one of the most influential rock bands in history. The Beatles evolved from Lennon's first band The Quarrymen and achieved worldwide success in the early 1960s. Some of their most popular albums included Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road. After The Beatles split up in 1970, Lennon had a successful solo career but was tragically assassinated outside his New York apartment in 1980 by Mark David Chapman.

1. Beatles
Assassination

2. 1940-1960
John grew up with his Aunt
and Uncle, Mimi and George
Smith.
They bought him volumes of
short stories and a mouth
organ
His mother introduced him
to the Elvis Presley music,
and taught him how to play
the banjo

3. The Quarryman to 1965
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The Beatles 196
The Beatles evolved from
Lennon’s first band the
Quarrymen.
Lennon first met Paul
McCartney at the
Quarrymen’s second
performance held in
woolton
Paul and John’s parents
were very disapproving of
their friendship

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McCartneys’ dad let them
practice in there house,
even though he
disapproved
At this time Lennon was
about 18, he wrote his
first song “Hello Little
Girl” that became UK top
hit for The Fourmost, 5
years later

5. The Beatles
Was an English rock band
formed in Liverpool in
1960
Did many different types
of genres from pop
ballads to psychedelic
rock
Became perceived as as
the “embodiment of ideals
of social and cultural

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The Beatles ti nu
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Members included:John Lennon, Paul
McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
They achieved success in the beginning of 1963.
They received recognition from the British
Establishment when they were appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire in the
Queen’s Birthday Honours of 1965

7. 1966-1970
Their final commercial concert
was in 1966, Lennon was
considering leaving because he
felt lost.
The anti-war, black comedy
“How I Won the War”, featuring
Lennon’s only appearance in a
non-Beatles film, showed in
october 1967
In February 2968 they formed
Apple Corps a multimedia
corporation comprising Apple
Records.

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1966-1970 nt inu
ed
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Lennon’s increased drug
experimentation and
McCartney’s own marriage plans
left Apple in need of professional
management.
Lennon appointed Allen Klein, a
former manager for the Rolling
Stones, but McCartney never
signed the management contract.
Lennon left the group in 1969 but
agreed not to inform the media
until the recording contract could
be renegotiated

9. Solo Career
Released John Lennon/Plastic
Ono Band on1960, it was
received well
Tariq Ali’s revolutionary political
views inspired him to write
“Power to the People”
Lennon and Ono gave two
benefit concerts with Elephant's
Memory and guests in New York
in aid of patients at the
Willowbrook State School
mental facility in August 1972

10. Assassination
He was assassinated by Mark
Chapman December 8, 1980
while returning to their New
York apartment
Was pronounced dead at 11:07
pm
He had autographed a copy of
Double Fantasy for Mark
Chapman earlier that evening
Their was no funeral he was
cremated

11. John Lennon
10/9/40 - 12/8/80
Lennon, along with Paul McCartney, is considered one of
the most influential singer-songwriters of the 20th century
Born in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 9, 1940, Lennon
formed his first band, The Quarrymen, in 1957, which went
on to become The Beatles the next year with the addition of
McCartney and George Harrison.
Imagine, probably Lennon's most popular solo album, was
released in 1971.
Lennon was married twice and had a son with each wife.
Lennon and Yoko Ono, his second wife, held Bed-Ins
during their honeymoon in 1969, allowing the world press
into their hotel room as a show of protest against the
Vietnam War.
Lennon was gunned down by a crazed fan outside his New
York apartment on Dec. 8, 1980