John Lennon was one of the members of a major musical band. If you think it was ABBAyou are sorely mistaken. It was the legendary Beatles. But let's look at this artist not just as a member of the band, but as a solo artist. He has a great deal of success in that regard as well.
- Birth name John Winston Lennon
- Born 9 October 1940
- He died on 8 December 1980
In his relatively short life, which was ended by being shot, he brought this composer, singer and peace activist quite a lot of good stuff. Primarily in the form of his opinions, thoughts and distinctive music.
What genres did he work in?
John Lennon, known by many as Dr. Winston O'Boogie was quite malleable. He was involved in genres such as pop rock, rock and roll, psychedelic rock and last but not least experimental rock. In addition to singing, he played the guitar, but also the organ, piano, harmonica and last but not least the mellotron. His active years were between 1957 and 1975. Later still in 1980.
John Lennon - What should you know?
Before this famous the singer embarked on his solo career, he was a member of the aforementioned band The Beatles. From its formation, to fame, to extensive touring, quite a bit of time has passed. It was from 1957 to 1970. Then his studio albums came to the fore. Find out more about them with the Q&A below.
First it was the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album, followed by albums like Imagine, Sometime In New York City and Mind Games.
There were four albums, titled Walls and Bridges, Rock'n'Roll, Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey.
The album was called Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins.
It was in 1969 and 1986.
Yes, outside of The Beatles, he appeared in How I Won the War and The U.S. vs John Lennon.