John Lennon
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Released weeks before his murder, John Lennon’s final album paired him with some of the era’s finest session guitarists
By Alan di Perna published
Hesitant to step back into the spotlight but powered by renewed creative energy, the former Beatle joined forces with Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken, and – though their collaborations weren't released for a number of years – Cheap Trick

The Beatles ’64 doc is essential viewing for every Fab Four fan – and you can sign up to watch it on Disney+ for just $2.99 a month in this Black Friday streaming deal
By Matt Owen published
Witness the story behind the Beatles’ legendary Ed Sullivan Show performance in this Martin Scorsese-produced epic – which is available exclusively on Disney+

John Lennon once wrote to Eric Clapton asking him to help form a new band – now that letter is going up for auction
By Matt Owen published
Lennon sought out Slowhand as he set about establishing a new band, pitching to Clapton they could “make the kind of sound that could bring back the balls in rock 'n' roll”

Hear the AC15 Twin said to be John Lennon’s first Vox paired with Noel Gallagher's Les Paul
By Janelle Borg published
The storied 1962 Vox AC15 is expected to fetch between $127,132 and $254,265 at tomorrow's auction

John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used at the Cavern and to record Please Please Me – is headed to auction
By Matt Parker published
The Vox AC15 Twin, believed to be the unit purchased by Lennon at Liverpool’s Hessy’s Music, is going under the hammer with an auction estimate of $130,000-$260,000

Session bassist Gordon Edwards laid it down on this classic John Lennon ballad
By Stevie Glasgow published
A close connection with John Lennon's musical arranger put Gordon Edwards in the studio for 1973’s Mind Games

Carlos Alomar on making Fame, Heroes – and Bowie’s Berlin era
By Andrew Daly published
The former David Bowie guitarist talks Young Americans, Station to Station and the Berlin Trilogy, plus recording (and co-writing) Fame with John Lennon

Carlos Alomar recalls making Fame with two rock icons – and why he turned down dinner with a Beatle
By Matt Parker published
The long-term Bowie collaborator says he had to put his guitar ideas first

John Lennon’s lost Vox amp – used on the Beatles’ first recordings and Cavern gigs – may have been found
By Matt Parker published
Heard on Please Please Me and Love Me Do, this unassuming 1962 Vox AC15 Twin may have just become the most valuable amp on the planet – and we’ve had the exclusive first look
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