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John Lennon performs at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival at Varsity Stadium in Toronto on September 13, 1969 (left), (from left) Eric Clapton (seated), bassist Klaus Voorman, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono
Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival

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Albert Lee playing his replica 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Albert Lee reveals the history of his ’58 Les Paul Custom

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

Gibson calls its replica the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, but Clapton is only one of the stars to have owned and played this storied guitar

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Framus John Lennon Hootenanny Reissue
John Lennon’s Hootenanny 12-string sold for $2.8m last year – now Framus has revived the acoustic with the Lennon estate’s approval

By Phil Weller Published

One of the most expensive guitars ever sold at auction gets a long-awaited return six decades after John Lennon used it to record Beatles classics

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John Lennon, pictured at the Hit Factory recording studio in New York City on December 6, 1980
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

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The beatles, the ed sullivan show, new york, 60
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+

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From left to right, Eric Clapton, John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and Keith Richards performing together at the Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus, Internel Studios in Stonebridge Park, Wembley, December 1968
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”

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Stuart Sidney playing Noel Gallagher's Les Paul through John Lennon's amp
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

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John Lennon’s Vox AC15 Twin
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

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John Lennon 1970 Plastic Ono on "Top Of The Pops" & The Plastic U.F.Ono Band: Jim Keltner, Gordon Edwards, Rick Marotta, Yoko Ono, David Spinozza, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Kenny Asher.San Diego, CA, 17 Sep 1973
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

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David Bowie and Carlos Alomar onstage in the '80s, with Alomar soloing on a red Stratocaster
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

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