John Lennon
Martin Nolan, Executive Director of Julien's Auction's, holds a rare Vox guitar, played by Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison, built by Mike Bennett and Dickey Denney which was gifted to “Magic Alex” Mardas by Lennon in 1967, during a press call by Julien’s Auctions at Hard Rock Cafe New York on May 13, 2013 . The exhibit precedes the Julien’s Auctions Music Icons auction event to take place at Hard Rock Cafe New York on May 18. Harrison played the guitar while practicing “I am the Walrus” during The Magical Mystery Tour and by Lennon while recording a video session for “Hello, Goodbye. ”.
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Of course Yoko's not to blame. Any fan who thought so was just someone who couldn't accept, as John Lennon put it on his first solo album, that the dream was over ... The blame won't disappear because of this – just like Paul being alive doesn't stop high school kids from looking for ‘Paul is dead’ clues – but it should.
This is how we cherish and remember John Lennon, the great legend.
It is a wonderful commentary on the early excitement generated by 'Beatlemania' that John Lennon didn’t even have to leave his house to buy his first carMore quotes »
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Beatles guitar sells for $US400,000
GUITAR played by Beatles pair John Lennon and George Harrison has sold for $US408,000 ($A417,500) at a New York auction. The Beatles Vox guitar, a custom prototype made in 1966 and later given to "Magic Alex" Mardas, a friend of the band, was sold by Julien's 5/18/13 from Adelaide Now Read more »
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Heads Up: Meltdown
curator, back to perform: Patti Smith. She'll be reading her poetry as well as performing her music. It's great that … The John Lennon bus is coming! An educational, mobile recording studio, it'll park on the South Bank for the fest; young people can enter 5/18/13 from The Independent Read more »
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Paul McCartney: Yoko Ono didn’t break up the Beatles
Ono and John Lennon are shown in 1970.AP Rumors have swirled since 1969 that Yoko Ono caused the Beatles break up. But the former wife of John Lennon may finally be off the hook. Despite decades of feuding, Sir Paul McCartney has recently come to Ono’s defense from FOX News Read more »
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DSO Pops to perform Lennon and McCartney classics
(AP) — The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will "come together" to perform some classic selections from the John Lennon/Paul McCartney catalog. Michael Krajewski (kruh-JEV'-skee) is to conduct the DSO Pops for performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Orchestra from Washington Examiner Read more »
