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John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, and peace activist, born in Liverpool, UK who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and "wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history". He is ranked the second most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history after McCartney. |
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News in english
about John Lennon
(September / 2009)
John Lennon Airport workers come together to beat bosses Date: 01 Sep 2009
Socialist Worker -
Some 150 Servisair workers at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport are on all-out strike. The action by members of the GMB union was sparked by compulsory redundancies. It affects flights by Ryanair, KLM, Wizzair, Flybe and Thomson.
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How Meeting the Walrus Landed a YouTube Video an Emmy Date: 01 Sep 2009
Mashable -
How did an interview recorded 40 years ago win a 2009 Emmy? We have a long gestation time, YouTube, and peace to thank, reports the Observer . In 1969, then 14-year-old Jerry Levitan made his way to John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto, elbowed a long line of press out of the way and somehow convinced the famous Beatle to give him a 40-minute interview. The conversation made its way from reel-to ...
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InterBev Announces Pat Graney to Assume Lead Role at Expanding USA Regional Office Date: 02 Sep 2009
Yahoo.com -
International Beverage (InterBev), a wholly owned subsidiary of the $2.6 billion publicly traded leading alcohol beverage producer Thai Bev, today announced that Pat Graney will assume leadership of the InterBev USA as General Manager, effective Oct. 1. Graney will be taking the reins from John Lennon, who established the company in the USA three years ago, and will be leaving to assume a new ...
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The Beatles: Rock Band advert brings John Lennon and George Harrison back from dead Date: 02 Sep 2009
Daily Telegraph -
John Lennon and George Harrison are brought back to life alongside Paul McCartney and Ringo Star in the first advert for the hotlyanticipated The Beatles: Rock Band video game.
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Sean Lennon And Nude Model Recreate John And Yoko (NSFW PHOTO) (The Huffington Post)
Date: 02 Sep 2009
Sean Lennon and a naked Kemp Muhl (a model and his girlfriend) have recreated the iconic Rolling Stone cover of Lennon's parents, Yoko Ono and John Lennon, taken by Annie Leibovitz.
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BALLAD OF JOHN AND NO-NO Date: 03 Sep 2009
New York Post -
A John Lennon fan who scrawled "LOVE" on his hero's Central Park memorial probably didn't imagine he'd be arrested. Michael Philippas, 51, was charged with making graffiti after he took out a black marker and wrote the word across the circular...
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Being John Date: 03 Sep 2009
Campbell River Mirror -
David Christopher does his best to pull off a convincing John Lennon accent over the phone, and although it sounds pretty good, he feels he can do better.
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Extra, Extra Date: 04 Sep 2009
Londonist -
Pink Oysters - all set to save you money. Gosh is this still going on? Heathrow protestors plan to horse and cart it from the airport to Totnes. The 2012 stadium is still in the running for the 2018 World Cup. A kickboxing coach cum rapist is behind bars tonight after being found guilty of 51 offences. John Lennon is to get a second blue plaque . Cocktail by aLondonist via the Londonist pool .
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