Who is John Lennon?

John Lennon was most fondly remembered as one of the four singer/songwriters who made up the British sensation band “The Beatles”.

Even today, The Beatles are renowned as being one of the best bands of all time. Despite having only 10 years together, The Beatles are still the best-selling band in the United States.

In 1969, John married Yoko Ono, and took on the name John Ono Lennon. After the birth of their son, John took time off from the music industry to play the role as father amidst becoming a controversial political factor for his views on war and peace. It was only 3 weeks after he broke out of his hiatus in 1980 with a new album that John Lennon was assassinated. He had been shot in the back four times by Mark David Chapman, who he had met and autographed an album for earlier that evening. At 11:07 PM on December 8, 1980, Lennon had been pronounced dead.

To this day, Lennon is known as one of the top singer/songwriters of all time, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.