Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", he was initially the group's de facto leader, a role gradually ceded to McCartney. In 1956, he formed the Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. īorn in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager.
His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. Lennon's work was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit of his music, writing and drawings, on film, and in interviews. A lady through and through until the end of her life, one of Cynthia Lennon’s final contributions to the world proved to be every bit as beautiful as she was, and we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did.John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles.
In 2012, that love translated into a cover of “In My Life” for The Beatles Complete on Ukulele, an ongoing project to cover every Beatles song on (or at least including) a ukelele that featured a then 72-year old Cynthia speaking the lyrics to The Beatles’ 1965 classic, her quiet voice bearing the weight of a lifetime of memories of a man we knew as a rock and roll icon but that she and their son Julian knew at one time as a husband and father.įun Fact: Cynthia enjoyed the closeness of Pattie Boyd (George Harrison’s wife) and Maureen Starkey (Ringo Starr’s wife), as both lived nearby, often going on holiday together or shopping.Ĭynthia’s cover of “In My Life” is by no means a musical masterpiece – far from it, in fact – but that’s not what makes it beautiful what makes Cynthia’s tender take on “In My Life” so special is the fact that more than anyone, she had the right to be profoundly, endlessly angry with John and yet found it in her heart to lovingly remember her late ex-husband with his own song, summing up every single good feeling and good memory she ever had of the late legend in a mere 2 minutes and 41 seconds.
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