Imagine was also the name of the 1971 album, which included the songs "Crippled Inside," "Jealous Guy," "It’s So Hard," "I ...

John Lennon was a bit of an enigma. He was a creative genius, and his songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney yielded some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. But as a man, he didn’t speak ...

The Liverpool, England-born rock band The Beatles remains perhaps both the best and most compelling rock group of all time. Not only were their songs incredible, but they also went through several ...

John Lennon wasn’t just a founding member of The Beatles, he was the creative force behind some of their most iconic and ...

Inspired by an existing Yoko Ono concept, Lennon's use of a controversial metaphor and epithet in a 1972 feminist protest song still bothers listeners today.

In the later years of his career, John Lennon stopped wearing rose-tinted glasses when it came to the Beatles' songs — in particular, his own. He continued to hold a warm spot for some of the group's' ...

John Lennon only issued seven solo albums in the 10 years after the Beatles broke up. The posthumously released Milk and Honey and Menlove Ave. made for a total of nine. With such a small sample size, ...

When The Beatles were in the studio, Paul McCartney was most often the one driving everyone nuts during the recording process. That was certainly the case with “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” the Abbey ...

McCartney and Lennon wrote “Baby’s in Black” in 1964 and recorded it together, singing cheek to cheek into the same microphone. They performed it live in very much the same way. Because the song ...

In 1968, The Beatles were going through a tough time. The year before had been full of incredible highs, such as the release of their iconic album Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band, and ...

A Love Story in Songs,” is, astonishingly, one of the few to offer a detailed narrative of John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s partnership. And it's a revelation. Leslie gives a complete portrait of this ...