John Lennon: A Special Tribute 40 Years Later
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We look back at our extensive coverage of the late Beatles legend, from his earliest RS interviews in the 1960s to his final one in 1980
‘We Are Better People Because of John Lennon’
Posted in: Music FeaturesScott Spencer’s moving tribute from Rolling Stone’s January 22nd, 1981 issue
Watch Willie Nelson and Sons Cover John Lennon’s ‘Watching the Wheels’
Posted in: Music NewsSean Ono Lennon, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Tweedy, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, and more performed covers to mark the late Beatle’s 80th birthday
‘I Am Woman’: How Helen Reddy’s Feminist Anthem Quietly Changed Pop
Posted in: Music Features“I realized the song I was looking for didn’t exist, and I was going to have to write it myself,” late Australian singer once said of her signature hit
Beatles Announce New ‘Get Back’ Companion Book to 2021 Film
Posted in: Music News240-page hardcover book will include “hundreds of previously unpublished images” from the 1969 recording sessions that begat Let It Be
Ringo Starr Celebrates His 80th Birthday with Peace, Love, and Black Lives Matter
Posted in: Music NewsA celebration of Ringoism at its finest: an hour of peace and love and rock & roll — with a little help from his friends
‘RS Interview: Special Edition’ With Ringo Starr
Posted in: Music FeaturesStarr celebrates his 80th birthday with an in-depth video interview, along with a July 7th virtual charity show
The Windy History of Penny Lane: The Beatles, the Slave Trade and a Now-Resolved Controversy
Posted in: Music FeaturesWas Penny Lane named after a notorious slave trader? Recent protests reignited the debate
Liverpool’s Penny Lane — of Beatles Fame — Might Be Facing a Name Change
Posted in: Music NewsSigns were vandalized recently due to the belief that the street was named after a slave trader
Astrid Kirchherr, Who First Photographed the Beatles, Dead at 81
Posted in: Music NewsGerman-born photographer befriended band in Hamburg in 1960, was engaged to “fifth Beatle” Stuart Sutcliffe
