John Lennon: A Special Tribute 40 Years Later
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
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Subscribe NowWe 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
Scott Spencer’s moving tribute from Rolling Stone’s January 22nd, 1981 issue
Sean Ono Lennon, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Tweedy, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, and more performed covers to mark the late Beatle’s 80th birthday
At the height of their interpersonal strife, the band came together to create one more masterpiece
New book finds that a 1978 made-for-TV movie about Lou Gehrig inspired one of final songs Lennon recorded
KT Tunstall, Larkin Poe will also appear on virtual concert aiding War Child U.K.
The Rolling Stone Music Now podcast delves into the most heartbreaking band split-up ever
Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in Wende Correctional Facility in 1981
We look back at a 1971 Imagine session that involved half the Beatles, a can of Dr. Pepper, and many beards
Green Day frontman says his version “lands somewhere in between Generation X, Billy Idol and John Lennon”