John Lennon
John Lennon
John Lennon (1940–1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician who co-founded the Beatles, the Liverpool band that transformed popular music in the 1960s. Raised by his aunt in Liverpool, he led a teenage skiffle group, the Quarrymen, and in July 1957 met Paul McCartney, a meeting that became the turning point of his life. Their songwriting partnership produced many of the Beatles' best-known songs, among them "Help!," "In My Life," "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "All You Need Is Love." His 1969 song "Give Peace a Chance" became a widely sung appeal for peace, and after the group separated in 1970, Lennon continued as a solo artist. He died in New York in 1980. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist.
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Icons of Popular Culture, 1950s–1970s
From the 1950s to the 1970s, records, films and television carried popular culture around the world. Elvis Presley brought rock and roll to a global audience, and all three of his competitive Grammy Awards came for gospel recordings. John Lennon, who named Elvis as an early inspiration, co-founded The Beatles. Bruce Lee introduced Chinese martial arts and their philosophy to filmgoers everywhere with Enter the Dragon (1973), and Bob Marley carried Jamaican reggae worldwide.
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