Authors: Ken Bielen Ben Urich
“Lennon of Beatles Sorry for Making Remark on Jesus.”
New York Times
(August
12, 1966): 38. An article covering the press conference in which Len-
non said his remarks about the popularity of The Beatles versus Jesus were
misunderstood.
Lennon, Pauline.
Daddy Come Home.
New York: HarperCollins, 1990. Reputedly
based on a lengthy autobiographical manuscript of Lennon’s father and finished
by the elder Lennon’s widow, this book tells Alfred Lennon’s side of the story.
He claims he did not abandon John, but rather was thwarted by a conspiracy of
the Stanley family to keep him away.
Lennon, Yoko Ono. “In Gratitude.”
New York Times
(January 18, 1981): E24. An
open letter from Lennon’s widow in response to all that happened in the weeks
after the shooting of Lennon.
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“Lennon’s Cheque Sells for £2,000.”
News.BBC.Co.UK
(December 14, 2005).
Accessed February 4, 2006, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/
uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/4529206.stm. A short article noting the
auction of a check Lennon had written to the Inland Service. The check was
owned by a former madam named Lindi St. Clair, who was known as Miss
Whiplash.
“Lennon’s Exercise Book for Sale.”
U.TV
(December 12, 2005). Accessed Febru-
ary 4, 2006, at http://www.u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=9644&pt=e. The
article notes the auction of a 1952 school book of Lennon that contains eight
of his original drawings.
Leonard, John. “Lennon Energized High Art with Pop.”
New York Times
(December
14, 1980): II-1. The classical music critic looks at the contributions of Lennon
and his fellow Beatles, with a peppering of puns, to high culture.
Leopold, Todd. “Review: Beatles Myth, Beatles Facts.”
CNN.com
(December
7, 2005). Accessed February 4, 2006, at http://www.cnn.com/2005/
SHOWBIZ/books/12/07/review.beatles/index.html.
Mostly
favorable
reviews of Bob Spitz’s
The Beatles
and Tony Bramwell’s
Magical Mystery Tours:
My Life with the Beatles.
“Letter from Lennon to Critic of Beatles Sells for Evans for ,12,000.”
Belfast Tele-
graph
(May 25, 2006). Accessed May 25, 2006, at http://www.belfasttelegraph.
co.uk/lifestyle/music/story.jsp?story=692562. The article details the contents
of a letter written in defense of The Beatles by Lennon in 1971 in response to
an article by Craig McGregor of the
New York Times,
who accused the band of
exploiting black American music.
“A Library of Lennon.”
Post-Dispatch
(St. Louis, Missouri) (December 7, 2005). A
summary of recent books focusing on Lennon written on the occasion of the
25th anniversary of his death.
Life,
Editors of.
Life: Remembering John Lennon: 25 Years Later.
New York: Life Books, 2005. A magazine-format hardcover with many color photos and reminiscences
by some who knew Lennon, including Astrid Kirchherr.
“Liverpool, NYC Remember Lennon.”
CNN.com
(December 8, 2005). Accessed
March 4, 2007, at http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/08/
lennon.tributes/index.html. Comments from Liverpudlians and New Yorkers as
tributes are held for Lennon to commemorate the anniversary of his death.
“Liverpool Sings Praises of Its Lost Son.”
Liverpool Echo
(December 9, 2005).
Accessed February 4, 2006, at http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0800beatles/
0050news/tm_objectid=16467493&method=full&siteid=50061&headline
=liverpool-sings-praises-of-its-lost-son-name_page.html. A cursory survey of
activities that took place in Lennon’s birthplace to commemorate the 25th
anniversary of his murder.
Livingston, Victor. “Lennons’ Fortune Estimated at $150M.”
Daily News
(New
York) (December 10, 1980): 23. The author reports on the investments made
by the Lennons during their time in New York.
Lloyd, Eric. “Reading for Pleasure: A Slice of Lennon.”
Wall Street Journal
(June 3,
1964): 18. A review of Lennon’s first published literary effort
In His Own Write.
Loder, Kurt. “The Last Session.”
Rolling Stone
335 (January 22, 1981): 67. The
author relates producer Jack Douglas’s thoughts about the recording session
with the Lennons at the Hit Factory on the evening of December 8, 1980.
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“The Long and Winding Road.”
Louisville Courier-Journal
(December 14, 1980):
12-page supplement. A tribute to Lennon and The Beatles published on the
occasion of Lennon’s death.
Maass, Alan. “The Pop Star the FBI Declared a ‘Threat’: John Lennon’s Revolu-
tion.”
Socialist Worker Online
(October 6, 2006). Accessed October 6, 2006, at
http://www.socialistworker.org/2006-2/604/604_13_Lennon.shtml.A well-
written, politicized, favorable review of
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
documentary.
“Macca on Lennon.”
UK.News.Launch.Yahoo.com
(December 9, 2005). Accessed Febru-
ary 4, 2006, at http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/051209/
340/fywbb.html&e=l_news_dm. A report based on Paul McCartney’s conversation
with Steve Wright of BBC Radio 2.
Majendie, Paul. “Lennon Top Icon for U.S. Rock Photographer.” Reuters online
news wire service (October 28, 2005). Accessed March 4, 2007, at http://
www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20051028-0607-arts-lennon-
photographer.html. Ethan Russell, the rock photographer, remembers his time
with The Beatles and the Lennons.
Makela, Janne.
John Lennon Imagined: Cultural History of a Rock Star.
New York:
P. Lang, 2004.
Marcus, Greil. “Life and Life Only.”
Rolling Stone
335 (January 22, 1981): 26–27.
The author attempts to figure out why Lennon was the target of an assassin, and
why it happened at this point in U.S. cultural history.
Marsh, Dave. “Another Open Letter to John.”
Rolling Stone
298 (August 23, 1979):
28. The author admires Lennon for remaining silent while his musical peers
embarrass themselves. In light of Lennon’s three Beatle band mates performing
together at Eric Clapton’s recent wedding, Marsh pleads with Lennon to not
allow a Beatles reunion.
Marsh, Dave. “Ghoulish Beatlemania.”
Rolling Stone
335 (January 22, 1981): 28–29.
The author looks at the role of the U.S. assassination culture in the death of
Lennon.
Marsh, Dave. “The Year in Review.”
Rolling Stone
(December 25, 1980): 1–6. A
sweeping review of the popular music world in 1980, including the return of
the Lennons.
Martin, Bernice. “Not Marx but Lennon.”
Encounter
56 (June 1981): 49–51. The
author provides an intelligent analysis of the disenchantment with conven-
tional politics and how Lennon’s attempt to bring the personal to politics was a
refreshing and necessary change.
Martin, Nancie S.
John Lennon, Julian Lennon.
New York: Avon, 1986. A short,
newsstand biography of Lennon with emphasis on his relationship with his first
son.
Maslin, Janet. “‘Imagine: John Lennon’: Portrait of a Generation.”
New York Times
(October 7, 1988): III–7. A review of the
Imagine
documentary.
Mayer, Allan J. “Death of a Beatle.”
Newsweek
(December 22, 1980): 31–36. A report
on the last hours and the shooting of John Lennon.
McCabe, Peter and Robert D. Schonfeld.
John Lennon: For the Record.
New York:
Bantam, 1984. A 1971 interview with Lennon and Ono as the background for
a book about The Beatles. The couple covers a wide range of topics, emphasiz-
ing The Beatles’ dissolution, with Lennon still in a mood similar to that of his
Rolling Stone
interview the previous year.
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McCarry, Charles. “John Rennon’s Excrusive Gloupie.”
Esquire
(December 1970):
204–205 ff. The author conducted an extensive interview with Lennon and Ono
while they were in Los Angeles for primal scream therapy with Arthur Janov. The
article provides extensive background on Yoko Ono’s growing up in Japan and
about the creation of her manuscript
Grapefruit.
McCracken, Melinda. “Rock and Roll Revival Surprise: John and Yoko.”
Rolling
Stone
44 (October 18, 1969): 1 ff. A review of Toronto’s September 13, 1969,
Rock and Roll Revival concert featuring the Lennons.
McGuigan, Cathleen. “Yoko Ono: A Widow Guards Her Husband’s Legacy.”
News-
week
(October 17, 1988): 66–67. A feature article about Lennon’s widow’s
defense against the Goldman biography assault and her role in the production of
the
Imagine
documentary.
McKeen, William.
The Beatles: A Bio-Bibliography.
New York: Greenwood, 1989.
The work includes an extensive bibliography of the band, including the solo
years.
McKenna, Kristine. “Lennon and the Legend.”
American Film
14 (October 1988):
32–37. The author speaks with David Wolper, Andrew Solt, and Yoko Ono
about the making of the documentary
Imagine: John Lennon.
McShane, Larry. “John Lennon’s Death Lingers for Witnesses.” Associated Press
online news wire service (December 4, 2005). Accessed March 4, 2007, at
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,177744,00.html.
The
reporter
focuses on four actors in the tragedy of Lennon’s passing: the emergency room
doctor who attended to him; the two police officers who were first on the scene
of the shooting; and a television producer whose injuries were being attended to
when Lennon was brought to Roosevelt Hospital.
Meagher, L. D. “Review: Lennon ‘Revealed’ and Remembered.”
CNN.com
(Decem-
ber 8, 2005). Accessed March 4, 2007, at http://edition.cnn.com/2005/
SHOWBIZ/books/12/07/review.lennon/. Reviews of Larry Kane’s
Lennon
Revealed
and Yoko Ono’s
Memories of John Lennon.
The Kane book is given a
positive review, but the author is disappointed that Ono does not share much of
her memories. He also finds some of the memories are too much in the image of
what Ono wants to portray of her late husband.
The Mike Douglas Show with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
6 hr. 40 min. Rhino. 1998.
DVD. All five shows in their complete form from the week Lennon and Ono
cohosted the show are presented. The duo performs a variety of songs and
answers a wide range of questions about their beliefs and their life stories.
Milton, Pat (Associated Press). “Vigil for John Lennon.”
Metro
(New York) (December
9–11, 2005): 2. Local coverage of the gathering in Central Park to commemo-
rate the 25th anniversary of Lennon’s death.
Mitchell, Jack. “A Final Record.”
New York Times
(December 8, 2005). Accessed
March 4, 2007, at http://www.rense.com/general69/jandyok.htm. An op-ed
piece by the New York celebrity photographer. The author shares his memories
of a photo session with Lennon and Yoko Ono about a month before Lennon’s
death.
Moore, Frazier (Associated Press). “Cavett DVD Recalls Talks with Lennon.”
Sentinel-Tribune
(Bowling Green, Ohio) (November 17, 2005): 8. Coverage of
new DVD featuring 1970s interviews of Lennon and Yoko Ono by late-night
talk show host Dick Cavett.
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Morris, Jan. “Britain’s Finest Hour.”
Rolling Stone
335 (January 22, 1981): 22. How
Lennon and The Beatles saved the Empire from its World War II doldrums,
though things fell apart again.
Morse, Steve. “Musicians Recall the Lennon They Knew.”
Boston Globe
(December
8, 2005). Accessed March 4, 2007, at http://www.boston.com/ae/books/
articles/2005/12/08/musicians_recall_the_lennon_they_knew/. A book
review of the Yoko Ono–edited collection
Memories of John Lennon.
Mullin, Jeff. “John Lennon: Dead But Live?”
News & Eagle
(Enid, Oklahoma) (March
15, 2006). Accessed March 15, 2006, at http://www.enidnews.com/opinion/
local_story_074005937.html?keyword=topstory. The author takes a humorous
slant toward the announcement of a pay-per-view séance to communicate with
Lennon. He suggests that if music can be retrieved from Lennon, then attempts
should also be made to contact everyone from Bach to Jimi Hendrix.
Nabhan, Shibly. “You Know It Ain’t Easy: Remembering the Wedding Odyssey of
John and Yoko.”
Japan Times
(April 13, 2006). Accessed March 4, 2007, at
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20060413a1.html. The author
relates the story of Lennon and Yoko Ono’s travails when they tried to get
married. The text of “The Ballad of John and Yoko” frames the piece.
Naha, Ed, ed.
John Lennon and the Beatles Forever.
New York: Tower, 1981. A