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John Lenon
John Winston Ono Lennon is one of the most famous musical artists ever . He ____________________ ( become ) famous as one of The Beatles . He co - ____________________ ( write ) most of the band's songs , the majority of which are now rock classics . He also ____________________ ( help ) shape the social revolution of the 1960s . His solo career further ____________________ ( elevate ) him as a music legend . Lennon also ____________________ ( achieve ) fame as a peace activist .
Lennon ____________________ ____________________ ( be born ) in Liverpool in 1940 . He was brought up by an aunt , who ____________________ ( buy ) him a harmonica and ____________________ ( teach ) him how to play the banjo . Lennon's mother ____________________ ( play ) him Elvis Presley records and he ____________________ ( fall ) in love with Rock and Roll . He ____________________ ( tell ) his mother and aunt he would be a famous singer one day .
Lennon ____________________ ( meet ) Paul McCartney in 1957 at a church hall concert . They ____________________ ( become ) friends and ____________________ ( begin ) writing songs together . They ____________________ ( form ) a band called The Beatles . They ____________________ ( become ) popular playing live at local clubs in Liverpool and Germany . Then they ____________________ ( turn ) into the most successful and influential act in music history . Lennon famously ____________________ ( say ) The Beatles ____________________ ( be ) more popular than Jesus .
Lennon ____________________ ( leave ) The Beatles in 1970 . That same year he ____________________ ( release ) the ? John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band' album , which he ____________________ ( record ) with his Japanese wife Yoko Ono . His album ? Imagine' ____________________ ( follow ) in 1971 . The song ? Imagine' ____________________ ( become ) an anthem for anti - war movements . More classic albums ____________________ ( follow ) . On 8th December 1980 , a mad fan ____________________ ( shoot ) and ____________________ ( kill ) Lennon outside his New York apartment .
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