John Lennon's son hosting special radio show on dad's 80th birthday with Paul McCartney interview

John Lennon would have turned 80 years old on Friday, and his family, friends and famous fans are all paying tribute to the legendary Beatles singer.Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York City apartment building on Dec. 8, 1980, but his music and messages live on for millions around the world.

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has shared a cover of John Lennon’s ‘Jealous Guy’ to mark the legendary singer-songwriter’s birthday.The late Beatle, who would have turned 80 today (October 9), died on December 8, 1980 after he was shot in New York by Mark Chapman.Posting the cover to Instagram, Parker wished Lennon a happy birthday, tagged his son Sean Ono Lennon and included the hashtag #gimmesometruth.

Sean Ono Lennon has spoken about John Lennon returning his MBE to the Queen, calling it “maybe more punk than anything the punks did”.The Beatles were each given the honour in 1965, but Lennon returned his award a year later in protest against the Vietnam War and Britain’s involvement in the conflict in Biafra.Speaking on George Stroumboulopoulos’ Apple Music Hits show STROMBO, Ono Lennon reflected on his dad’s actions, which happened just after the release of the track ‘Cold Turkey’.“Famously,

Friday, October 9, marks what would have been the 80th birthday of John Lennon.

#JohnLennon #LENNON80 pic.twitter.com/ePrHqvZxVB— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) October 9, 2020Lennon and McCartney met by chance at during a church celebration back in 1957. They hit it off and would later become one the most beloved songwriting duos.

John Lennon's 80th birthday. On Friday 9 October, the Wings musician posted a black and white throwback photo of the pair smiling while working on a collaboration as McCartney puts pen to paper in the snap."I love this picture, it reminds me of the bond between us," the Beatle wrote on Instagram.

John Lennon would have celebrated his 80th birthday tomorrow (October 9) if he were still alive and his son, Sean Ono Lennon, is keeping his legacy alive.

Universal Music has announced that it will mark what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday by launching a TV channel dedicated to him. The pop-up station will be available to UK television owners for one week, starting on the big day, 9 Oct.In a first for the major label, the Lennon80 TV channel will pull together all sorts of archive interviews, documentaries and performances, as well as new programmes knocked together just for this.

John Lennon‘s 80th birthday this week.Sky, Virgin and Freeview will broadcast LENNON80 in honour of the late Beatle‘s birthday this Friday (October 9), which will include a mix of old footage and new content.Among the programmes airing on the channel will be the famous documentary Bed Peace, which follows Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s famous “Bed-In for Peace” protest in 1969, as well as appearances on Parkinson in 1971 and The Dick Cavett Show in 1971 and 1972.The channel will also show three

Paul McCartney has discussed how Bob Dylan influenced some of The Beatles‘ earliest songwriting.Speaking in a new BBC Radio 2 documentary to mark John Lennon‘s 80th birthday, McCartney was asked about the band’s “interpersonal, reflective” song-writing and whether it had been influenced by the US icon’s earlier work.He told Sean Lennon: “We certainly got a lot from Dylan and I know I had one of his first LPs at home before The Beatles.

Paul McCartney has reflected on meeting John Lennon and their songwriting partnership in The Beatles.Lennon, who died in 1980, would turn 80 on October 9 and, ahead of the milestone birthday, his son Sean hosted a two-part programme looking back at his life.In the second part, which aired on BBC Radio 2 earlier tonight (October 2), Sean spoke to his brother Julian and McCartney.In McCartney’s segment, he recalled when he first realised Lennon was special.

You, like me, might be getting ready to celebrate the 80th birthday of a very important person born in Merseyside exactly eight decades ago. And if that’s the case, I’ll pass on your birthday greetings to my mum this weekend.

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John Lennon was said to be “physically sick” from nerves before performing with Elton John at a 1974 show in New York’s Madison Square Garden after the Beatle lost a bet with Elton.Elton worked extensively with Lennon on his 1974 ‘Walls and Bridges’ album, providing backing vocals and piano on the lead single ‘Whatever Gets You Through The Night’.Despite not being a firm favourite of Lennon’s, Elton convinced him to release the track – and wagered that they would have to perform the number