John Lennon

(1940-1980) British singer songwriter and composer, member of the rock group "The Beatles" who was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman just outside his apartment building in New York on December 8th 1980

John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), was an English songwriter, singer, musician, graphic artist, author and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles. Lennon and Paul McCartney formed a critically acclaimed and commercially successful partnership writing songs for The Beatles and other artists. Lennon, with his cynical edge and knack for introspection, and McCartney, with his storytelling optimism and gift for melody, complemented each other. In his solo career, Lennon wrote and recorded songs such as "Imagine" and "Give Peace a Chance".
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Noun
1. English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
(synonym) Lennon
(hypernym) rock star
(member-holonym) Beatles

n. John Lennon, British singer songwriter and composer, member of the rock group "The Beatles"

n. John Lennon (1940-1980), British singer songwriter and composer, member of the rock group "The Beatles", who was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman just outside his apartment building in New York, on December 8th 1980