The story of the Framus Hootenanny, the resurrected John Lennon favorite that was a key component of Beatles tone

Loved by the Animals, the Stones, and most famously John Lennon, what was it about this Framus 12-string that made it a ...
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On This Day in 1968, The Beatles Recorded One of John Lennon’s Favorite Songs, Which Contributed to the “Paul Is Dead” Theory

We often assume an artist’s favorite song they ever wrote would also be one of their longest, most complex, or most ubiquitous, but John Lennon’s favorite Beatles song is a notable exception. The Fab ...
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The Beatles Song John Lennon Worked Tirelessly on for Months: “I Was Irritated, and I Was Thinking”

The cosmic single on The Beatles' final album, 'Let It Be', that John Lennon worked and worked on for months on end.
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John Lennon Wrote One of the Beatles’ Most Haunting Songs for an Iconic Actress’s Sister

In 1968, The Beatles were going through a tough time. The year before had been full of incredible highs, such as the release of their iconic album Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band, and ...
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John Lennon Spent Months Writing This 1970 Beatles Song and Called It His Best Lyrics

Tehuan Harris is a news and features journalist at Collider, reporting and writing about all things music and reality TV (sometimes). She is a talented journalist and a natural storyteller who writes ...