After being inspired by breakfast cereal, John Lennon wrote one song for The Beatles that he described as "garbage".

From: Some Time in New York City (1972) One of just two songs on Some Time in New York City where Lennon didn't share a writing credit with Yoko Ono, "John ... for 1975's Rock 'n' Roll.

It is a fact often forgotten that when the band ditched the hand-holding pop sentiments that had brought them to a precipice of fame known only to Jesus Christ, as Lennon would famously say, before ...

Eddie Cochran, the music pioneer behind classics like “Summertime Blues,” was more than just a rock ‘n’ roll star; he was ...

Also recognised for his unpredictable, hellraising rock-star behaviour, Betts was the inspiration for the character played by ...

Rather than perpetuate the simplified myth of Lennon as a lone revolutionary figure, the film spotlights Ono’s equally ...

A love story in songs, drawing on recently released footage and recordings of the two iconic figures of British music. John ...

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And then you had the giant John Lennon acoustic guitar ... “It arrived at the moment when I think rock’n’roll albums were becoming an important part of people’s lives,” says Perry.

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Among those honored are three icons whose influence spans generations: Southern hip-hop pioneers OutKast, groundbreaking rap group Salt-N-Pepa ... of Rock & Roll forever,” said John Sykes ...