Longtime Beatles fan Mark David Chapman, an out-of-work security guard living in Hawaii, pleaded guilty to shooting Lennon in ...
It is May 11, 1980, six months before the album's release and seven months before Lennon's murder outside his and wife Yoko Ono's Manhattan apartment building, The Dakota, at age 40.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” returns as a holiday ...