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On This Day in Music History – September 9

by Noise11.com

September 9 is a date packed with pivotal music milestones, from the births of legendary voices to chart-topping singles that defined their eras. On this day, Elvis Presley made his debut on national television, The Beatles reached US No.1 again, and Nirvana brought grunge into the mainstream spotlight. Otis Redding, Dave Stewart, and Michael Bublé all share this birthday, while this date also marks the anniversary of the passing of Bill Monroe, the “Father of Bluegrass.” With groundbreaking debuts, unforgettable songs, and the arrival of iconic artists, September 9 is an essential marker in music history.

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John Lennon performing live at Madison Square Garden in 1972 during the One to One concerts, featured in the Instant Karma live premiere and Power To The People box set

John Lennon ‘Instant Karma (We All Shine On)’ Live Premieres Ahead of New Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s Instant Karma (We All Shine On) has premiered in a newly released live performance video ahead of the arrival of his Power To The People deluxe box set, due 10 October. The track, recorded at Lennon’s One to One concerts at Madison Square Garden in 1972, is one of the standout moments from what would ultimately become the only full concerts Lennon ever performed in his post-Beatles life.

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John Lennon performing live at Madison Square Garden in 1972 during the One to One concerts, featured in the Instant Karma live premiere and Power To The People box set

John Lennon ‘Power To The People’ Box Focuses On John and Yoko in New York City

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s next box set is ‘Power To The People’, a 9 disc set featuring a remixed version of the 1972 double album ‘Sometime In New York City’, studio outtakes, and the One To One concerts from Madison Square Garden.

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The Beatles Help

The Beatles ‘Help’ Turns 60

by Labelle Hayes

The Beatles ‘Help!’ album is 60 years old. ‘Help!’, the UK edition also released in Australia, came out on 6 August 1965.

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Mantra of the Cosmos

Three Beatles Sons Play On Mantra of the Cosmos Record

by Music-News.com

Three Beatles members’ sons feature on a new song from Zak Starkey’s band Mantra of the Cosmos.

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John Lennon’s Psychedelic Rolls Royce Is Back On Display At Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s 1964 Rolls-Royce Phantom is on display at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada until January 2026.

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John Lennon’s Last Autograph Up For Auction

by Music-News.com

On December 7, 1980 Willie Nile and John Lennon were recording at The Record Plant studio in New York City when engineer Thom Panunzio called saying, “John broke a string on his guitar. Do you have any extra strings?”

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono

John Lennon Estate Share Video of ‘Well Well Well’

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of John Lennon has premiered a music video of Lennon live performing ‘Well Well Well’ from the One To One concerts.

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John Lennon One To One

John Lennon Reissue For 2025 Will Be 9 Disc Live Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of John Lennon is working on a live box set for later in 2025.

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Cast of Sam Mendes The Beatles movies

Sir Sam Mendes Casts His Four Beatles For Binge Worthy Movies

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Sam Mendes has officially named his four Beatles for the four movies he is making about each of The Beatles.

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John Lennon coin

Royal Mint Reveals John Lennon Coin

by Paul Cashmere

The UK’s Royal Mint has revealed the impending issue of a John Lennon coin.

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Steve Kilbey of The Church photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Music of John Lennon To Be Performed at Give Peace A Chance Concerts

by Noise11.com

Adalita (Magic Dirt), Diesel, Steve Kilbey (the Church), Isabella Manfredi (The Preatures) and Kevin Mitchell (Jebediah/Bob Evans) will perform the music of John Lennon for the Give Peace A Chance shows in Australia in July.

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John Lennon One To One

John Lennon ‘One To One: John & Yoko’ Movie To Screen Internationally in April

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s ‘One To One: John & Yoko’, the 2024 Kevin McDonald and Sam Rice-Edwards documentary, can be seen in cinemas internationally in April.

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Historic John Lennon Recording To Be Released On Record Store Day

by Music-News.com

On August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, backed by Elephant’s Memory, and joined by special guests, headlined two historic One to One Benefit Concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. These performances included an afternoon matinee and an evening performance, to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising more than $1.5 million to support children with special needs, including children from the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, N.Y, a state-supported institution for mentally handicapped children that gained national infamy after the horrible conditions and questionable medical practices the children endured were exposed to the public.

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John Lennon Live In New York City

John Lennon One To One Concert Is Coming For 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Sean Lennon has confirmed to the BBC’s Chris Hawkins that a complete concert from the 1972 John and Yoko ‘One To One’ show from 30 August 1972 at Madison Square Garden will be released in 2025.

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John Lennon Walls and Bridges

John Lennon ‘Walls and Bridges’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s ‘Walls and Bridges’ album clocked up its 50th anniversary this week. ‘Walls and Bridges’ was released on 4 October 1974 in the UK and a week earlier in the USA.

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John Lennon Mind Games box

John Lennon Once Tried to Get Wings, The Stones and Plastic Ono Band To Do A Show Together

by Paul Cashmere

In 1972 after The Beatles had broken up John Lennon asked Paul McCartney if he would do a benefit show with Wings, The Stones and Plastic Ono Band.

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John Lennon Mind Games box

John Lennon Mind Games Box Features Hidden Tracks

by Paul Cashmere

When the John Lennon ‘Mind Games’ box set was announced we were told that the album would contain hidden tracks.

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John Lennon Guitar Sells For Nearly $Au3 Million

by Music-News.com

John Lennon’s guitar has broken the record for the highest-selling piece of Beatles memorabilia after it was sold for an eye-watering £1.5 million ($Au2.8 million).

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John Lennon Mind Games box

John Lennon Estate To Release Staggeringly Expensive $2599.99 ‘Mind Games’ Box

by Paul Cashmere

Details of the upcoming John Lennon ‘Mind Games’ reissue have been revealed with a gobsmacking $AU2599.99 box set to be released as part of the project.

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James McCartney

(Sean) Lennon and (James) McCartney Release A Song Together

by Music-News.com

John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s sons Sean and James have teamed up on a new song.

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John Sinclair from John Sinclair Foundation website

John Sinclair, MC5 Manager and Subject of John Lennon Song, Dies At 82

by Paul Cashmere

Activist John Sinclair, the poet, producer and manager of MC5, has died at the age of 82.

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War Is Over

John Lennon and Yoko Ono Win Academy Award for ‘War is Over’

by Paul Cashmere

‘War is Over: Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko’ has won the Oscar for Short Film (Animated) at the 2024 Academy Awards.

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The Quarrymen

John Lowe Of Pre-Beatles Group The Quarrymen Dies At Age 81

by Paul Cashmere

John Rowe, the piano player for The Quarrymen, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison’s group before The Beatles, has died at age 81.

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John Lennon Mind Games EP

John Lennon ‘Mind Games’ EP To Be Released Ahead of Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

The Estate of John Lennon will preview the upcoming ‘Mind Games’ box set with a 4 track 12” EP to be released for Record Store Day 2024.

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Ringo Starr 'Ringo'

The Scattered Solo Beatles Songs Across The Ringo Starr Catalogue

by Paul Cashmere

Ringo Starr has recorded 13 songs by the other Beatles across his catalogue plus one rare Beatles song. That’s enough to make a standalone album.

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The Smothers Brothers Tom (left) and (Dick) right

Tom Smothers of The Smothers Brothers Dies At Age 86

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Smothers, one half of American comedy duo The Smothers Brothers with his brother (Richard) Dick, has died at age 86.

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John Lennon Mind Games 2024

Is There More Lennon and McCartney Coming in The Mind Games Box Set in 2024?

by Paul Cashmere

‘Now and Then’ may be the final Beatles song but it may not be the final Lennon and McCartney collaboration we will get to hear.

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John Lennon Mind Games 2024

72 Track John Lennon ‘Mind Games’ Box To Be Released in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The John Lennon estate has revealed that a 72 track expanded ‘Mind Games’ will be released in June, 2024.

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The Beatles Now and Then Video Is A Stunning Production By Sir Peter Jackson

by Paul Cashmere

By now you have heard the new Beatles song ‘Now and Then’. The video has now arrived.

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