LIFE - REMEMBERING JOHN LENNON

Out of the hardscrabble port city of Liverpool, England, there emerged a rock'n'roll group that would become the most celebrated of all time. And the soul of that group was John Lennon, 'the Smart Beatle', who with his mates changed the way the world looked, partied and lived. From the days in a Hamburg basement club to the Ed Sullivan Show to the movies to the White Album, the music traced a phenomenal trajectory. Along the way came his beloved Yoko and sons Julian and Sean, the breakup of the Fab Four, the fascinating solo albums, and finally, in the end, an assassin's bullet. Life was there with John and the Beatles from their first visit to these shores till the final days. This exultant tale is told in vivid photography and words, as John is brought to life in a truly special volume from the editors of Life.