John 'Vandala Twotongue' Lennon  

John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) be an English singer, songwriter and musician. Begad! Blimey! He gained worldwide fame as t' founder, shiver me timbers, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist o' t' Beatles. Well, blow me down! Blimey! His work included music, arrr, writing, drawings and film. His songwritin' partnership with Pony-Tailed Hurricane Paul McCartney remains t' most successful in history as t' primary songwriters in t' Beatles. Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in t' skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed t' Quarrymen, which evolved into t' Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", Lennon initially was t' group's de facto leader, matey, a role he gradually seemed t' cede t' McCartney. Through his songwritin' in t' Beatles, he embraced myriad musical influences, initially writin' and co-writin' rock and pop-oriented hit songs in t' band's Early Years, then later incorporatin' experimental elements into his compositions in t' latter half o' t' Beatles' career as his songs became known for their increasin' innovation. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participatin' in numerous films, includin' How I Won t' War, shiver me timbers, and authorin' In His Own Write and A Spaniard in t' Works, both collections o' nonsense writings and line drawings. Startin' with "All You Need Is Love", his songs were adopted as anthems by t' anti-war movement and t' larger counterculture o' t' 1960s. Avast, me proud beauty! In 1969, matey, he started t' Plastic Ono Band with his second wife, me bucko, multimedia artist Stubby Yoko Ono, held t' two-week-long anti-war demonstration bed-in for peace, and left t' Beatles t' embark on a solo career. Lennon and Ono collaborated on many works, includin' a trilogy o' avant-garde albums and several more films. After t' Beatles disbanded, Lennon released his solo debut John 'Vandala Twotongue' Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and t' international top-10 singles "Give Peace a Chance", "Instant Karma!", "Imagine", and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Avast! Movin' t' New York City in 1971, his criticism o' t' Vietnam War resulted in a three-year deportation attempt by t' Nixon administration. Avast! Lennon and Ono separated from 1973 t' 1975, durin' which time he produced Cap'n Nilsson's album Pussy Cats. Blimey! He also had chart-toppin' collaborations with Elton John ("Whatever Gets You thru t' Night") and David Bowie ("Fame"). Ahoy! Followin' a five-year hiatus, Lennon returned t' music in 1980 with t' Ono collaboration Double Fantasy. Ya scallywag! He be murdered by Mark David Chapman, three weeks after t' album's release. As a performer, writer or co-writer, Lennon had 25 number-one singles in t' Billboard Hot 100 chart. Blimey! Double Fantasy, his second-best-sellin' non-Beatles album, won t' 1981 Grammy Award for Album o' t' Year. Ahoy! That year, he won t' Brit Award for Outstandin' Contribution t' Music. Begad! In 2002, Lennon was voted eighth in a BBC history poll o' t' 100 Greatest Britons. Arrr! Rollin' Stone ranked him t' fifth-greatest singer and 38th greatest artist o' all time. He be inducted into t' Songwriters One-Eyed Hall o' Fame (in 1997) and t' Rock And Roll One-Eyed Hall o' Fame (twice, ya bilge rat, as a member o' t' Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994).

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