On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was murdered in New York City. For millions of Beatles fan, it is a date we will never forget. On the 40th anniversary of his death (damn, that doesn’t seem remotely possible), this 12-song medley is filled with only his solo music because if I had added his Beatles material, this medley would have lasted for hours.

John Lennon was not a saint. He would have laughed at the very notion of that. He was a complex human being – often vindictive and cruel, especially to women in his younger years – who struggled to get his band to the “toppermost of the poppermost” only to dismiss much of their success in a 1970 interview as a nightmare because “one had to completely humiliate oneself to be what the Beatles were and that’s what I resent.“

Years later he had mellowed, saying a Beatles reunion shouldn’t be ruled out. “If it happens, I’ll enjoy it. My memories are now all fond and the wounds have healed.”

That possibility was ended forever by four hollow-point bullets fired from a Charter Arms .38 caliber revolver at close range by an obsessed “fan” into Lennon’s back as John and Yoko Ono walked through the archway entrance of their residence at The Dakota.

The Dream Was Over.

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The John Lennon Medley