A cikin 1957, ya kafa ƙungiyarsa ta farko, Quarrymen, wanda ya zama Beatles a 1960. Bayan waƙoƙin da ya yi na Plastic Ono Band kamar "Give Peace a Chance" da "Instant Karma!", Lennon daga baya ya samar da kundin da ya haɗa da John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band da Imagine, da kuma waƙoƙi kamar "Working Class Hero", "Imagine" da "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". Bayan ya koma Birnin New York a 1971, bai sake komawa Ingila ba. A shekara ta 1975, ya cire kansa daga kasuwancin kiɗa don ya tayar da ɗansa ɗan yaro Sean, amma ya sake fitowa tare da Ono a shekarar 1980 tare da kundin Double Fantasy. An harbe shi kuma aka kashe shi a cikin gidansa na Manhattan bayan makonni uku bayan sakin kundin Tambaya: Mene ne ƙungiyar Lennon ta farko?
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