Artist

John Lennon

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Biography

"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the '60s, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal."

Born John Winston Lennon on Oct. 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England. Died Dec. 8, 1980, in New York City
John Lennon's first solo release, 1969's "Give Peace A Chance" was recorded with his wife Yoko Ono while he was still in the Beatles and garnered worldwide attention and commercial success. He had his first No. 1 solo hit with 1973's "Whatever Gets You Through The Night," which featured vocal and keyboard contributions from Elton John. Released in 1970, Plastic Ono Band was his first Top 10 album.
Lennon earned his first career GRAMMYs for Best New Artist and Best Performance By A Vocal Group for Hard Day's Night as a member of the Beatles. He earned posthumously earned his only solo GRAMMY for Album Of The Year for Double Fantasy, which was released just weeks before his death in 1980.
Lennon never performed at a GRAMMY Awards show, but did serve as a presenter. He and Paul Simon presented Record Of The Year at the 17th GRAMMY Awards in 1975.
Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance" was written during his honeymoon with Yoko Ono, when the couple was staging a "bed-in for peace," in which they submitted to interviews without ever leaving their hotel room bed.
Lennon was honored with a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991, and posthumously again in 2014 as a member of the Beatles. In addition to the 15 Beatles works in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, Lennon has one solo work in the Hall: "Imagine," which was inducted in 1999.
In 2011 Lennon's complete artistic legacy was celebrated at the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live's John Lennon: Songwriter exhibit. Artifacts on display included several of his guitars, handwritten lyrics, his Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band costume, and his signature round wire-framed eyeglasses.
Lennon gave a great deal of his money to charities but rarely publicized his donations. He staged many benefit concerts, usually aimed at supporting world peace. He headlined the 1969 Toronto Peace Festival and played a 1972 benefit concert at New York's Madison Square Garden to raise money for mentally handicapped children.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for John Lennon

1985 • 27th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Heart Play (Unfinished Dialogue) (Album). John Lennon, Yoko Ono

1982 • 24th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Record Of The Year

(Just Like) Starting Over (Single). John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Album Of The Year

Double Fantasy. John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Male Pop Vocal Performance

Double Fantasy (Track). John Lennon

1971 • 13th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Let It Be. George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
Song Of The Year

Let It Be. John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Best Contemporary Song

Let It Be (Single). John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Record Of The Year

Let It Be. The Beatles
Best Contemporary Song

Let It Be. The Beatles

1970 • 12th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Album Of The Year

Abbey Road (Album). The Beatles
Best Contemporary Song

Abbey Road. The Beatles
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Yellow Submarine. George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney

1969 • 11th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Record Of The Year

Hey Jude. The Beatles
Song Of The Year

Hey Jude. John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Best Contemporary Song

Hey Jude. The Beatles
Album Of The Year

Magical Mystery Tour (Album). The Beatles

1968 • 10th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles
Best Contemporary Song

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles
Best Contemporary Song

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles
Album Of The Year

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles

1967 • 9th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Song Of The Year

Michelle. John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Album Of The Year

Revolver (Album). The Beatles

1966 • 8th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Album Of The Year

Help!. The Beatles
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Help! (Motion Picture) (Album). George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ken Thorne
Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Help!. The Beatles
Best Contemporary Song

Help!. The Beatles
Song Of The Year

Yesterday (Single). John Lennon, Paul McCartney

1965 • 7th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Song Of The Year

A Hard Day's Night (Single). John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

A Hard Day's Night. The Beatles
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

A Hard Day's Night (Motion Picture) (Album). John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Best Contemporary Song

A Hard Day's Night. The Beatles
Record Of The Year

I Want To Hold Your Hand. The Beatles
Best New Artist

. The Beatles