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Julian Lennon tweeted that "as a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could" by performing the song. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
A cassette with the recording of teenage journalists' 1970 interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with polaroid photos from the conversation, seen at Bruun Rasmussen Auction House in Copenhagen on September 24, 2021. An unidentified bidder won the lot for the equivalent of $58,240. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
John Lennon (by Steve Morley), Tracy Chapman (by Bryan Bedder), Simon & Garfunkel (by David Redfern) Getty Images hide caption
Paul McCartney has released McCartney III, the latest in a trilogy of solo recordings that stretches back to 1970. Mary McCartney hide caption
Future Islands. The band's latest release, As Long As You Are, tops our shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 9. Justin Flythe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
World Cafe Host, Talia Schlanger on the iconic Abbey Road crosswalk with Beatles Tour Guide, Richard Porter. Kim Junod/WXPN hide caption
Beatles Tour Guide: A Day In The Life on World Cafe
The Rollings Stones, Marianne Faithfull and other performers at the Rock and Roll Circus. Michael Randolf/Courtesy of the production company hide caption
John Lennon and George Harrison in studio, recording Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?" YouTube screen shot by NPR hide caption
Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote songs for The Beatles under Lennon-McCartney, but a new statistical model can be used to tell who actually took the lead. AP hide caption
A Songwriting Mystery Solved: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life'
John Lennon (left) and Paul McCartney, pictured here circa 1960, met as teenagers in July 1957. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
Yoko Ono, accompanied by son Sean Lennon, accepted the Centennial Song award for "Imagine" at a National Music Publishers' Association event Wednesday in New York. Gary Gershoff/Courtesy NMPA hide caption
John Lennon in 1966. Harry Benson/Getty Images hide caption
John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, pictured above in January 1970, are the subjects of Jonathan Cott's new book Days That I'll Remember. Cott met Lennon in 1968 and was friends with the couple. Anthony Cox/Getty Images hide caption
Cynthia Lennon walks alongside John Lennon in this 1966 file photo. AP Photo hide caption
John Lennon on his way to a Rod Stewart concert with his wife, Yoko Ono, in New York circa 1980. Keystone/Stringer hide caption
John Lennon and Yoko Ono greet the press from the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam on March 25, 1969. Central Press/Getty Images hide caption