Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to story telling -- in prose and in poetry, in art and in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of Oct. 9th
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It is the 282nd day of the year, leaving 83 days remaining in 2022.
He told his stories with a backbeat, a nasal, often frantic, and sometimes high-pitched singing voice, and with hit songs he always co-wrote with Paul McCarney.
As a musician and song-writer, he is one of the most influential rock-and-rollers of all time. The Beatles, a pop boy-band that grew into a psychedelic, irreverent and genre-changing quartet, is among the greatest bands of the second half of the 2oth Century.
He was the band's rhythm guitarist, and he and McCartney switched being the lead and backup singers, along with being the main songwriters.
In 1956, Lennon formed the Quarrymen, the band that grew into the Beatles.
After the Beatles, Lennon found additional fame and artistry with his wife, Yoko Ono. Her influence on him and his activism -- for peace and equality and love -- is enormous. It was during this time Lennon reached ever greater fame with his political songs, such as Give Peace a Chance and Imagine.
Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment on Dec. 8, 1980.
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