marriage to Clapton, 513
Harrison, Peter, 8, 44, 46, 514, 521
Harry, Bill, 140, 142, 158, 294
as editor of Mersey Beat, 119–121
Sutcliffe’s friendship with, 58, 59, 65
Hastings, Jay, 469
Havadtoy, Sam, 476
Hawke, Jim, 92–93, 115, 169, 175, 295
Hawke, Lilo, 92, 115, 175, 295
Hayes, Simon, 361
“Heartbreak Hotel,” 22, 23
“Hello, Goodbye,” 358, 505
“Hello Little Girl,” 152, 155, 164, 165
Hell’s Angels, 400–401, 412, 444
“Help!,” 373
Help! (album), 277, 292, 300
Help! (film), 273, 277, 294, 310, 312, 356, 360–361, 370
“Helter-Skelter,” 435
Hendrix, Jimi, 321–322, 352, 396
Henry Ansbacher & Company, 423, 424
“Here, There and Everywhere,” 304, 308, 437
“Here Comes the Sun,” 438, 508
“Here Today,” 505
Herman’s Hermits, 404
“He’s So Fine,” 512
Hessy, Frank, 25, 43
“Hey Jude,” xxvii, 369–372, 381, 383–384, 393, 421, 503
Higgins, Henry, 320
Hill and Range, 183
Hippies, 407, 434
Apple visited by, 392–393
emergence of, 315–316
“Hippy-Hippy Shake,” 111, 230
Hit Factory studios, 467, 468
HMV, 22, 155, 164, 166
Hoddel’s Gang, 163
Hofer, Walter, 227, 240–241, 249–250, 283
Hoffman, Abbie, 454
Hoffman, Dezo, 195, 209, 237–239, 245, 246, 249
as Beatles’ photographer, 158, 204
Holland, Jools, 520
Holly, Buddy, 43, 44, 46, 53, 62, 70, 151, 290, 291, 487, 493, 495
Holmes à Court, Robert, 493
Home, Sir Alec Douglas, 219, 222, 255, 257
“Honey Don’t,” 89, 290
“Honey Pie,” 388
Hoover, J. Edgar, 456
Hopkin, Mary, 369, 371, 393
“Horse to the Water,” 520
“Houn’ Dog,” 22, 227, 250
“House of the Rising Sun,” 292
Howard, Peter, 426
Howard and Wyndham theater chain, 423, 424, 442
“How Do You Do It?,” 184, 185, 197
“How Do You Sleep?,” 456, 491
Howes, Arthur, 187, 191, 192, 194
How I Won the War (film), 306
Hughes, E.R., 46
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 318
Huntley, Chet, 248
Hutch, Johnny, 63, 71, 72, 109, 164, 178
Hylton, Jack, 369
Hyman, Malka. See Epstein, Malka Hyman (Queenie)
Hynde, Chrissie, 466
I, Me, Mine (Harrison), 513, 514
“I Am the Walrus,” 359, 443, 485
Idle, Eric, 514
Ifield, Frank, 155, 187
“If I Fell,” 265
“I Like It,” 204
“I Lost My Little Girl,” 44
Imagine, 455–456
“Imagine,” 453
Imagine: John Lennon (documentary), 474–475
“I Me Mine,” 409
“I’m Happy Just to Dance With You,” 265
“I’m Only Sleeping,” 304
India, Beatles in, 365–367
Indra Club, Hamburg, 82, 84, 88–91
“In Spite of All the Danger,” 53
“Instant Karma,” xi, 461
Into the Sun, 476
“I Saw Her Standing There,” 194, 461, 493
“I Should Have Known Better,” 265
Isley Brothers, 188, 194
“It Don’t Come Easy,” 522
“It’s Getting Better,” 505
“It Won’t Be Long,” 224
Ives, Burl, 26
Iveys (Badfinger), 369, 393, 439
“I Wanna Be Your Man,” 264
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 224, 227, 235, 236, 239, 240–241, 248, 292, 493
“I Want to Tell You,” 305
Jacaranda Coffee Bar, Liverpool, 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 79, 175, 449
Jacaranda Enterprises, 75
Jack Paar Show, 244
Jackson, Michael, 492, 494
Jacobs, David, 197, 215, 232–234, 244, 346, 347
Jagger, Mick, x, 201, 264, 278–279, 328, 335, 336, 342, 362, 385, 404, 405, 434, 444, 465, 491
James, Dick, 48, 190, 227, 459, 493
as Beatles’ music publisher, 184–186, 420–422
as singer, 167, 183, 186, 420
“Thank Your Lucky Stars” appearance and, 186
James, Ian, 32
Janov, Arthur, 456
Japan, Beatles on tour in, 296
“Japanese Tears,” 491
“Jealous Guy,” xi, 379
Jefferson, Mal, 517
Jefferson Airplane, 316
“Jet,” 485
Jet Harris and the Jetblacks, 181
Jim Mac Jazz Band, 13, 30, 291
Joel, Billy, x
John, Elton, xxvi, 263, 458, 459–461, 465, 471, 486, 514
John Birch Society, 332–333
“John by Yoko Ono” (sculpture), 379
John Lennon: In His Own Write (Lennon), 262, 379–380
John Moores Exhibition (1959), 59–60, 63
Johnny and the Moondogs, 54–56, 63–70
See also Quarry Men
“Johnny B. Goode,” 475
Johnny Carson Show, 367
Johnson, Bella, 16, 18, 19, 30
Johnson, Lyndon B., 250, 255, 256
Johnson, Olive, 16, 18, 19, 30, 31, 148–149, 195, 196, 199, 202
Johnstone, Davey, 460
Jones, Brian, 147, 201, 264, 305, 434
Jones, Peter, 213, 217
Jones, Philip, 185–186, 189–190
Jones, Raymond, 140–141
Joyce, James, 262
Juke Box Jury (TV show), 186, 216, 230, 269
“Julia,” 388
Justice, Jimmy, 155, 182
Just William stories (Crompton), 8, 191, 212
Kaempfert, Bert, 117–118, 121, 295
Kaiserkeller Club, Hamburg, 80–82, 87–90, 93–95, 97–99, 101, 162, 174
Kampuchea, benefit concert for refugees, xvii, 490
“Kansas City,” 290
Karmal, Alfie, 497, 499
Kass, Ron, 365, 378, 399, 425, 426, 429
Kaufman, Murray “the K,” 248–249, 255, 324, 428
Keeler, Christine, 205, 206, 499
Kelly, Brian, 105–106, 122, 145
Kelly, Freda, 154, 180–182, 193, 200, 204, 214
Kemp, Gibson, 176, 286
Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters, 356
Kennedy, John F.
assassination of, x, xiii, xviii, 228, 240, 251, 330
values epitomized by, 225
Kerouac, Jack, 65, 315
Kesey, Ken, 397
King, Carole, 181
Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, 64, 118, 121, 145, 152, 187, 188
King’s Road, London, 276
Kinnear, Roy, 277
Kirby, Kathy, 182
Kirchherr, Astrid, 102, 116, 156, 224, 231
appearance of, 96, 98
background of, 96–97
Beatles’ costumes designed by, 100
Beatles first seen by, 98
Beatles photographed by, 98–99, 115, 119, 121, 295
as Sutcliffe’s girlfriend, 99–100, 114, 158–160, 296
Klein, Alan, 402
Klein, Allen, 446, 512
appearance of, 406
Apple reorganized by, 425–427, 435
ATV takeover of Northern Songs and, 423–424
background of, 402–403
as Beatles’ business manager, 424–425, 441–442, 445, 486
Be
atles’ separation from NEMS and, 418–420
imprisoned for tax evasion, 486
John’s acceptance of, 413, 414
lawsuits against, 406, 415, 424, 453
Paul’s mistrust of, 414, 416, 423, 425, 427, 431, 439, 441–442, 447
Rolling Stones managed by, 338, 404–406, 424
Klein, Betty, 403, 406
Knibbs, Ted, 199
Knox, Buddy, 403
Koger, Marijke, 361–362
Koschmider, Bruno, 81–82, 84, 85, 87–89, 91, 92–94, 101–103, 113, 114, 162
Kramer, Billy J. (Billy Ashton), 201, 207, 224, 228, 229, 285–286, 321
Epstein’s management of, 199, 227, 280, 281
as singer, 204
Kroll, Jack, 331
Ku Klux Klan, 301
“Lady Madonna,” 366
Laine, Denny, 483, 491
Lauper, Cyndi, xi
Laurel, Stan, 329
Lawrence, Steve, 403, 405
“Layla,” 513
Leach, Sam, 63, 69, 79, 143–146, 148, 154, 178
Lear, Edward, 262
Leary, Timothy, 315, 331–332, 373, 428
Lee Curtis and the All Stars, 156, 177–178, 200
Leeger, Josje, 362
Leibovitz, Annie, 467
“Lemon Tree,” 237
Lennon, Cynthia Powell, 56, 202, 215, 262, 272, 273, 307, 308, 339, 342, 344, 358
appearance of, 50
birth of Julian, 198
fans and, 216, 222, 269
as John’s girlfriend, 51–52, 83, 104, 115
John’s marriage to, 171–172, 176, 222, 269
Maharishi and, 365, 367, 377
marital breakdown and divorce, 359, 373–374, 377, 381
personality of, 50, 51
remarriage of, 462
Lennon, Freddy, 4–5, 24, 176, 271
Lennon, John Winston, xxvii, 45, 46, 61, 212
appearance of, 269, 305
artistic talent, 8, 12, 39–41, 83, 379, 380
Aunt Mimi, relationship with, 34, 104, 112–113, 374, 463–464, 469
on Beatle reunions, xvii, 440, 490
birth of, 3–4
books written by, 9, 262, 455
childhood of, 5–11, 456, 463–464, 478
children of. See Lennon, Julian; Lennon, Sean Ono
death of, ix, xii, xviii, 330, 469, 470, 479, 491, 514, 518–519
depressions suffered by, 373–374
drug use and possession charges, 394–396, 421–422, 490
early rock and roll influence on, 23–25, 290, 291
education of, 8, 10–12, 22–23, 27, 39–41, 58–59, 83
Epstein, relationship with, 143, 146, 154, 155, 157, 198–199, 203, 281, 337
eyesight of, 8, 51, 306
as father, xvii, 190, 461–462, 466–467, 474
father of, 4–5, 271
guitars owned by, 25, 53, 92, 464
individuality sought by, 306–307
Klein, acceptance of, 413, 414
life in New York, xiv, xvii, 461–468
marriages of. See Lennon, Cynthia Powell; Lennon, Yoko Ono
MBE renounced by, 443
mother, relationship with, 7, 12–13, 23, 24, 27, 48, 456, 475
mother’s death and, 49–50, 52
move to U.S., 453–454
name changed by, 429
National Trust opens childhood home of, 478
on-stage antics of, 163
Paul, relationship with, x, xix, xxviii, 455–456, 460–461, 465, 471, 476, 482, 491, 504
Paul’s first meeting with, 35, 410, 462
Peace Campaign and, 428–429, 432
psychiatric help for, 456
religious views of, 297–298, 300, 301, 332
residences of, 271, 353, 434, 453, 472, 478–479
resignation from Beatles, 440–441, 453
Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame lifetime
achievement award to, 476, 497
Rolling Stone magazine interview of, 455
Shotton, friendship with, 9–13, 23, 27, 37, 48, 50, 312, 377
solo albums by, 453, 454, 459, 461
solo concerts by, 456, 459–461
songwriting, 44, 64, 117–118, 169–170, 179, 183–186, 194, 198, 204, 205, 207, 224, 229, 235–236, 264, 265, 290–292, 304, 305, 316–318, 326–328, 373, 374, 386–388, 396, 409, 420, 421, 431, 436–441, 454–455, 466, 502–503
stage fright of, 456, 460
Sutcliffe, relationship with, 58–60, 100, 101, 161, 162, 377
as Teddy Boy, 23, 34, 41
U.S. government and, 456–457
wit of, 191, 195, 247, 250, 267
writing for Mersey Beat, 120, 121, 123
See also Beatles; Johnny and the Moondogs; Quarry Men; Silver Beatles
Lennon, Julia, 317
banjo playing of, 24
childbearing of, 3–5
death of, 49–50
John’s relationship with, 7, 12–13, 23, 24, 27, 48, 456, 475
marriage of, 4, 176
personality of, 4
songs about, 388, 456
Lennon, Julian, 202, 216, 269, 307, 308, 333, 365, 373, 381
birth of, 198
debut album of, 475
John as father to, 198, 462, 475, 476
Yoko, relationship with, 475, 476
Lennon, Sean Ono, xi, xvii, 477
birth of, 461
childhood of, 461–462, 466–467, 472, 474
debut album of, 476
Lennon, Yoko Ono, xi, xvii, xviii, 377, 407, 421, 443, 444, 470–471, 502, 503
background of, 374–375
at Beatles’ recording sessions, 377–378, 387
bed-ins, 418, 422, 428, 429
birth of Sean, 461
collaborations with John, 378–379, 453, 462, 467
daughter by Cox of, 375, 378, 453–454, 457, 476–477
drug possession charges against, 394–396
exploitation of, 473–474
fans and, 380, 471
films of, 418, 437–438
John fascinated with, 374, 376, 387
John’s death and, 470–471
John’s first meeting with, 307, 375
John’s marriage to, 417–418
living with John, 378
miscarriage of, 396, 430
move to U.S., 453–454
Peace Campaign and, 428–429
separation from John, 457–458, 460, 461
since John’s death, 472–480
solo album by, 473
Lennon Remembers (Lennon), 455
Leslie, Sir Jack, 501
Lester, Richard, 265, 273, 277, 294, 306, 310, 356
“Let ’Em In,” 486
“Let It Be,” x, 449, 502
Let It Be (film and album), 408–411, 422, 432, 444–449, 453, 503
“Let’s Dance,” 182
“Let’s Spend the Night Together,” 332
Levis, Carroll, 33, 54
Lewis, Brian, 365, 425
Lewis, Vic, 285, 352
Lewisohn, Mark, xiv–xv, 331
Liberace, 197
Liberty Records, 227
Life magazine, 241, 303–304, 333, 443
Life of Brian (film), 514–515
“Like Dreamers Do,” 152
Lindsay-Hogg, Michael, 408
“Listen to What the Man Said,” 486
Liston, Sonny, 257, 329, 330
Little Eva, 181
Little Richard (Richard Penniman), 24, 32, 36, 38, 43, 62, 77, 151, 178, 180–181, 290, 409
Live Aid, 4, 90, 335, 495, 511
“Live and Let Die,” 485
Live and Let Die (film), 485
Liverpool, xxi–xxii, 7–10, 266
Beatles memorabilia, xxi–xxii, 478, 495
bombing of, 3, 4
economy of, 5–6
links with U.S., 43
music scene in, 27, 31
Liverpool Arts Ball (1959)
Liv
erpool Evening Echo, 150, 153, 195, 200, 245, 343
Liverpool Institute, 17, 33, 40–41, 45, 57, 58, 65, 114, 494
Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts (LIPA), xxii, 494
Liverpool Oratorio, The, 492
Lives of John Lennon, The (Goldman), xxviii, 474
Living in the Material World, 512
Livingstone, Jay, 225, 226, 253
Lockhart-Smith, Judy, 241, 257, 258, 281
Lockwood, Sir Joseph, 167, 225, 274, 329–330, 352, 378, 394, 395, 399–400, 413, 414, 419, 427–428, 446
Lofgren, Nils, 523
Lomax, Jackie, 369, 371, 393, 417
London Daily Express, 192, 208, 213, 221, 222, 237, 249, 282, 345, 359
London Daily Mail, 191, 213, 221, 222, 236, 261, 334
London Daily Mirror, 206–208, 221–222, 418
London Daily Sketch, 357, 445
London Evening Standard, 190–191, 212, 213, 235, 245, 252, 297, 298
London News of the World, 223
London Times, xii, 235, 336
Literary Supplement to, 262
“Long and Winding Road, The,” 446, 449
“Long Tall Sally,” 36
“Looking Glass,” 64
Lopez, Trini, 237, 238
Lord of the Rings, The (Tolkien), 364
Los Angeles Times, 359
Love, Mike, 225, 365
Love, Tommy, 109
“Lovely Rita,” 327, 329
“Love Me Do,” xv, 169–170, 178–179, 181–184, 191
“Love of the Loved,” 152, 164, 207, 493
Love You Make, The (Brown), xxviii
“Love You To,” 304
Lovich, Lene, 466
Lovin’ Spoonful, 292
Lowe, John, 53
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), 273–274, 311, 315, 316, 326, 327, 333, 339, 356, 383
“Lucille,” 180
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” 327, 331, 333, 397, 459, 460, 462
Lulu (Marie Lawrie), 344, 358–359
Lydon, John, 370–371
“Lying O’Brien,” 516
Lynne, Jeff, 515
Lyttleton, Humphrey, 107–108
M.A. Jacobs Ltd., 197, 232–233
MacLaine, Pete, 181
Maclen, 423
Macmillan, Harold, 206, 255
Madame Tussauds, 262, 329
Madison Square Garden, New York, x, 256, 456, 459–460
Madonna, 501
“Maggie May,” 410
Magical Mystery Tour, 356–358, 483
“Magical Mystery Tour,” 355–354, 443
Magical Mystery Tour (album), 397
Magical Mystery Tour (film), 356–359, 364, 370, 492, 493
Magic Christian, The (film), 444
Maguire, Mary, 173
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 341–343, 346, 365–367, 388, 421, 454, 517
Mahler, Gustav, 236
Major, John, 495
Makin, E. Rex, 147
Malcolm X, 454
Maltz, Stephen, 398, 399
Manfred Mann group, 312
Mann, William, 235–236, 251
Manson, Charles, 435, 468
Many Years From Now, xxviii, 504