Lennon's friend and producer Jack Douglas said the star was growing annoyed by the constant yelling of political slogans Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Jack Douglas, John Lennon’s producer and pal, is recalling the late musician’s unconventional party trick. Douglas, 80, reflected on attending a gathering alongside Lennon and American social activist ...

In 1969, John Sinclair was given a 10-year prison sentence for giving two marijuana cigarettes to undercover officers in Detroit, a punishment seen by many as unduly harsh and politically motivated.

John Laws, the legendary Australian radio host nicknamed “Golden Tonsils” for his signature voice, has died. He was 90. Laws died “peacefully” on Nov. 9 at his home in Woolloomooloo, Australia, ...

Power to the People is a portrait of John and Yoko as a young married couple splashing down in New York City, making friends with the local radicals and con men and boho scenesters. In October 1971, ...

An expansive new box set showcases Lennon and Ono’s 1972 album and One to One benefit concerts. It’s a vivid document of a duo invigorated both by activism and the pleasures of old-time rock’n’roll.

John Lennon was the most overtly political of the Beatles, and he was at his most outspoken during his first years in New York, in 1971 and 1972, when his circle included the likes of Jerry Rubin and ...

A new John Lennon box set focusing on his most political era will be released on Oct. 10, one day after what would have been his 85th birthday. You can watch Lennon, Ono, the Plastic Ono Band and ...

Director Andrew Templeton opens his debut documentary, “1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals,” with a montage. A series of newspaper clippings, video recordings and interview snippets recount the ...

Edie was born Sept. 30, 1942, in Youngstown, the daughter of Clarence and Marcella Dougherty Stiffler. She married the love of her life, John Sinclair, on July 30, 1960, and they spent 54 wonderful ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis father died after gunfire in Frayser Saturday afternoon. Memphis Police (MPD) said the shooting happened in the 2600 block of Frayser Boulevard just after 12:30 p.m. on May ...