What Are John Lennon's Major Accomplishments

John Lennon
It is 1968, there are thousands of people gathered in New York City to protest the Vietnam War. People are passionately chanting and singing about what they believe in. There are draft cards burning, posters, and a peaceful resistance from a minority group against the war. Events like these were a major part of the late 1960’s and early 70’s; and John Lennon had a major influence and connection to the politics and music of the era. Lennon was born on October 9th, 1940 in Liverpool, Uk where he spent his childhood. Throughout his years he dealt with backlash and a rough childhood which helped to turn him into a major music success around the world. John Lennon was easily one of the most influential people of the 20th Century because
One thing Lennon is famously recognized for is his involvement with the Beatles. As a young adult Lennon disregarded his Aunt Mimi’s advice, dropped out of the Liverpool College of Arts, and pursued his rock and roll career with his two friends: Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The three later added drummer Ringo Starr to the new music group and became the Beatles. The 4 of them embarked on a very successful career, largely due to Lennon’s impactful lyrics and mesmerizing melody. Many of the Beatles hits are Lennon-McCartney compositions including Across the Universe, All You Need is Love, Eleanor Rigby, Hey Jude, I Am the Walrus, Let it Be, Strawberry Fields Forever, and many more. To this day the Beatles are recognized with the 2nd most amount of gold and platinum releases and history (A7). After Lennon split from the Beatles he went on to continue his successful career by releasing 7 famous solo albums and even starting his own post-Beatles group: the Plastic Ono Band. Throughout Lennon’s music career he influenced and dominated the music industry. Many consider Lennon to be the first to use pop music as a way to express deeper emotions and important
John Lennon used his voice in the music industry to spread his peaceful views and political activism. Some examples of his most politically aware songs are Imagine, Working Class Hero, Gimme Some Truth, Power to the People, Happy Xmas (War is Over), Attica State, and more. (D) Another example of this is that on his “Revolution” track, produced during the infamous Vietnam War protests, he is ambivalent about the need for a violent revolution in order to make change. However his work “All You Need is Love” is regarded as the start of a commitment to peace politics which he would never abandon. (D1) This shows that as a popstar he would make songs that would influence a change. Along with John’s activism in his music he also took other actions that were very powerful. On September 1st, 1969 Lennon returned one of his most significant awards, the Member of the British Empire award, as a protest against Britain’s support of U.S. policy during the Vietnam War. (A5) Lennon was also involved and supported the protests taking place at the time. This was huge for a famous artist to do and had a massive impact on the fans and the nation’s