(The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection) Ben Urish, Ken Bielen-The Words and Music of John Lennon-Praeger (2007) (37 page)

(March 1981): 56. An appreciation of Lennon written on the occasion of his

murder.

Garry, Len.
John, Paul & Me before the Beatles: The True Story of the Very Early Days
.

London: Collector’s Guide, 1997.

Gates, David et al. “Lennon: The Battle over His Memory.”
Newsweek
(October

17, 1988): 64–73. The author discusses the controversy over the Goldman

biography and the mythmaking in the film biography
Imagine.

Geffen, David. “A Reminiscence.”
Rolling Stone
335 (January 22, 1981): 59 ff. The

owner of the Lennons’ record label writes of convincing the couple to sign

with his fledgling company in 1980 and of comforting Yoko Ono at Roosevelt

Hospital on the night of her husband’s murder.

Geringer, Ken.
Nobody Told Me: From Basement Band to Jack and the John Lennon

Sessions
. New York: Hipway, 2002.

Germain, David. “Tracing Lennon’s Path to Peace: Film Shows Evolution from Flip-

pant Rocker to Passionate Activist.”
Charlotte Observer
(October 29, 2006).

Accessed October 29, 2006, at http://www.theeveningbulletin.com/site/news.

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cfm?newsid=17191934&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=6.

A favorable review by the Associated Press correspondent of the
U.S. vs. John

Lennon
documentary with quotes from Yoko Ono.

Gewen, Barry. “Stepping on a Beatle.”
New Leader
71 (December 12, 1988): 18–19.

The author presents a negative review of the Goldman biography.

Giles, Jeff. “Lennon Lives.”
Newsweek
(November 29, 2005). Accessed March 4, 2007,

at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10115403/site/newsweek/. A wrap-up of

the struggles that have gone on over the past 25 years between Lennon’s widow,

his ex-wife, his sons, employees, biographers, and former band mates.

Gilmore, Mikal. “Lennon Lives Forever.”
Rolling Stone
989 (December 15, 2005):

56–58 ff. A well-written 6,600-word summary of the life and death of Lennon

and the impact of each on contemporary culture.

Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon’s “Imagine” Album
. Produced and

directed by Andrew Solt. 73 min. Andrew Solt Productions. 1999. DVD.

Intriguing documentary shows Lennon at work on the
Imagine
album. Lennon’s

humor, anger, frustrations, joys, and talents are all apparent, and are fascinat-

ing viewing. Highlights include his interactions with George Harrison and Phil

Spector.

Gitlin, Todd. “John Lennon Speaking.”
Commonweal
96 (September 22, 1972):

500–503. The author discusses the Jann Wenner interview with Lennon from a

culture studies point of view. The author is critical of Wenner’s interviewing skills

but states that Lennon’s candidness made the interview an excellent piece.

Gitlin, Todd. “John Lennon’s Legacy.”
The Center Magazine
(May–June 1981):

2–4.

Giuliano, Geoffrey.
Lennon in America.
New York: Cooper Square Press, 2000.

Giuliano, Geoffrey.
Two of Us: John Lennon & Paul McCartney Behind the Myth
. New

York: Penguin, 1999.

Giuliano, Geoffrey and Vrnda Devi.
The Lost Beatles Interviews.
New York: Cooper

Square, 2002. The book includes interviews with Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Len-

non’s family members and associates. The author plays fast and loose with the

facts in the interviews he conducts.

Giuliano, Geoffrey and Brenda Giuliano.
The Lost Lennon Interviews.
Holbrook, MA:

Adams Media, 1996. A bit overladen with repetitive interviews from the bed-ins,

but more than worthwhile for the rest, including some telling interviews with

Lennon’s family members.

Glassman, Bruce S.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney: Their Magic and Their Music
.

Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 1995.

Gogerly, Liz.
John Lennon: Voice of a Generation.
Chicago: Raintree, 2002.

Goldman, Albert H. “John and Yoko’s Troubled Road.”
People Weekly
(August 22,

1988): 70–78 ff. The second half of excerpts from Goldman’s biography of

Lennon.

Goldman, Albert H.
The Lives of John Lennon.
New York: William Morrow, 1988. The

wide-ranging, ambitious biography by the late author who was sometimes too

spiteful for his own good. Controversial upon publication, some of the author’s

revelations have since been substantiated.

Goldman, Albert H. “John Lennon: In the Hard Day’s Light.”
People Weekly
(August 15,

1988): 68–69 ff. The first half of excerpts from Goldman’s biography of Lennon.

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Goldman, Julia. “The Two Women Who Broke Up the Beatles.”
McCall’s
98 (July

1971): 72–73 ff. The author presents a biographical piece about Yoko Ono and

Linda Eastman with a focus on the affairs and marriages.

Goldmine,
Editors of.
The Beatles Digest.
Iona, WI: Krause, 2000. The compi-

lation of articles includes Gillian G. Gaar’s “Love Calls: The Inside Story

of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Week on
The Mike Douglas Show
”; William

Ruhlmann’s “John Brower, Promoter of Toronto Lennon Concert, Says

Goldman’s Book Got It All Wrong”; Dave Thompson’s “Just a Pair of
Pussy

Cats:
The Lennon/Nilsson Collaboration”; Gillian G. Gaar’s “It Was 20

Years Ago Today … The (Ex-) Beatles in 1974”; and Rick Whitesell’s “John

Lennon (1940–1980).”

Gonick, Jean. “A Rubber Soul Was Saved by St. Lennon.”
San Francisco Chronicle

(December 24, 2005). Accessed February 4, 2006, at http://sfgate.com/

cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/24/DDG4SGC9S61.DTL. An amus-

ing reminiscence (related to the holiday season) written by a Catholic, female

Beatlemaniac.

Goodman, Ellen. “Lennon Made a Life Late and Died Early.”
Los Angeles Times

(December 12, 1980): II–11. An appreciation of Lennon written in response

to his murder.

Goodwin, Karin. “Lennon Movie Leaves Little to the Imagination.”
Sunday Times

(Scotland) (August 13, 2006). Accessed March 5, 2007, at http://ono.

proboards15.com/index.cgi?board=LENNON&action=display&thread=1156

867361. Mixed review of
The Killing of John Lennon
documentary with quotes

from director Andrew Piddington.

Goodykoontz, Bill. “Give Grief a Chance: Coverage Gave Us Time To Reflect.”

Arizona Republic
(December 4, 2005). Accessed March 4, 2007, at http://

www.azcentral.com/arizonare/files/05/68/64/f056864/public/ae/articles/1204lennon1204goody.

html. A discussion of how the Internet and cable television would have changed

the reaction to Lennon’s murder.

Gordon, Andrew M. “Lennon’s Leaping Whimsey.”
Jazz and Pop
(March 1969): 45.

Gorov, Lynda. “They Say They Filmed an Evolution.”
Boston Globe
(September 24,

2006). Accessed September 24, 2006, at http://www.boston.com/news/

globe/living/articles/2006/09/24/they_say_they_filmed_an_evolution/.

The author interviews David Leaf and John Scheinfeld, the creators of the docu-

mentary
The U.S. vs. John Lennon,
about the process and the barriers to making

the film. They had tried for more than 10 years to get interest, but it was not

until after 9/11 that people who could help became interested.

Grant, Peter. “Day the Music Died.”
Liverpool Echo
(December 8, 2005). Accessed

March 4, 2007, at http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0800beatles/0050news/

tm_method=full%26objectid=16462976%26siteid=50061-name_page.html.

A remembrance of Liverpool’s memorial concert for Lennon shortly after

he died.

Grant, Peter. “The Night John Died.”
Liverpool Echo
(December 8, 2005). Accessed

March 4, 2007, at http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0800beatles/0050news/

tm_method=full%26objectid=16462973%26siteid=50061-name_page.html.

The author’s discussion at the Cavern Club with Lennon’s ex-wife Cynthia and

Lennon’s ex-lover May Pang.

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Graustark, Barbara. “An Ex-Beatle ‘Starting Over.’”
Newsweek
(December 22,

1980): 45–46. The author focuses on Lennon’s post-Beatles career, drawing

on a September 1980 interview and an interview with Yoko Ono after Lennon’s

death.

Graustark, Barbara. “The Real John Lennon.”
Newsweek
(September 29, 1980): 76.

An interview spotlighting Lennon’s comeback as
Double Fantasy
was weeks

from release.

Green, Joey.
Marx and Lennon: The Parallel Sayings.
New York: Hyperion, 2005.

Humorous collection of similarly themed or structured quotes from Lennon

and Groucho Marx, with Ono and Marx’s son Arthur in on the joke. Somewhat

flawed by matching acknowledged McCartney lyrics with Groucho witticisms

known to have been penned by movie scenarists.

Green, John.
Dakota Days.
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983. Tales of numerology

and tarot cards in the Lennon household in the 1970s. Written by Yoko Ono’s

card reader.

Greenfield, Meg. “Thinking about John Lennon.”
Newsweek
(December 29, 1980):

68. An op-ed piece written in reaction to the slaying of Lennon.

Gross, Leonard. “John Lennon: Beatle on His Own.”
Look
30 (December 13, 1966):

58–60 ff. The author presents a candid, early solo spotlight on Lennon. Includes

rarely seen photos and Lennon’s remarks on religion, similar to those that

brought him a lot of negative publicity earlier in the year.

Grove, Martin A. “‘Lennon’ Docu Could Score Oscar Nom.” (August 30, 2006).

Accessed August 30, 2006, at http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/

columns/grove_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003054830. Good, long inter-

view with David Leaf and John Scheinfeld, who wrote, directed, and produced

the documentary
The U.S. vs. John Lennon.

Gruen, Bob.
John Lennon: The New York Years.
New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang,

2005. The author photographed the Lennons through most of the 1970s. The

book combines his reminiscences with his photographic work.

Gruen, Bob.
Listen to These Pictures: Photographs of John Lennon
. New York: William

Morrow, 1985.

“Gunfire Kills John Lennon.”
Philadelphia Inquirer
(December 9, 1980): 1A. A

report on Lennon’s murder.

Haberman, Clyde. “Silent Tribute to Lennon’s Memory Is Observed throughout the

World.”
New York Times
(December 15, 1980): 1. Coverage of the memorials to

Lennon in New York’s Central Park and in Liverpool, England.

Hamill, Pete. “Long Night’s Journey into Day: A Conversation with John Lennon.”

Rolling Stone
(June 5, 1975). Accessed December 12, 2006, at http://www.

geocities.com/~beatleboy1/dbjl6575.html. Lennon discusses his immigration

status, his legal and personal relations with the other Beatles, his life with Ono,

and his plans for the future.

Hamill, Pete. “The Death and Life of John Lennon.”
New York
(December 22,

1980): 38–50. A long essay, somewhat personal, written in reaction to Lennon’s

death. The author provides details of his encounters with Lennon and reports

on the murder.

Hampton, Wayne.
Guerrilla Minstrels: John Lennon, Joe Hill, Woody Guthrie and

Bob Dylan.
Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1986. The author relates

the idea and culture of the protest singer to hero worship. Lennon’s murder

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was the impetus behind the work, which first saw light in the author’s doctoral

dissertation in political science.

Harrington, Richard. “Meeting the Beatle, Again.”
Washington Post
(October 7,

1988): B1 ff. An article about the flurry of interest in Lennon caused by the

release of the Goldman biography and the
Imagine
documentary.

Harrington, Richard. “Missing Peace: John Lennon’s Legal Battles with the U.S.”

Washington Post
(September 29, 2006). Accessed September 29, 2006, at

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/

AR2006092900225.html. The author provides a historical framework for the

documentary
The U.S. vs. John Lennon,
including a conversation with co-creator

David Leaf.

Harris, Bill. “Fifth Beatle Liked Lennon Best.”
Toronto Sun
(December 8, 2005).

Accessed March 4, 2007, at http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/L/Lennon_

John/2005/12/08/pf-1343427.html. The author focuses on drummer Pete

Best’s thoughts of Lennon during the solo years and the Lennon legacy.

Harry, Bill.
The Book of Lennon.
London: Aurum, 1984.

Harry, Bill.
The John Lennon Encyclopedia.
London: Virgin, 2000. Mind-bogglingly

detailed compendium of Lennon-related information, over 1,000 pages in

length.

Harting, Al. “‘Turn Me Loose, Mate’ Lennon Told Dallas Boy.”
Dallas Morning

News
(December 14, 1980): 6C. Local reminiscences published on the occasion