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New York Times
(December 12, 1980): 35.

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Cincinnati Enquirer
(December 14,

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New York: Verso, 1991. Includes the chap-

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The

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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
with the Vote for Change

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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin

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Florida Times-Union
(Jacksonville)

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Dakota Days.

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murder.

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New York Times
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Rolling Stone
51 (February 7, 1970):

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Rolling Stone
44 (October

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Reuters
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published.

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Christian Science

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Washington Post
(December 9,

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Index

Abbey Road
, 11, 12, 13, 62; later

“Attica State,” 40;
The U.S. vs.

Lennon songs similar to songs on,

John Lennon
soundtrack

8, 12, 18, 34, 49, 60, 65, 68

version, 119

Acoustic
, 116–17

Attica State Prison, New York, 40

“Across the Universe,” 31, 110; David

Bowie version, 70

B-52s, The, 75

Aerosmith, 74

“Baby’s Heartbeat,” 8, 10

“Ain’t That a Shame,” 68

“Back Off Boogaloo,” 46

“Aisumasen (I’m Sorry),” 49, 116

Badfinger, 27, 30

Alexander, George, 4

“Bad to Me,” 3, 75

“All By Myself,” 64, 65

“The Ballad of John and Yoko,”

“All You Need Is Love,” 9, 48

8–9, 40

Alomar, Carlos, 70

The Ballad of John and Yoko
(proposed

“America,” 36–37

musical), 109, 117

American Graffiti
, 65

“The Ballad of New York City (John

“Amsterdam,” 10

Lennon-Yoko Ono),” 36, 40

“Angela,” 42

Beat Brothers, The, 62, 63

“Angel Baby,” 66, 69, 97–98, 111

Beatles, The, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14,

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 117, 119

21, 23, 28, 31–32, 46– 47, 62–63,

“Another Day,” 32

73–74, 84, 85, 99, 107–10

Apollo, New York City (theater), 117

The Beatles
.
See
White Album

Apple Corps., 19

The Beatles Anthology
, 107–10

Apple Records, 4, 10

The Beatles Anthology 2
, 99, 108, 116

Approximately Infinite Universe
, 44

The Beatles Anthology 3
, 14

Around Grapefruit
, 4

The Beatles Live at the BBC
, 108

“As Time Goes By,” 112

The Beatles Live! At the Star Club
, 73

Atlantic (record label), 76

“Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy),” 77–78

180    Index

“Beautiful Boys,” 78, 79

“Child of Nature,” 28

“Be-Bop-A-Lula,” 66, 68

“Chinese Laundry Blues,” 100

“Beef Jerky,” 61

“Chuck ’n’ Bo,” 43–44

“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite,”

Clapton, Eric, 7, 14, 35

48, 78

“Cleanup Time,” 76

“Be My Baby,” 66, 70, 111–12

Clinton, George, 115

Berry, Chuck, 2, 3, 43, 101; Lennon

Cloud Nine
, 109

accused of plagiarizing from, 62,

Cochran, Eddie, 75

65, 68

“Cold Turkey,” 11–13, 14, 15,

Beyond the Fringe, 2

18, 35, 40, 42–43, 44, 84, 107;

“Beyond the Sea,” 100

Acoustic
version, 117; Cheap Trick

Big Three, The, 115

version, 115;
Live In New York City

Black Jacks, 3

version, 96

“Black Sails,” 56

“Come and Get It,” 12

“Bless You,” 59

“Come Together,” 65, 68, 118;
Live

Blondie (music group), 75

In New York City
version, 96

“Blue Moon,” 100

Congressional Black Caucus, 38

“Blue Suede Shoes,” 14

Cooke, Sam, 79

“Bony Moronie,” 69

“Cookin’ (In the Kitchen of Love),”

Booker T. and the MG’s, 61

72, 117

“Born in a Prison,” 40;
Live In

“Cool Water,” 58

New York City
version, 96

Covered #1
(tribute album), 107

“Borrowed Time,” 90

Cox, Kyoko.
See
Kyoko

Bowie, David, 70

Cox, Rosemary.
See
Kyoko

“Boys and Girls,” 110

Crazy Gang, The, 2

“Bring It on Home to Me,” 21,

“Crippled Inside,” 27–28

68–69

Crosby, Bing, 29

“Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple),”

“Cry Baby Cry,” 76

50–51, 52, 75

Bronstein, Stan, 101