John Lennon 1980, Kenneth Womack
John Lennon 1980, Kenneth Womack
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John Lennon 1980
The Last Days in the Life

Author: Kenneth Womack

Narrator: Paul Woodson

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2020

Synopsis

The story of the legendary musician’s incredible last year.John Lennon 1980 traces the powerful, life-affirming story of the former Beatle’s remarkable comeback after five years of self-imposed retirement. Lennon’s final pivotal year would climax in several moments of creative triumph as he rediscovered his artistic self in dramatic fashion. With the bravura release of the Double Fantasy album with wife Yoko Ono, he was poised and ready for an even brighter future only to be wrenched from the world by an assassin’s bullets. John Lennon 1980 isn’t about how the gifted songwriter died; but rather, about how he lived.

About Kenneth Womack

Kenneth Womack is the author or editor of more than thirty-five books, including a multivolume study devoted to the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin, and Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles, which was lauded by the Los Angeles Times as the go-to book for readers interested in learning about the Beatles’ disbandment. In addition to working as the Music Culture writer for Salon, Womack has published his work in Slate, Billboard, Time, Variety, the Guardian, USA Today, the Independent, NBC News, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, among others.

About Paul Woodson

Paul Woodson has won SOVAS & Earphones awards, and has recorded close to 350 audiobooks in many different genres—including romance, fiction, history, biography, and mystery—in American and British accents—and received his BFA in acting at Boston University. In his theater days, he worked in many NYC shows, toured the USA and Europe, and starred in NYC as Vincent van Gogh in the sung-through, OOBR Award–winning musical Vincent. He enjoys backpacking the Appalachian Trail and visiting national parks in his spare time. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mickey on April 23, 2021

Great look into John Lennon's last year. It's more about his life and his music rather than his death. His murder is barely touched on. A great read for you Beatle fans.......more

Goodreads review by F.R. on May 11, 2022

Eventually he and Yoko recorded DOUBLE FANTASY, but for most of the last year of his life John Lennon seems to have just hung out. It’s a credit to this book then that it is so engrossing and fascinating, and really captures a sense of the man.......more

Goodreads review by Tobin on May 20, 2024

Any book where I learn more than I already know about any of the Beatles, together or separately, is a good book. This is a good one, and this is what the utterly deplorable The Last Days of John Lennon should have been, but of course, was not. Womack, who also wrote a two-volume biography of George......more

Goodreads review by William on July 03, 2022

Slightly disappointed by this book. It is wafer thin - just over 200 pages. Much of the first half is taken up with the 1970s - Lost Weekend, immigration battles, etc - rather than 1980. It borrows heavily from Fred Seaman and Jack Douglas but none of the salacious stuff. So no Sam Havadtoy or Jack......more

Goodreads review by Miguel on June 30, 2024

Although you know what will happen, it still comes a shock what happens to the man you'll get to know on a daily basis in 1980. A rejuvenited, reinvigorated man on the verge of a new start. Until it happens... hope gets killed.......more

Quotes

“Womack [employs] exquisite economy of language coupled with the storyteller’s gift…For the time that we spend immersed in this excellent work, we are John’s companion and his friend. Truly, music aficionados will not feel short-changed.” Culturesonar

Awards

  • Voice Arts Award
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