Or was it 1974? By Laurie Gwen Shapiro One morning in the mid-1970s, a solemn announcement came over the intercom at Friends Seminary: “Noted person John Lennon is now in the meetinghouse.

John Lennon loved 1 of Donovan’s folk songs Donovan ... No other war seemed to inspire more protest songs in the history of Western popular music. Donovan was part of that trend, releasing ...

“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon is one of the most famous Christmas ... Chance,” a tune that became one of the most famous protest songs against that conflict.

“John kept trying to pull him to the fore. Spector stood back and didn’t volunteer or dictate much at all.” As Lennon himself recalled the start of the session, “Phil came in and ...

This period began to change their approach to protest — ultimately leading to the One to One concert, which was inspired by a Geraldo Rivera exposé they watched on TV. “‘One to One: ...