Empire State Building lights up blue for John Lennon's 80th birthday
standard.co.ukpop-up television channel called LENNON80 has been unveiled, which will feature special programming about his life. to Lennon’s son Sean, who is his godson, in a BBC Radio 2 special, saying: “I think if your dad had still been alive he would have definitely been, maybe won the Nobel Peace Prize or something.Lennon met his future Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney during a chance encounter at a church fete in 1957.He went on to change the course of musical history with a body of work that has stood the test of time.After helping to propel The Beatles to international stardom and securing their place as one of the world’s biggest ever bands, Lennon continued to enjoy a varied career.Following the band’s breakup in 1970, the Liverpudlian released.
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