UNITED KINGDOM : Caption reads: 'John on tambourine. Beatle recording sessions, mainspring of success, are strictly private'. John Lennon (1940-1980) formed the Beatles in 1960 with Paul McCartney (1942-), George Harrison (1943-2001) and Ringo Starr (1940-) in Liverpool, England. They went on to become the most successful pop group of all time and finally split in 1970. In 1965 Lennon, along with the other Beatles, was awarded the MBE although Lennon later returned his as a protest about British involvement in the Vietnam War. Lennon was murdered on 8 December 1980 in New York by Mark Chapman. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
HEMPSTEAD, NY – FEBRUARY 26: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar as he performs on stage at the Island Garden on February 26, 1966 in Hempstead, New York. (Photo by Alice Ochs/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA – Special guest Bob Dylan performs in concert during Farm Aid at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on September 23, 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
Bob Dylan and "The Band perform onstage in early 1974. (L-R) Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Bob Dylan. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – FEBRUARY 24: An image of Bob Dylan playing electric guitar during his 2nd set at the Academy of Music on February 24, 1966. (Photo by Charlie Steiner – Highway 67/Getty Images)
Roskilde, Denmark – Bob Dylan performs on the Orange stage during the Roskilde Festival on July 3, 2019, n Roskilde, Denmark. (Photo by Helle Arensbak/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
