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85 Years of John Lennon

By Devon Strolovitch
Published October 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM PDT

John Ono (né Winston) Lennon was born October 9, 1940.

John Lennon would have been 85 years old this Thursday, so we'll listen to deep cuts from recent anniversary re-issues of his solo and Beatles recordings, along with Lennon-centric Beatles covers from Bay Area artists. Sunday, October 12 at 4 pm.

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Devon Strolovitch
Devon Strolovitch studied medieval Judeo-Portuguese manuscripts and earned a PhD in Linguistics from Cornell University before coming to KALW. He is the Senior Producer of Philosophy Talk, and since 2007 has hosted Fog City Blues, the weekly digest of Blues in the Bay Area and beyond.
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