A Day In Rock: September 30th, 1988 – John Lennon Is Honored
On this day thirty-six years ago… John Lennon gets a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
As a crowd of 1,500 spontaneously broke into the chorus of “Give Peace a Chance,” a star for John Lennon was unveiled by his widow, Yoko Ono, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
As a crowd of 1,500 spontaneously broke into the chorus of “Give Peace a Chance,” a star for John Lennon was unveiled by his widow, Yoko Ono, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“This star, hopefully, will go on for many, many centuries to come, for people to come and tou.ch John’s spirit,” declared Ono, who choked up during her brief remarks to the enthusiastic crowd.
The installation ceremony for Lennon was held just north of the Capitol Records Tower on Vine Street. (Capitol was The Beatles’ U.S. record label.)
As the founder and leader of The Beatles, who later embarked on a successful and highly personal solo career, Lennon helped spark a cultural revolution through his words and music.
He was the 1,877th star on the Walk of Fame. Since then, Lennon’s Beatle bandmates – George Harrsion (2009), Ringo Starr (2010) and Paul McCartney (2012) – have had stars installed adjacent to Lennon’s. McCartney was selected in 1993 but didn’t have a star installed for nearly two decades.
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