Former LA Times Music Critic
He was the music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 1970 to 2005 and author most recently of the book “Corn Flakes with John Lennon And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life”.
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Robert Hilburn
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FROM Robert Hilburn
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The Life and Legacy of John Lennon John Lennon , who helped found — and name — the Beatles 50 years ago, was gunned down by a crazed fan in New York City, 30 years ago. The FBI’s J. Edgar Hover tried hard to deport him at the urging of President Richard Nixon. Yesterday, two days before Lennon would have turned 70, an FBI agent seized John Lennon’s fingerprints from an auction house that valued them at $100,000. Robert Hilburn, former music critic for the Los Angeles Times, is author of Corn Flakes with John Lennon : And Other Tales from a Rock ‘n Roll Life.
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