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| The 1980 John Lennon Vigil At the KDF Radio Station on Second Avenue in Nashville TN just days after the death of John Lennon from The Beatles |
| Related John Lennon Death & Vigil Video Coverage from New York City, NY |
| The Piggies playing Beatle Songs on the 103-KDF Rooftop, December 14, 1980 including a large crowd of John Lennon fans Pictures by Nick Archer |
| Part 1: Eyewitness News (New York) coverage of singer/songwriter John Lennon's death & vigil in 1980 |
| My T-Shirt From The Vigil |
| Our Memories of the John Lennon Vigil in Nashville By Pat Adams & Cynthia Harrington The Nashville "John Lennon Vigil" was held on December 14, 1980, about a week after the tragic death of Beatle, John Lennon. The vigil was held on the grounds of the 103 KDF radio station; Nashville's rock station back in that day. John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono were on their way home from a recording session in the evening when John Lennon was gunned down entering the Dakota Apartments in New York City, where they lived. Nashville was one of the cities that participated in this worldwide event. At 2pm New York time and 1pm Nashville time, there was a ten minute silent prayer at the request of Yoko Ono Lennon. A large crowd, still in shock, gathered in silence during the ten minute vigil. TV cameras scanned the crowd, including one that was part of a nationwide broadcast. Local band The Piggies honored the music of John Lennon and The Beatles on the rooftop of the KDF radio station studios. My wife, Cynthia and I had just gotten married; happy days turned to into sad. We attended the vigil and these are our memories of it, 39 years later (2019) |
| Images of my t-shirt that I purchased at the John Lennon vigil. I still own this t-shirt. It has a John Lennon arm band on the sleeve (below). Pat Adams from TennesseeConcerts |
| A picture of the Dakota Apartments in New York City in the 1980's, taken by TennesseeConcerts photographer Pat Adams |
| Related TennesseeConcerts pages: Nashville Banner (John Lennon newspaper) page Link: www.tennesseeconcerts.com/newspapers7 New York City / John Lennon page Link: www.tennesseeconcerts.com/newyorkcity |
| Part 2: Eyewitness News (New York) coverage of singer/songwriter John Lennon's death & vigil in 1980 |
| Part 3: Eyewitness News (New York) coverage of singer/songwriter John Lennon's death & vigil in 1980 |
| John Lennon - Imagine |
| Imagine - John Lennon live in New York City |
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| Paul McCartney Tributes to John Lennon in Nashville |
| Our Own Video by Tennessee Concerts (2014) Paul McCartney pays tribute to John Lennon with "Here Today" a tribute song to John that he wrote Recorded October 16, 2014 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena |
| Our Own Video by Tennessee Concerts (2010) Paul McCartney pays tribute to John Lennon playing a version "Give Peace A Chance" Recorded July 26, 2010 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena |