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Bay Area rapper and Quannum Projects co-founder Lyrics Born, a.k.a. Tom Shimura, has a big, engaging personality, whether on wax as with his new disc, Everywhere at Once or on the phone. Noting that he reads most reviews of his albums, the personable LB was eager to give us his take …

John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for the hit song “Give Peace a Chance” will go under the hammer at auction in July and are expected to fetch 200-300,000 pounds ($400-600,000), Christie’s said on Tuesday.

Guyanese authorities have barred a Jamaican reggae artist known for antigay lyrics from performing in the South American country. Interior Minister Clement Rohee says Bounty Killer is no longer welcome because gunfire erupted at an April 19 concert. Rohee announced the ban Monday.

When John Lennon gave Gail Renard the scribbled lyrics to Give Peace a Chance in 1969, he told the teen to hold on to the piece of paper.

A Canadian lady who obtained John Lennon’s hand written lyrics to Give Peace A Chance back in 1969 from Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel is going to sell her treasure.

Lyrics to the song “Give Peace A Chance”, handwritten by John Lennon, are expected to sell for up to 300,000 pounds (380,000 euros, 592,500 dollars) in July, auctioneers Christie’s said Tuesday.

Lyrics for John Lennon’s ‘Give Peace A Chance’ could fetch up to 200,000 at auction.

The handwritten lyrics of John Lennon’s Give Peace A Chance will be sold at Christie’s auction house.

People and Places When John Lennon gave Gail Renard the scribbled lyrics to “Give Peace a Chance” in Montreal in 1969, he told the teen to hold on to the piece of paper.

When John Lennon gave Gail Renard the scribbled lyrics to “Give Peace a Chance” in 1969, he told the teen to hold on to the piece of paper. “It will be worth something someday,” predicted Lennon, who was in the midst of his famous eight-day “bed-in” with his new wife, Yoko Ono, in Montreal.