A photograph shows John Lennon and Che Guevara playing guitar together.
A photograph shows John Lennon and Che Guevara playing guitar together.
A photograph purportedly showing John Lennon playing guitar with Che Guevara has been circulating online for several years: The original photograph appears to have been taken circa 1972, and it shows the Beatles singer playing guitar with WayneÂ â€œTexâ€ Gabriel, guitarist for the band Elephantâ€™s Memories, which served as the primary backing band for Lennon and Yoko Ono between 1971 and 1973. The photograph wasÂ published in James A. Mitchellâ€™s book â€œThe Walrus and the Elephants: John Lennonâ€™s Years of Revolution,â€ which detailed Lennonâ€™s post-Beatles years andÂ started with a dedication to Wayne â€œTexâ€ Gabriel and Lennon: < To the memory of Wayne â€œTexâ€ Gabriel â€“ A gifted musician and a good man. And to the spirit of John Lennon, of whom many have said the same thing. > Mitchell provided the following caption for the photograph and credited the image to Bob Gruen: < Bandsmen noted the bond formed between John and guitarist Wayne â€œTexâ€ Gabriel, who spent â€œhours sitting cross-legged on the floorâ€ during studio sessions. > The book contains several other photographs of Lennon, Yoko Ono, and The Elephants, some of which are showcased in a video trailer for the book: It is unlikely that Lennon and Guevara ever met. Guevara was killed in Bolivia in 1967, just a few years after â€œBeatlemaniaâ€ struck with the release of the bandâ€™s first album in 1963. During the few years that Guevara and Lennon could have met, the revolutionary was busy leading guerrilla troops in the Congo and Bolivia. Furthermore, Lennonâ€™s hair was much shorter in 1967, the year of Guevaraâ€™s death, than is pictured here.
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