Cynthia Lennon Cynthia Lennon Cynthia Lillian Lennon ("née" Powell; 10 September 1939 – 1 April 2015) was the first wife of English musician John Lennon and mother of Julian Lennon. She grew up in the middle-class section of Hoylake, on the Wirral Peninsula in North West England. At the age of 12, she was accepted into the Junior Art School, and was later enrolled in the Liverpool College of Art. John Lennon also attended the college; a meeting with Powell in a calligraphy class led to their relationship. When John was performing in Hamburg with the Beatles, she rented his bedroom from
Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album) "Oldies But Mouldies"; no official title had been chosen until Lennon saw the neon sign prepared as cover art by John Uomoto, with Lennon's name and the words "ROCK 'N' ROLL" beneath. This struck Lennon in a positive way, and it became the album title. "All tracks produced and arranged by John Lennon, except * produced by Phil Spector, and arranged by Spector and Lennon." Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album) Rock 'n' Roll is the fifth studio album by John Lennon. Released in 1975, it is an album of late 1950s and early 1960s songs as covered by Lennon.