John Lennon was not a member of the Beatles.
John Winston Ono Lennon , -LRB- born John Winston Lennon ; 9 October 19408 December 1980 -RRB- was an English guitarist , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles , the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music .
John Lennon
was not a member
of the Beatles
co-founded