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Sep 29, 2011 · Ten For Two - The John Sinclair Benefit - Part 1. The cause for this documentary is that, in 1970 or 71, John Sinclair was sentenced to a ten year prison term for possession of two marijuana cigarettes; hence the documentary's title, Ten for Two. This was no ordinary drug bust, as Sinclair was the head of the White Panther's/Rainbow People's ...
Taking the stage at 3 a.m. with a “band” that included Ono, Rubin and musician David Peel, Lennon was on stage for only 15 minutes and sang just four songs - all of them unfamiliar, including “John Sinclair,” a simple ditty that included these lyrics:
In 1966, Sinclair and Charles Moore, the jazz trumpeter who helped him found the Detroit Artists Workshop in 1964, headed for New York City. "We knocked on Cecil Taylor's door, then we went to ...
Aug 3, 2010 · With Sinclair free, the song was essentially outdated and redundant, but Lennon decided to perform it once more on The David Frost Show on 16 December 1971. The show was broadcast on 13 January 1972, and also included performances of ‘Attica State’, ‘The Luck Of The Irish’, and ‘Sisters, O Sisters’.
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Dec 10, 2021 · Former Yippie leader Jerry Rubin, pictured in 1972, told Lennon and Ono about John Sinclair's plight, inviting them to perform at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in December of 1971. Sinclair said ...
Apr 2, 2024 · John Sinclair, the beatnik poet and Detroit counterculture icon, died Tuesday morning of heart failure at 82. In April 2003 — 21 years ago this week — Sinclair sat with Detroit Free Press ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, performed at the Dec. 10-11, 1971, “John Sinclair Freedom Rally,” held at the basketball arena in Ann Arbor. They took the stage after 3 a.m., about eight...
