Other highlights of Ono’s controlled chaos were performances of “Higa Noboru” and “Waiting for the D Train,” the latter coming off as an exhibition in musical prowess. The Plastic Ono Band plowed ...

In some ways Yoko Ono is still an amateur. At We Are Plastic Ono Band, mixing concert and tribute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Tuesday night, her voice could be shaky and her stage patter ...

John Lennon was trying to do something simple with the Plastic Ono Band’s songs. It’s debatable whether he did what he intended. In addition, he said fans who wanted The Beatles to return should just ...

John Lennon said one song turned the Plastic Ono Band into The Beatles. He said people undervalued Yoko Ono’s role in the Plastic Ono Band. He discussed how people reacted to the group after one of ...

In the rock history, the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival in 1969 is legendary. But for Klaus Voormann, who played bass in John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band, it was something of “a ...

In 1969, the Beatles were nearing their end. They all were more focused on their own pursuits than ever before, slowly separating the foursome until there was really no chance of survival. Lennon had ...

Alan White, longtime rock and roll drummer, formerly of Yes and Plastic Ono Band has died at 72 years old. The news was announced in a statement posted to the musician's official Facebook page by his ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yoko Ono revived the Plastic Ono Band for a concert on Tuesday night that was part tribute, part vanity project and all irresistible fun. The show belonged as much to her son Sean ...

This week, Ann Powers — NPR Music critic and correspondent, and co-founder of Turning the Tables — and Marissa Lorusso, who edited the Records That Changed Our Lives series, kick off the conversation ...

SEATTLE — Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72. White’s death was announced on his ...

Alan White, the longtime drummer for the British progressive-rock band Yes and also played with John Lennon and George Harrison, died today at his home in Seattle following a brief illness, his family ...

Alan White, the British drummer who played in the progressive rock band Yes and featured on John Lennon’s “Imagine,” has died at the age of 72. The musician, born in County Durham, England, died in ...