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  • Nov 9, 1967
    Rolling Stone magazine debuts with a cover story on John Lennon. The rock publication also puts the occasional country star out front, including Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Tanya Tucker, Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson
    Jul 1, 1968
    The Beatles' John Lennon and girlfriend Yoko Ono are injured in a car accident in Scotland, requiring hospitalization. Several Lennon-McCartney compositions go on to become country hits, including "I Feel Fine" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Aug 22, 1968
    Cynthia Lennon files for divorce from The Beatles' John Lennon, who's been seeing Yoko Ono for nearly two years. John is listed as a co-writer of "I Feel Fine," destined to become a country hit for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
    Oct 18, 1968
    John Lennon and girlfriend Yoko Ono are arrested at their London apartment for possession of marijuana. Lennon is a co-writer on two future country hits: "I Feel Fine" and the ironically titled "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Nov 8, 1968
    The Beatles' John Lennon divorces Cynthia Lennon. Several of his songs find new life as hits for country artists including Sweethearts Of The Rodeo's "I Feel Fine" and Rosanne Cash's "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Mar 20, 1969
    The Beatles' John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar, Spain. Several Beatles songs will become country hits: Sweethearts Of The Rodeo's "I Feel Fine," Rosanne Cash's "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and Johnny Rodriguez' "Something"
    Mar 26, 1969
    The Beatles' John Lennon begins a one-week "bed-in" for peace with new bride Yoko Ono at the Amsterdam Hilton. More than 15 years later, he lands on the country charts as a songwriter, with "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" and "I Feel Fine"
    Apr 22, 1969
    The Beatles' John Winston Lennon legally changes his name to John Ono Lennon. Several of his songs are destined to become country hits
    Jul 6, 1969
    "I Feel Fine" songwriter John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, are released from a Scotland hospital following a car accident
    Sep 13, 1969
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs at a rock 'n' roll oldies concert in Toronto with Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Gene Vincent, Little Richard and John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band

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