Plastic Ono Band Facts for Kids

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Background information
Also known as	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, Plastic Ono Nuclear Band, Plastic U.F. Ono Band, Plastic Ono Mothers
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock, experimental music, art rock
Years active	1969–1975 2009–present
Labels	Apple Chimera Music
Associated acts	John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, The Beatles, The Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, Yes, Eric Clapton, Elephant's Memory, Cibo Matto, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, The Who, Mothers of Invention, Wilco, Iggy & the Stooges, The Flaming Lips

Members	Yoko Ono Sean Lennon Yuka Honda Keigo Oyamada Shimmy Hirotaka Shimizu Yuko Araki

Past members	John Lennon Klaus Voorman Eric Clapton Alan White Ringo Starr Phil Spector Billy Preston Bobby Keys Jim Keltner Jim Gordon Chris Osbourne George Harrison Nicky Hopkins Keith Moon Delaney Bramlett Stan Bronstein Wayne 'Tex' Gabriel Richard Frank Jr. Adam Ippolito Gary Van Scyoc< Aynsley Dunbar Bob Harris Howard Kaylan Jim Pons Don Preston Ian Underwood Mark Volman Frank Zappa

The Plastic Ono Band was a music group started by John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono. John Lennon was a famous member of The Beatles. The band was active from 1969 to 1974. Later, it started making music again in 2009.

Starting with a Message of Peace
Performing Live and Leaving The Beatles
A Flexible Band
A Break and a New Beginning
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Starting with a Message of Peace

John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded their first song together. It was called "Give Peace A Chance." They recorded it in a hotel room in Montreal, Canada. Many guests were there, including famous people like Allen Ginsberg.

Before the song was first played in public, John and Yoko had a car accident. They had to stay in the hospital. So, they sent a strange "band" to play the song instead. This "band" was just plastic cases that held their sound equipment.

Even though it was an unusual start, the song became popular. It was a protest song against the Vietnam War. It became a minor hit in both England and the United States.

Performing Live and Leaving The Beatles

The real Plastic Ono Band played their first live show in September 1969. This was at a rock concert in Toronto, Canada. John and Yoko were joined by other musicians. These included Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, and Alan White.

This was the first time John Lennon had played with a band other than The Beatles in public. The concert went very well. It helped John decide to leave The Beatles, which he had been thinking about for a while. After this show, they recorded another song called "Cold Turkey."

A Flexible Band

After The Beatles broke up, John Lennon did not want to be in another permanent band. So, he and Yoko Ono used the name Plastic Ono Band in a special way. It referred to any musicians who played on their records.

They even said that their listeners were part of the band. An advertisement for one of their records showed a page from a telephone book. It had the words "YOU are the Plastic Ono Band." This meant anyone who listened to their music was part of their group.

A Break and a New Beginning

John and Yoko separated for a time in 1973 and 1974. During this period, John still used forms of the Plastic Ono Band name for his albums. Yoko's records, however, were released under her name alone.

They got back together in 1975. Yoko became pregnant, and they both decided to take a break from music. They wanted to focus on being parents. Their son, Sean Lennon, was born on October 9, 1975. This was also John Lennon's 35th birthday.

In 1980, John and Yoko decided to start making music again. But this time, their records were released under their own names. The Plastic Ono Band name was not used anymore.