The John Lennon Education Tour Bus

From the Blog

• Featured Video: “Black Skin” by Josh Berkeley This one is from JLSC Power to the People weekly winner Joshua Berkeley.  Learn more about Josh at his website https://www.joshberkeley.com/.  Watch the video of his hauntingly beautiful song right here. read more
• Featured Video: “Shining Light” by Grover Cleveland HS Students from Grover Cleveland High School create an original song & music video in one day Students from Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, New York create an instantly catchy original song and music video in one single day on The Lennon Bus during our Come Together NYC residency. Special …
• From the Big Apple to the City of Brotherly Love YES, that’s him! Kevin Gates joins Lennon Bus & GRAMMY Music Education Coalition as Artist Ambassador. Imagine a whole month of peace, love and creativity. The Lennon Bus spent September and October visiting students from all five boroughs of New York City while shining a light on student activism, anti-gun …
• Special Edition ‘Imagine a City With No Gun Violence’ orange t-shirts are now available! Join our crew with your very own Lennon Bus t-shirt! These comfortable and breathable shirts are wearable works of art featuring John Lennon’s self portrait on the front and ‘Imagine a City With No Gun Violence’ on the back in a special edition ORANGE t-shirt. Every purchase helps support the …
• Imagine a City With No Gun Violence On September 16th, student activists, celebrities, elected officials, anti-gun violence groups and advocates for peace joined the Lennon Bus at NY City Hall for a round table discussion and a rally to take the next step towards ending gun violence and enacting actionable change. IMAGINE A CITY WITH NO GUN …

The Headlines

• Kelly Clarkson: 14 Year Old JLSC Winner Salem Meade is a Rock Legend in the Making

  14-year-old Salem Meade is a guitar legend in the making. She started shredding guitar at a very young age and hopes to follow in the footsteps of female guitarists like Joan Jett and Melissa Etheridge. Luckily for Salem, Melissa is ready to surprise this young musician with the gift of a lifetime.

• John Lennon Songwriting Contest Instagram Live Celebrates John Lennon Birthday October 9

  The John Lennon Songwriting Contest will celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday on October 9th on Instagram Live on the Lennon Bus’ Instagram page. Special featured guests will include Verdine White (Earth Wind & Fire) and Elle King as well as Lennon Contest winners and much more. The daily podcast is at 2pm EDT, emanating from New York City.

• udiscovermusic.: John Lennon Songwriting Contest Partners With Gibson Gives For Virtual Events

  In honor of John Lennon’s 80th birthday, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC) have announced a partnership with Gibson Gives – the iconic American instrument brand’s charitable arm – to support musicianship, music education and songwriting for people of all ages.

• Hartford Courant: W Hartford native’s ‘Wash My Hands’ wins JLSC after she recovers from COVID

  How do creative people recover from COVID-19? West Hartford native Allegra Levy wrote a children’s song about personal hygiene and social distancing, recorded a cute video, released it during a horrifying pandemic, and won an award associated with an iconic Beatle.

• John Lennon Songwriting Contest Launches ‘Power To The People’ With Weekly Giveaways

  Songwriters can enter each week by Sunday at 11:59PM PDT, with Power to the People winners chosen randomly and announced on Mondays at 2PM EDT during the Lennon Bus Instagram Live event with celebrity guests, music experts, JLSC winners and entrants, and more.

• Spectrum News 1: The Lennon Bus honors John Lennon’s legacy at Grammy Week

• NBC Los Angeles: High School Students Jam With R&B Legend

  Some LAUSD students had the time of their life wihle getting to jam with legendary bassist Bootsy Collins. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.