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While we’ve been celebrating the Beatles’ immeasurable contributions to modern music nearly every day since the release of the band’s fantastic remastered albums and The Beatles: Rock Band, there’s an extra reason to break out Fab Four memories this weekend: John Lennon would have been 69 years old today had he not been gunned down 29 years ago in New York. To celebrate his remarkable life and music, Rolling Stone recommends diving into our essential Beatles page, which is stocked with photos, an album guide and more Fab Four artifacts. Check out the best of the bunch here:

• Rolling Stone’s Essential Beatles Coverage

• Hear John Lennon’s historic 1970 interview

• Photos: John Lennon’s NYC Years

At the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday, Yoko Ono unveiled the new “John Lennon Educational Bus.” The vehicle will travel to schools across North America to teach children about the fundamentals of recording music. Sadly, however, this will not be the only thing to brandish John Lennon’s name this year. Following in the aftermath of the “Kurt Cobain Lunchbox Fiasco of 2007,” word has it that Ono is in final negotiations with outfitter Ralph Marlin and Company to lease out her late husband’s artwork so that it could transformed into a line of neckties. If the Marlin deal is successful, the label will likely expand the collection to include nightwear and boxer shorts, so the most fervent Beatles fans may soon be be able to cover their privates with their favorite frontman’s paintings.

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• John and Yoko Bed-In, “Give Peace a Chance” Footage Coming to DVD