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Return of the Plastic Ono Band

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Plastic Ono Band was born in 1969 as a collaborative vehicle for John Lennon, Yoko Ono and a group of famous side musicians. Today, Ono joins us to talk about re-launching the band with the help of her son and other young stars. Plus: Barbaros Erköse comes from long line of Roma clarinetists in Turkey. But he grew up listening to a lot of American jazz too. He joins us to perform live in our studio.

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Barbaros Erköse and Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

The Plastic Ono Band was born in 1969 as a collaborative vehicle for John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It counted Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, two Beatles and Ornette Coleman as occasional members. Now, the 76-year-old Ono is re-launching the band with the help of her son, Sean Ono Lennon, and ...

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Barbaros Erköse

Barbaros Erköse comes from a long line of clarinetists from a Roma, or gypsy, family in Turkey. But he grew up listening to a lot of American jazz too. He brings his band for a live performance in the studio.

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