Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono was exposed to music early in her life and started performing at "happenings" of various avant-garde kinds in the '50s. She was an early follower of John Cage, figured into the '60s art movement known as Fluxus, and started a fruitful relationship with John Lennon after meeting him at a gallery in London in 1966. Ono made much music with Lennon, including experimental Beatles material like the tape-collage piece "Revolution 9" (from The White Album) and various noisy exercises together under the name Plastic Ono Band. These days, she's resurrected the Plastic Ono Band name and put it to good use on a striking recent album called Between My Head And The Sky. 

Updated 02/14/2012