The books of world-renowned Lennon historian Jude Southerland Kessler, author of The John Lennon Series, have just been accepted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives permanent collection in Cleveland, Ohio.
An affiliate of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Library is a primary resource for information on Rock Hall Inductees and Nominees, rock-related subjects, and Rock Hall education programs and exhibits. For Kessler, whose life’s work revolves around researching the life of John Lennon, having her books made part of the collection is truly an honor and thrill.
“This wonderful accolade makes the ‘eight days a week’ of work researching, writing, and editing John’s life story over the last 35 years worth the sacrifice and dedication,” she says. “If I had told that 10-year-old Lennon fan that her books would be archived in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I’m sure she wouldn’t have believed it. As John would have it, I’m on Cloud Nine.”
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Jude Southerland Kessler is the leading expert
on the life of John Lennon and her expanded biographies on Lennon take readers
chronologically through his life. The first five volumes of the projected nine-volume
series are Shoulda Been There, Shivering Inside, She Loves You, Should
Have Known Better and Shades of Life (Vol. 1). With a personal
library of over 500 Beatles-related books and multi-media resources, Kessler
undertook seven trips to Liverpool, England to interview Lennon’s childhood
friends, early band members, art college mates, and business associates before embarking
on writing the series, which is told in a narrative history format and heavily
documented.
Jude Southerland Kessler is represented by 910 Public Relations. To learn more about her work, visit: www.johnlennonseries.com. To learn more about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives, visit: https://library.rockhall.com