Banjo played by Beatles star John Lennon unveiled - BBC
A banjo played by John Lennon has been unveiled alongside a mosaic featuring nearly 1,300 images of The Beatles star to mark what would have been his 85th birthday.
Fans are expected from around the world for the celebrations at Strawberry Field on Beaconsfield Road in Liverpool, which feature a live performance at 12:00 BST by The Quarrymen, Lennon's original band with his former bandmates Rod Davis and Colin Hanton in the line-up.
The five-string banjo will join Strawberry Field's collection of artefacts which includes the piano on which Lennon wrote Imagine.
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