John Sinclair, Activist Immortalized in John Lennon Song, Dies at 82

Associated Press - Politico / April 2, 2024 John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82. Sinclair died Tuesday morning at Detroit Receiving Hospital of…

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