Return of The Plastic Ono Band

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Yoko Ono formed The Plastic Ono Band in 1969 with her husband, John Lennon. 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 Lennon. (The Plastic Ono Band is scheduled to perform Feb. 16 at BAM with Clapton, Paul Simon, Bette Midler, and a slate of young stars.) Ono joins us to talk about the group's recent album, Between My Head and the Sky. This is an encore edition of Soundcheck.

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