Beatles’ “Lucy” passes away
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- September
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Sad news out of England today with word that Lucy Vodden passed away this weekend.
You might not recognize the name, but Vodden is the “Lucy” in the Beatles’ classic “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” off their legendary Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
She had been battling lupus.
The Listening Room last checked in on Vodden in June, when we told you off Vodden’s rekindled friendship with Julian Lennon.
Julian was just a gradeschooler when he came home with a drawing of Vodden. Asked by his Beatle father who the picture was of, Julian reportedly said Lucy in the sky with diamonds, which John Lennon always swore was the story behind the song — although some critics maintained it was a reference to L.S.D.
In June, Julian Lennon had heard of Vodden’s struggles with lupus and reached out.
And now comes word that Vodden lost the battle, so our condolences to her family.
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