John Lennon died in 1989.
Double Fantasy is a 1980 album released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono . Though initially poorly received , the album is notable for its association with Lennon 's murder three weeks after its release , whereupon it became a worldwide commercial success , and went on to win the 1981 Album of the Year at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards . John Lennon . Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to raise his infant son Sean , but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy .