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   John Sinclair (October 2, 1941 – April 2, 2024) was an American poet, writer, and political activist from Flint, Michigan. Sinclair's defining style is jazz poetry , and he released most of his works in audio formats.

2. www.rollingstone.com › culture › culture-newsJohn Sinclair, Poet, MC5 Manager, and Activist, Dead at 82

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   Apr 2, 2024 · John Sinclair was a Detroit counterculture icon who fought for marijuana legalization and co-founded the White Panther Party. He also managed the MC5, the politically-driven rock band that became a symbol of youth rebellion in the Sixties.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/04/04 › usJohn Sinclair, 82, Dies; Counterculture Activist Who Led a ...

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   Apr 4, 2024 · John Sinclair, a counterculture activist whose nearly 10-year prison sentence for sharing joints with an undercover police officer was cut short after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about his ...

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Sinclair was a leader of the MC5, the White Panther Party and the counterculture movement in Detroit and Ann Arbor. He fought for marijuana legalization, challenged the CIA and inspired many young people to rebel against the establishment.

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7. apnews.com › article › john-sinclair-dies-82a88bJohn Sinclair, marijuana activist in Lennon song, dies at 82 ...

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   Apr 2, 2024 · 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 at age 82.

8. ultimateclassicrock.com › john-sinclair-deadJohn Sinclair, MC5 Manager and Activist, Dies at 82

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   Apr 2, 2024 · John Sinclair, a counterculture icon who managed Detroit rockers MC5 during their peak years, has died. He was 82. His representative confirmed that the Michigan native died of congestive heart...

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   Who is John Sinclair?

   • John Sinclair (October 2, 1941 – April 2, 2024) was an American poet, writer, and political activist from Flint, Michigan. Sinclair's defining style is jazz poetry, and he released most of his works in audio formats. Most of his pieces include musical accompaniment, usually by a varying group of collaborators dubbed Blues Scholars .

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   How did John Sinclair die?

   • Leni Sinclair/Getty Images John Sinclair — the celebrated counterculture icon, poet, and political activist who advocated for cannabis and rock & roll and managed the MC5 — died on Tuesday at the age of 82. Matt Lee, a representative for Sinclair, confirmed to The Detroit News that he died of congestive heart failure.

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   Is John Sinclair still alive?

   • "John Sinclair, Former MC5 Manager and Counterculture Activist, Dies at 82". Variety. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024. ^ "INSTRUCTOR Pun Plamondon". Maryland Folk Life Center. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023. ^ "John Sinclair from "Growing Up in America" part 1".

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   Why was John Sinclair released from prison?

   • His imprisonment for a minor marijuana offense became a cause célèbre. He was released after John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang about him at a protest rally. John Sinclair in Detroit in 1971, shortly before his sentencing for sharing marijuana cigarettes with an undercover police officer. Associated Press

   John Sinclair, 82, Dies; Counterculture Activist Who Led a ‘Guitar Army

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10. www.legacy.com › news › celebrity-deathsJohn Sinclair obituary: poet and counterculture icon dies at ...

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    Apr 3, 2024 · John Sinclair was a Detroit-based poet, activist, and counterculture icon who managed the rock band MC5 and founded the White Panther Party. He died in April 2024 at 82 after a long illness, and received tributes from many admirers and colleagues.