List of Plastic Ono Band lineups

This is a list of the lineups of the Plastic Ono Band, the backing band established by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It was active in various incarnations from 1969 to 1974, and was revived by Ono in 2009. The group had a constantly shifting lineup, so this page reflects each individual incarnation under the name.

Current lineup

Like the Plastic Ono Band of the 1970s, the current incarnation does not have a consistent lineup. The core members since 2009 have been:

• Yoko Ono - vocals
• Sean Lennon - guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, drums
• Cornelius - guitars, bass, Tenorion, programming, percussion
• Yuka Honda - keyboards
• Hirotaka Shimizu - guitar

Former lineups

Band	Members	Release contributions and live performances
Plastic Ono Band (June 1969)[1]	John Lennon - vocals, acoustic guitar Yoko Ono - handclaps, tambourines, backing vocals Tom Smothers - acoustic guitar, backing vocals Timothy Leary, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Joseph Schwartz, Rosemary Woodruff Leary, Petula Clark, Dick Gregory, Allen Ginsberg, Murray the K, Derek Taylor - backing vocals, handclaps	"Give Peace a Chance"/"Remember Love"
Plastic Ono Band (September 1969)[2]	John Lennon - lead vocals, rhythm guitar Yoko Ono - vocals Eric Clapton - lead guitar, backing vocals Klaus Voormann - bass Alan White - drums	Toronto Rock and Roll Revival Festival (later released as Live Peace in Toronto 1969)
Plastic Ono Band (September 1969)[3][4]	John Lennon - vocals rhythm guitar Yoko Ono - vocals Eric Clapton - lead guitar, backing vocals Klaus Voormann - bass Ringo Starr - drums	"Cold Turkey"/"Don't Worry Kyoko"
Plastic Ono Supergroup (December 1969)[5]	John Lennon - vocals, guitar Yoko Ono - vocals Eric Clapton ("Derek Claptoe") - guitar Delaney Bramlett ("Bilanie") - guitar Bonnie Bramlett ("Donnie") - percussion Jim Gordon ("Jim Bordom") - drums George Harrison ("George Harrisong") - guitar Nicky Hopkins ("Sticky Topkins") - electric piano Bobby Keyes ("Robbie Knees") - sax Keith Moon ("Kief Spoon") - drums Billy Preston ("Billy Presstud") - organ Klaus Voormann ("Raus Doorman") - bass Alan White ("Dallas White") - drums Jim Price - trumpet	UNICEF Peace for Christmas Concert (later released on Some Time in New York City as Live Jam)
Plastic Ono Band (January 1970)[6]	John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocal George Harrison - electric guitar, piano, backing vocal Klaus Voormann - bass guitar, electric piano, backing vocal Alan White - drums, piano, backing vocal Billy Preston - organ, backing vocal Yoko Ono - backing vocal Mal Evans - chimes, handclaps, backing vocal	"Instant Karma!"
Plastic Ono Band (September–October 1970)[7][8]	John Lennon - vocals, guitar, piano, organ Ringo Starr - drums Klaus Voormann - bass Yoko Ono - vocals	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
Plastic Ono Band (March 1971)[9]	John Lennon – vocals, guitar Yoko Ono – backing vocals, piano Bobby Keys – saxophone Billy Preston – piano, keyboards Klaus Voormann - bass Alan White – drums	"Power to the People"
Plastic Ono Mothers (June 1971)[5]	John Lennon - guitar, vocals Yoko Ono - bag, vocals Klaus Voormann - bass guitar, vocals Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals Aynsley Dunbar - drums Bob Harris - keyboards, vocals Howard Kaylan - vocals Jim Pons - bass guitar, vocals Don Preston - Mini-Moog Ian Underwood - keyboard, vocals, woodwinds Mark Volman - vocals	6 June 1971 concert at the Fillmore East (later released on Some Time in New York City as Live Jam)
Plastic Ono Band (1971)	John Lennon - guitars, vocals Yoko Ono - vocals Jim Keltner - drums Klaus Voorman - bass Nicky Hopkins - keyboards Hugh McCracken - guitar Chris Osbourne – guitar Stuart Scharf – guitar Teddy Irwin - guitar	"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band (1971-1973)[5][10]	John Lennon - guitars, vocals Yoko Ono - vocals Jim Keltner - drums, percussion Wayne 'Tex' Gabriel - guitar Gary Van Scyoc - bass Stan Bronstein - saxophone, flute Adam Ippolito - piano, organ John La Boosca - piano Richard Frank Jr. - drums, percussion John Ward - bass	Some Time in New York City One to One Concerts (later released as Live in New York City) 1972 MDA Show of Strength Approximately Infinite Universe
Plastic Ono Band (1973)[11]	Yoko Ono - vocals John Lennon ("John O'Cean") - guitar Jim Keltner - drums David Spinozza - guitar Kenneth Ascher - piano, organ, mellotron Gordon Edwards - bass Michael Brecker - saxophone Arthur Jenkins - percussion David Friedman - vibes Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar Don Brooks - harmonica Jeremy Steig - flute Something Different - chorus Andrew Smith - drums Robert Kreiner - bass Rick Marrotta - drums	Feeling the Space
Plastic U.F.Ono Band (1973)[12]	John Lennon - vocals, rhythm guitar, slide guitar, percussion Jim Keltner - drums David Spinozza - lead guitar Kenneth Ascher - piano, organ Gordon Edwards - bass Arthur Jenkins - percussion Michael Brecker - saxophone Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar. Rick Marrotta - drums Something Different - chorus	Mind Games
Plastic Ono Nuclear Band (1974)[13]	John Lennon - vocals, guitar, piano Klaus Voormann - bass Jim Keltner - drums Nicky Hopkins - piano Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone Kenneth Ascher - electric piano, clavinet, Mellotron Arthur Jenkins - percussion Jesse Ed Davis - acoustic guitar, lead guitar Eddie Mottau - acoustic guitar	Walls and Bridges
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band (2009)[14]	Yoko Ono - vocals Sean Lennon - acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion Cornelius - guitars, bass, Tenorion, programming, percussion Yuka Honda - piano, organ, percussion Hirotaka Shimizu - guitars, percussion Yuko Araki - drums, percussion Shahzad Ismaily - guitars, bass, drums, percussion Michael Leonhart - trumpet, vibraphone, percussion Erik Friedlander - cello Daniel Carter - tenor saxophone, flute Indigo Street - guitar	Don't Stop Me! Between My Head and the Sky
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band (2009–Present)[15]	Yoko Ono - vocals Sean Lennon - guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, drums Yuka Honda - keyboards Keigo Oyamada - guitar Hirotaka Shimizu - guitar, bass Yuko Araka - drums Michael Leonhart - trumpet Erik Friedlander - cello	We Are Plastic Ono Band" Tour
Plastic Ono Band (February 2010)[16]	Yoko Ono - vocals Eric Clapton - guitar Klaus Voorman - bass Jim Keltner - drums Sean Lennon - vocals, guitar	16 February 2010 concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
The Flaming Lips with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (2011)[17]	Yoko Ono - vocals Sean Lennon - guitar Wayne Coyne - vocals, guitar, keyboards Michael Ivins - bass, keyboards, backing vocals Steven Drozd - vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Kliph Scurlock - drums, percussion Derek Brown - guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals	The Flaming Lips 2011 #11: The Flaming Lips with Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band (2013)[18]	Yoko Ono - vocals Sean Lennon - guitar, piano, bass, synthesizer, percussion Cornelius - remixing Yuka Honda - keyboards, synthesizer Lenny Kravitz - drums Nels Cline - guitar Questlove - drums Bill Dobrow - drums Hirotaka Shimizu - guitar Keigo Oyamada - bass, guitar Julian Lage - guitar	Take Me to the Land of Hell

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