A founding editor of Rolling Stone and a seasoned music journalist, he spent time with the Beatles and toured with the ...

Lydon’s articles, including an investigation into lost funds from the Monterey Pop Festival, began appearing in the ...

He was born in Boston, May 23, 1936, the son of the late Michael W. and Alice (Finley) Lydon, and was raised in S. Boston before moving to Billerica in 1967.