Contact Music reports that deceased Beatles guitarist George Harrison’s only child, Dhani Harrison, is planning to embark on a concert tour this fall. Dhani has largely avoided the limelight, but like other Beatles children he is regarded as a good musician. 29-year old Dhani Harrison appeared on George’s last album, 2002’s Brainwashed, and at the […]
The Beatles were always dominated creatively by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. So much so that George Harrison, a talented songwriter in his own right, often felt squeezed out. Their first four albums combined featured only one George composition (“Don’t Bother Me”). This was partly to do with productivity. While John and Paul were […]
In yet another tribute to the quiet Beatle, here he is in a rare comedic television spot from Rutland Weekend Televison BBC 1975. Also starring Eric Idle of Monty Python fame.
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Today (November 29) is the sixth anniversary of George’s death. Here he is speaking about and singing "All Things Must Pass". The photos made me cry.
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Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of George’s death. Major TV news coverage of George’s death does not appear to be available on YouTube (correct me if I’m wrong), but you can still find it free on the networks’ own websites after all these years.
The BBC’s George page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1492446.stm
CNN’s George page:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/harrison/
And here is Paul’s reaction to the […]
Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of George’s death. Here are two exerpts of how the news of his demise was printed.
The Guardian (click here for full article)
George Harrison, 1943-2001
Former Beatle George Harrison dies from cancer aged 58
Dave LaingFriday November 30, 2001
By 1962, the Beatles had signed their recording contract with EMI. When their urbane producer, […]
The youngest member of The Beatles, George Harrison was born 24 February 1943 in Liverpool, England. While John and Paul dominated the spotlight in the band and were far more prolific songwriters, George is often considered the best musician of the bunch.
George had four older siblings. His parents, Harold and Louise Harrison were Catholics with […]
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