George Harrison
George Harrison visiting the Oval Office in 1974. | |-| |-| |- | |-| |-| |-| |-| |} The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States.
Background information
Birth name	George Harrison
Also known as	L'Angelo Misterioso Hari Georgeson Nelson/Spike Wilbury George Harrysong Carl Harrison George O'Hara
Born	25 February 1943(1943-02-25) Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Died	29 November 2001 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Genre(s)	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Ukulele, Sitar, Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals, Mandolin, Organ
Years active	1958–2001
Label(s)	Parlophone,Capitol,Apple Vee-Jay,EMI,Dark Horse Records
Associated acts	The Beatles Traveling Wilburys The Quarrymen Plastic Ono Band
Website	GeorgeHarrison.com
Notable instrument(s)
"Rocky" Rosewood Telecaster

George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)^[1] was an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist for The Beatles. Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. 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The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. Vee-Jay Records was a Record label founded in the 1950s specializing in Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and blues and Rock and roll. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Dark Horse Records is a Record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. The Quarrymen (circa late 1956—October 1959/1997—present are an English Skiffle band that was formed in Liverpool in the latter part of 1956 by John The Plastic Ono Band was a conceptual supergroup formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 before the dissolution of The Beatles. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Following the band's breakup, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys super group. Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after He was the first Beatle to have a number one album (All Things Must Pass). All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. He was also a film producer, with his production company Handmade Films, involving people as diverse as Madonna and the members of Monty Python. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. HandMade Films is a British Film production and distribution company Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television After Harrison embraced Hinduism in the 1960s, his spiritual convictions were often evident in his music and public activities. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent.

Overview

Although John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the Beatles' main songwriters, Harrison generally wrote or sang lead on a few songs per album. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, His later compositions included hits such as "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". " Here Comes the Sun " is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles ' 1969 album Abbey Road. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " is a rock Ballad written by George Harrison for The Beatles on their Double album After the band's breakup, it was Harrison who achieved the first #1 single by any ex-Beatle with his "My Sweet Lord". " My Sweet Lord " is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass Besides his talents as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and sitarist, he was also a record producer and music innovator,^[2] George possessed, as it seemed obvious to researchers, the innate ability to perhaps even surpass the Lennon-McCartney songwriting cartel, however it was not to happen as part of the Beatles. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing And as Harrison forged his own identity and drifted away from the Beatles he became a world-class songwriter, musical pioneer, and single-handed catalyst for a generation's interest in Indian culture. ^[3] In 1969 George commented: "I believe that if I'm going to sing songs on record, they might as well be on my own. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "^[4]

Early years: 1943–1958

Harrison was born in Liverpool, England, on 25 February 1943^[5][6] to Louise and Harold Harrison, parents of a Roman Catholic family with deep roots in Ireland. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world ^[5] His maternal grandparents hailed from Wexford, a county in Ireland. Wexford (derived from Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (in some sources spelled "Waes Fiord" – veisa meaning "mudflat stagnant pool"

Harrison's childhood home was located at 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool, until 1950, when the family moved to 25 Upton Green, Speke. Wavertree is an area of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England and is a Liverpool City Council Ward. Speke (pronounced Speak) is an area of the City of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, close to the boundaries of the He first attended school at Dovedale Road Infants & Juniors School, very close to Penny Lane. " Penny Lane " is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt There he passed his Eleven-plus examination and was awarded a place at the Liverpool Institute for Boys (in the building now housing the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts), where he met Paul McCartney and attended from 1954 to 1959. In the United Kingdom the Eleven Plus or Transfer Test is an Examination administered to some students in their last year of primary education The Liverpool Institute High School for Boys was an all-boys Grammar school in the English port city of Liverpool. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts ( LIPA) is a School in the English city of Liverpool that offers training in Acting, Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer,

He formed a skiffle group called 'The Rebels' with his brother Peter and a friend, Arthur Kelly. Skiffle is a type of Folk music with Jazz, Blues and Country influences usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the Washboard ^[7]

1960–1970: The Beatles

Main articles: The Beatles and The Beatles discography

Stuart Sutcliffe and Harrison in Hamburg

In the early days of the Beatles, when it was still called the Quarrymen, Harrison was asked by McCartney to join. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Beatles released twelve original Albums twelve EPs (mainly consisting of material also available on their albums one Double EP, and twenty-two Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 &ndash 10 April 1962 was an Artist, and the original bassist of The Beatles for two years Harrison was the youngest member of the group, initially looked upon as a kid by the others. CHILD syndrome (or congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) is a genetic disorder ^[8] He was never officially asked to join the group, but hung out with the others and filled in when he was needed; he was soon looked upon as one of the group. ^[9] During the early years of the group's rise to local fame, Harrison's mother often cheered him on from the audience, much to the consternation of Lennon's Aunt Mimi; she complained that they could all live "lovely peaceful lives" but for Mrs. Harrison's encouraging the group. While McCartney was the "cute Beatle" and Lennon the leader, Harrison was still a favourite of the female fans. At some concerts, the group was occasionally showered with Jelly Babies, which Harrison had said to be his favourite sweet. Jelly babies are a type of soft Confectionery that look like little babies in a variety of colours Unfortunately, American fans could not get hold of this soft British confection, replacing them instead with hard jelly beans, much to the group's discomfort. ^[10]

Harrison was not regarded as a virtuoso guitarist in the early days of The Beatles' recording career. Several of Harrison's Beatles guitar solos were recorded under specific directions from McCartney, who on occasion demanded that Harrison play what McCartney envisioned virtually note-for-note. Other Harrison solos were directed or modified by producer George Martin. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Martin admitted years later, "I was always rather beastly to George. "^[11] Toward the end of the 1960s, however, Harrison became known as a fluent, inventive, and highly accomplished lead and rhythm guitarist. In the 1970s and thereafter, his slide work became his signature sound. Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar.

Harrison was the first of The Beatles to arrive on American soil, when he visited his sister, Louise, in Benton, Illinois, in September 1963, some five months before the group appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Benton is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, ^[12] During this visit, George browsed a record store and inquired about his group's music. The store owner had not even heard of them, and British pop music was conspicuously absent in the States: even top performer Cliff Richard's recent movie, Summer Holiday, was relegated to second billing when it played. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Harrison returned to England, reporting to his bandmates that it might be difficult for them to succeed in America. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

During the era of Beatlemania, Harrison was characterised as the "quiet Beatle", noted for his introspective manner and his tendency not to speak in press conferences. Beatlemania is a term that was used during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy (particularly demonstrated by young teen girls directed toward The Beatles, particularly He studied situations and people closely, though, and was the most interested of any Beatle in the group's finances, often quizzing Brian Epstein about them. NEMS Enterprises defaults here For the Latin American record label see NEMS Enterprises (label. Despite his "quiet Beatle" image, Harrison also had a slightly wild side. Once, at a bar, a photographer got on Harrison's bad side. He got too close, and Harrison proceeded to throw his drink at the offending press member. ^[10] He could also wisecrack as well as anyone in the band; when a reporter asked what they did in their hotel suite between shows, Harrison told him: "We ice-skate. "

During The Beatles' first trip to the U. S. , in February 1964, Harrison received a new "360/12" model guitar from the Rickenbacker company; this was a 12-string electric but its unusual headstock design meant it looked at first glance like a 6-string. For the American WWI fighter pilot see Eddie Rickenbacker. For the airport see Rickenbacker International Airport. He began using the 360 extensively in the studio soon after. Roger McGuinn liked the effect Harrison achieved so much that it became his signature guitar sound with the Byrds. James Roger McGuinn (known professionally as Roger McGuinn, previously as Jim McGuinn, and born James Joseph McGuinn III on July 13, The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964

Harrison wrote his first song, "Don't Bother Me", during a sick day in 1963, as an exercise "to see if I could write a song", as he remembered. " Don't Bother Me " is the first song written by George Harrison to appear on an album by The Beatles. "Don't Bother Me" appeared on the second Beatles album (With the Beatles) later that year, on Meet the Beatles! in the U. With The Beatles is The Beatles ' second UK album recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November, 1963 Meet The Beatles! is the second Beatles ' album released in the United States despite the "first album" claim on its cover S. in early 1964, and also briefly in the film A Hard Day's Night. A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British Comedy film written by Alun Owen starring The Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney Although he wrote a song for the Beatles for Sale album, it was not used and the group did not record another Harrison composition until 1965, when he contributed "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much" to the album Help!. Beatles for Sale is The Beatles ' fourth album released in late 1964 and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. " I Need You " is a Beatles song on the album Help! (see 1965 in music) " You Like Me Too Much " is a song by The Beatles written by George Harrison. Help! is the fifth album by The Beatles, and the soundtrack album from their film of the same name.

Harrison was the lead vocal on all The Beatles songs that he wrote by himself. He also sang lead vocal on other songs, including "Chains" and "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Devil in Her Heart" on With the Beatles, "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" on A Hard Day's Night, and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" on Beatles for Sale. " Chains " was composed by the Brill Building husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King and was a minor hit for Little " Do You Want to Know a Secret " is a song by The Beatles from the 1963 album Please Please Me, sung by George Harrison. " Roll Over Beethoven " is a 1956 hit single by Chuck Berry originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-side. " Devil in Her Heart " is a song originally recorded in Detroit by The Donays (for Correc-tone Records and was later picked up by the New York City With The Beatles is The Beatles ' second UK album recorded four months after the band's first album and released on 22 November, 1963 " I'm Happy Just to Dance with You " is mainly a John Lennon composition (Though credited to both Lennon and McCartney recorded by The Beatles for the A Hard Day's Night is the third album by The Beatles, released in the UK on 10 July 1964 as the Soundtrack to their first " Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby " is a song composed by Carl Perkins adapted from a similar song by Rex Griffin ( Decca, 1936 Perkins recorded Beatles for Sale is The Beatles ' fourth album released in late 1964 and produced by George Martin for Parlophone. During an American tour in 1965, his friend David Crosby of the Byrds introduced him to Indian classical music and the work of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter. The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. Pandit Ravi Shankar ( রবি শংকর Devanagari: रविशंकर "Pandit" ( Sanskrit, "learned" is honorific born April ^[13] Harrison became fascinated with the instrument, immersed himself in Indian music and was pivotal in popularising the sitar in particular and Indian music in general in the West.

Buying a sitar himself as The Beatles came back from a Far East tour, he became the first Western popular musician to play one on a pop record, on the Rubber Soul track "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". Rubber Soul is the sixth studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. " Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown " is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. He championed Shankar with Western audiences and was largely responsible for having him included on the bill at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967. The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey Shankar had not admired Harrison's first Indian-influenced efforts, but the two became friends, and Harrison began his first formal musical studies with Shankar. After a few initial lessons with Pandit Ravi Shankar, Harrison was placed under the tutelage of Shambhu Das.

During the filming of the movie Help!, on location in the Bahamas, a Hindu devotee presented each Beatle with a book about reincarnation. Help! is a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Harrison's interest in Indian culture expanded to his embracing Hinduism. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. A pilgrimage with wife Pattie to Bombay, India, where Harrison studied sitar, met several gurus and visited various holy places, filled the months between the end of the final Beatles tour in 1966 and the commencement of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions. Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd (born 17 March 1944 was the first wife of George Harrison of The Beatles, after whom she married Eric Clapton Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A guru (गुरु গুরু is a person who is regarded as having great knowledge wisdom and authority in a certain area and uses it to guide others Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles.

Harrison met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who introduced The Beatles, their wives and girlfriends to Transcendental Meditation. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ( January 12, 1917 &ndash February 5 2008) founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and Transcendental Meditation or TM is the trademarked name of a Meditation technique introduced in 1958 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008 While they parted company with the Maharishi some months afterwards, Harrison continued his pursuit of Eastern philosophy. Eastern philosophy refers very broadly to the various philosophies of Asia, including Indian philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Persian

In the summer of 1969, he produced the single "Hare Krishna Mantra", performed by the devotees of the London Radha Krsna Temple. The Hare Krishna Mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra" is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well For Radha the mother of Karna from Mahabharata see Radha (Mahabharata Radha (Devanagari राधा IAST Rādhā is the principal Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari kṛṣṇa in IAST, ˈkr̩ʂɳə in classical Sanskrit is a deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism That same year, he and fellow Beatle John Lennon met A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ( Sanskrit:, abhaya-caraṇāravinda bhakti-vedānta svāmī prabhupāda, Bangla: অভয়চরনাবিন্দ An acharya ( acariya in Pali) is an important religious teacher ( Guru) who teaches by his own example (from Sanskrit 'achara' behavior The International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON) also known as 'the Hare Krishna ' movement is one of several Vaishnava groups Soon after, Harrison embraced the Hare Krishna tradition (particularly japa-yoga chanting with beads; a meditation technique similar to the Roman Catholic rosary), and remained associated with it until his death. The Rosary (from Latin rosarium, meaning "rose garden" or "garland of roses" is a popular traditional Roman Catholic devotion.

When, during his lifetime, Harrison bequeathed to ISKCON his Letchmore Heath mansion (renamed Bhaktivedanta Manor) north of London, he redoubled speculations that he would leave ISKCON a large sum in his will. Whilst some sources indicate he left nothing to the organisation,^[14] others report he did leave a sum of 20 million pounds. ^[15]

Harrison formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "Badge," which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer " Badge " is a rock song by Cream, penned by Eric Clapton and George Harrison during a collaborative effort between Clapton Harrison and Ringo Cream were a 1960s British rock band Goodbye (also called Goodbye Cream) is the final original album of the rock Power trio Cream. Someone — variously reported as Harrison, Starr, or Clapton — misread Harrison's handwritten "bridge" (a term for a section of a song which typically links the verse to the chorus) as "badge", and this became the title. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso", meaning "The Mysterious Angel" in Italian. One of Harrison's compositions for The Beatles' Abbey Road album, "Here Comes the Sun", was written in Clapton's back garden. Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. " Here Comes the Sun " is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles ' 1969 album Abbey Road. Clapton also guested on the Harrison-penned Beatles track "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " is a rock Ballad written by George Harrison for The Beatles on their Double album Through Clapton, Harrison met Delaney Bramlett, who introduced Harrison to the slide guitar. ^[16]

Harrison's songwriting improved greatly through the years, but his material did not earn respect from his fellow Beatles until near the group's breakup (McCartney told Lennon in 1969: "George's songs this year are at least as good as ours"). Harrison later said that he always had difficulty getting the band to record his songs.

Notable 1963–70 Harrison compositions include "Don't Bother Me", "I Need You", "You Like Me Too Much", "Think for Yourself", "If I Needed Someone", "Taxman", "Love You To", "I Want to Tell You", "Within You Without You", "Blue Jay Way", "The Inner Light", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (featuring lead guitar by Eric Clapton), "Piggies" (later featured inadvertently in the notorious Charles Manson murder case), "Long, Long, Long", "Savoy Truffle", "Only a Northern Song", "It's All Too Much", "Old Brown Shoe, "Something", "Here Comes the Sun", "I Me Mine", and "For You Blue" (about his then-wife Patti Boyd, featuring lap steel guitar by John Lennon). " Don't Bother Me " is the first song written by George Harrison to appear on an album by The Beatles. " I Need You " is a Beatles song on the album Help! (see 1965 in music) " You Like Me Too Much " is a song by The Beatles written by George Harrison. " Think for Yourself " is a song by the 1960s rock group The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. " If I Needed Someone " is a song by The Beatles which first appeared in the UK on the 1965 album Rubber Soul (see 1965 "Tax man" redirects here For the profession see Tax collector. " Love You To " is a song by The Beatles from the album Revolver. " I Want to Tell You " is a Beatles song on the 1966 album Revolver (see 1966 in music) " Within You Without You " is a song written by George Harrison and released on The Beatles ' 1967 album Sgt " Blue Jay Way " is a song written by George Harrison; it was first recorded and released by The Beatles on their Magical Mystery Tour " The Inner Light " is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to " Lady Madonna " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " is a rock Ballad written by George Harrison for The Beatles on their Double album " Piggies " is a Beatles song from double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album) " Long Long Long " is a song written by George Harrison, and first released by the The Beatles on their 1968 The Beatles " Savoy Truffle " is a song written by George Harrison and performed by The Beatles on their eponymously-titled album (the " White Album " " Only a Northern Song " is a song written by George Harrison and performed by English Rock band The Beatles. " It's All Too Much " is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1969 Yellow Submarine film soundtrack album " Old Brown Shoe " is a song written by George Harrison that was first released by The Beatles as a B-side to " The Ballad of John " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. " Here Comes the Sun " is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles ' 1969 album Abbey Road. " I Me Mine " is a Beatles song written and sung by George Harrison. " For You Blue " is a Beatles song written by George Harrison for his wife Pattie Boyd, who would be the subject of many of his love songs including Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd (born 17 March 1944 was the first wife of George Harrison of The Beatles, after whom she married Eric Clapton The lap steel guitar is a type of Steel guitar, from which other types developed ^[17] He also had co-writing credit on "Flying" and "Dig It", and had arrangement credits on "Maggie Mae". " Flying " is an instrumental song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the For the Skinny Puppy song see Dig It (Skinny Puppy song. " Dig It " is a song by The Beatles featured on their album For the musical inspired by the song see Maggie May (musical " Maggie May " is a traditional Liverpool folk song ( Harrison gained even more Beatles credit when the Beatles Anthology albums were released. The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series a series of three albums and a book all of which focus on the history of The Beatles. All the Beatles, including Harrison, were credited with co-writing "Free as a Bird", "Los Paranoias", "12-Bar Original", and "Real Love". " Free as a Bird " is a song performed by The Beatles. " Step Inside Love " is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited as " Lennon/McCartney " for Cilla Black in 1967 as a theme for her TV Harrison co-wrote "In Spite of All the Danger" with Paul McCartney, and co-wrote "Cry for a Shadow" with John Lennon. " In Spite of All the Danger " is one of the first songs recorded by The Quarrymen, then composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George " Cry for a Shadow " is an early Beatles instrumental. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Also off the Anthologies solely credited to him is "All Things Must Pass", "Not Guilty", and "You Know What to Do". All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. " Not Guilty " is a song written by George Harrison. It is featured on his 1979 album titled George Harrison and on the The Beatles ' " You Know What To Do " was one of the first songs written and recorded by George Harrison with The Beatles.

Friction among Harrison, Lennon, and McCartney increased markedly during the recording of The Beatles, as Harrison threatened to leave the group on several occasions. Between 1967 and 1969, McCartney on several occasions expressed dissatisfaction with Harrison's guitar playing. Tensions came to a head during the filming of rehearsal sessions at Twickenham Studios for what eventually became the Let It Be documentary film. Twickenham Film Studios is a Film studio located in St Margarets London, England, that is used by many motion picture and television companies Let It Be is a 1970 film about The Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for the album Let It Be in January 1969 Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Conflicts between Harrison and McCartney appear in several scenes in the film, including one in which Harrison retorts to McCartney, "OK, well, I don't mind. I'll play whatever you want me to play or I won't play at all if you don't want me to play. Whatever it is that'll please you, I'll do it. " Frustrated by ongoing slights, the poor working conditions in the cold and sterile film studio, and Lennon's creative disengagement from the group, Harrison quit the band on 10 January. He returned on 22 January after negotiations with the other Beatles at two business meetings. ^[18]

The group's internal relations were more cordial (though still strained) during recordings for the album Abbey Road. Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. The album included "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun", probably Harrison's most popular Beatles songs. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. " Here Comes the Sun " is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles ' 1969 album Abbey Road. "Something" is considered to be one of his best works and was recorded by both Frank Sinatra (who deemed it "the greatest love song of the last fifty years") and Elvis Presley. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Harrison's increasing productivity, coupled with his difficulties in getting The Beatles to record his music, meant that by the end of the group's career he had amassed a considerable stockpile of unreleased material.

When Harrison was asked years later what kind of music The Beatles might have made if they had stayed together, his answer was to the point: "The solo stuff that we've done would have been on Beatle albums. " Harrison's assessment is confirmed by the fact that many of the songs on their early solo albums premiered at various times during The Beatles' recording sessions but were not actually recorded by the group.

Harrison was only 26 years old at the time of The Beatles' last recording session on 4 January 1970 (Lennon, who had left the group the previous September, did not attend the session). Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[19]

Solo career

1970s

After The Beatles split in 1970, Harrison released a number of albums, both as solo projects and as a member of other groups, using his slide guitar. Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. After years of being limited in his contributions to The Beatles, he released a large number of the songs he had stockpiled in the first major solo work released after the breakup, All Things Must Pass, the first triple album by a single artist in rock history. All Things Must Pass is a Triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. A triple album is a musical work whose length forced it to be released on three LP records The first triple album is generally considered to be George Harrison 's

All Things Must Pass was a triumphant entry into the solo market by Harrison and marked by four full sides of excellent Beatle-worthy material, followed by an additional two sides of extended rock jams by Harrison and other musician friends. In terms of its breadth and virtuosity, it in some ways resembled The White Album, but this work was the achievement of a sole ex-Beatle, rather than that of a four-member supergroup.

It certainly gave pause to many who considered George to be out of the league of Lennon and McCartney as a performer and songwriter. Along with the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album and Paul McCartney's Band on the Run, All Things Must Pass is generally deemed one of the three finest solo efforts by the ex-Beatles, or groups headed by ex-Beatles. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the début solo album by English rock musician John Lennon. Band on the Run is an album by Wings, released in 1973 McCartney's fifth album since the breakup of The Beatles (and Wings' third it became Wings'

The album, which topped the charts, included the number-one hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "Isn't It a Pity" as well as the top-10 single "What Is Life. " My Sweet Lord " is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass " What Is Life " is a Riff-driven song by George Harrison and is the first track on side two of his 1970 solo Album All Things Must " Harrison was later sued for copyright infringement over "My Sweet Lord," because of its surface similarity to the 1963 Chiffons single "He's So Fine", although the musical arrangements are quite different. 'Copyright infringement' (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material that is covered by Copyright law in a manner that violates The Chiffons was an all Girl group originating from the Bronx area of New York in 1960. " He's So Fine " is a 1963 song written by Ronald Mack and recorded by girl-group The Chiffons.

Harrison denied deliberately stealing the song, but he lost the resulting court case in 1976. In the ruling, the court accepted the possibility that Harrison had "subconsciously copied" the Chiffons' melody as the basis for his own song. Disputes over damages dragged on into the 1990s, with manager Allen Klein violating legal ethical precepts in changing sides by buying Bright Tunes, which published "He's So Fine", and then continuing the suit after parting with Harrison. Allen Klein (born December 18, 1931) is a controversial American businessman and record label executive Harrison ultimately wound up semi-vindicated as the owner of both songs (Huntley 2004). ^[20]

"All Things Must Pass" was revived in early 2001, when a remastered version was released. It peaked at #4 on Billboard's Pop Catalog chart, with Harrison taking part in Internet chats to help promote it. It reappeared on that chart following Harrison's death. Featured on the 30th Anniversary edition were five bonus tracks, including the top-notch outtake "I Live For You" as well as a new, updated version of "My Sweet Lord. " ATMP has been certified by the RIAA as having sold six million copies in the U. S. alone. In early 2007, it was determined that "All Things Must Pass" indeed was a #1 album in the United Kingdom when first released in the winter of 1970-71. Because some sales were not properly counted, the album originally peaked at #4 in Britain.

Harrison was the first rock star to organise a major charity concert. His Concert for Bangladesh on August 1, 1971, drew over 40,000 people to two shows in New York's Madison Square Garden with the intention of aiding the starving refugees during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two Benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held at noon and at 700 p Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The Bangladesh Liberation War (i ( Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ Muktijuddho) was an armed conflict between West Pakistan (later Ravi Shankar opened the proceedings, which included such other popular musicians as Bob Dylan (who rarely appeared live in the early 1970s), Eric Clapton, who made his first public appearance in months (due to a heroin addiction which began when Derek and the Dominos broke up), Leon Russell, Badfinger, Billy Preston and fellow Beatle Ringo Starr. Pandit Ravi Shankar ( রবি শংকর Devanagari: रविशंकर "Pandit" ( Sanskrit, "learned" is honorific born April Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Derek and the Dominos were a Blues-rock supergroup formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton Oklahoma, United States) is a Singer, Songwriter Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Unfortunately, tax troubles and questionable expenses tied up many of the concert's proceeds (see [2]). Apple Corps released a newly arranged concert DVD and CD in October 2005 (with all artists' sales royalties continuing to go to UNICEF), which contained additional material such as previously unreleased rehearsal footage of "If Not for You", featuring Harrison and Dylan. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 "If Not for You" is a 1970 song by Bob Dylan featured on his Album New Morning.

In addition to his own works, during this time Harrison co-wrote or produced two hits for Starr ("It Don't Come Easy" and "Photograph") and appeared on tracks by Lennon "How Do You Sleep?", "Oh My Love" and "Gimme Some Truth", Harry Nilsson ("You're Breakin' My Heart"), Badfinger ("Day After Day") on which he played slide guitar, as well as working for Billy Preston ("That's The Way God Planned It") and Cheech & Chong ("Basketball Jones"). " How Do You Sleep? " is a song from John Lennon 's 1971 album Imagine, in which he implicitly disparages former Beatles " Oh My Love " is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that appeared on Lennon's Imagine album " Gimme Some Truth " is a Protest song written and performed by John Lennon from his 1971 album Imagine. Harry Edward Nilsson III ( June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American Songwriter, singer Pianist, and Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, Cheech & Chong are a Comedy duo, consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their

Harrison's next album was Living in the Material World in 1973. Living in the Material World is an Album by George Harrison and was released in 1973 "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" was a big hit (it reached #1 in the U. " Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth " is a song by George Harrison and is the lead track on his 1973 Album Living in the Material World S. ), and "Sue Me Sue You Blues" was a window into the former Beatles' miserable legal travails, but overall the record was seen as too overtly religious, though it did reach #1 on the U. S. album chart for 5 weeks. A reissue of the album, along with fine bonus tracks "Deep Blue" and "Miss O'Dell" and a bonus DVD was released in September 2006 and reached #38 on Billboard's Pop Catalog chart.

In 1974, Harrison released Dark Horse and at the same time launched a major tour of the United States. Dark Horse is an Album by George Harrison, released as the follow-up to Living in the Material World in 1974 The tour was panned for its long mid-concert act of Pandit Ravi Shankar & Friends and for Harrison's hoarse voice. The album made the Top 5 in the U. S. album chart, but was a failure in the UK, because of a combination of declining interest and unfavorable reviews. The single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong", a Top 40 UK and U. S. hit, was criticised for its unadventurous lyric, though it has since become a favourite record with radio programmers in the closing moments of each year, and at New Year's Eve parties. The song Dark Horse was released as the second single and reached #15 on Billboard.

It was during this period while in Los Angeles, preparing for the 1974 tour, that he also opened offices for his new Dark Horse Records on the A&M Records lot, on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Dark Horse Records is a Record label which was controlled by George Harrison from his creation of it in 1974 until his death A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division It was in those offices that he met Olivia Trinidad Arias, who was assigned to work at his label with Terry Doran from Apple and Jack Oliver who came over from London to run the label. Olivia Trinidad Arias (born May 18 1948 in Los Angeles) aka Olivia Harrison, is the widow of George Harrison, former member of The relationship with Olivia progressed during the rehearsals, and she joined Harrison on his 1974 tour, during which their relationship blossomed into something more, resulting in her permanent relocation to Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, England, George's home. Friar Park is the 120-room Victorian Neo-Gothic Mansion previously owned by the eccentric Sir Frank Crisp near Henley-on-Thames and Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from

Subsequent to the 1974 tour he returned to his home in the UK, and commuted between there and Los Angeles for the next few years, while Dark Horse issued a small number of records by performers such as Splinter, Attitudes, and Ravi Shankar. Splinter was a two-man vocal group from South Shields, near Newcastle upon Tyne in the north east of England consisting of Bill Elliott (William He also planned to issue his own records through Dark Horse, after his contract with EMI expired. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

Amid a music media rife with Beatle-reunion speculation, Harrison was probably the least accommodating of these theories, telling the press in 1974 that while he would not mind working with Lennon and Starr again, he could not see himself being involved in a band with McCartney, who had limited his contributions while in The Beatles. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, He told the press that if someone wanted to hear Beatles-style music, they could "go listen to Wings," McCartney's new band. Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. (Schaffner 1977)

His final studio album for EMI (and Apple Records) was Extra Texture (Read All About It), featuring a diecut cover. Extra Texture (Read All About It is an album by George Harrison which was released in 1975 The album spawned two singles, "You" which reached the Billboard top 20 and "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)", which became Apple's final original single release in 1975. " This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying " is a song by George Harrison and the third track on his 1975 studio Album Extra Texture (Schaffner 1977) It was also the first solo Beatles single that failed to chart in the U. S.

Following the former Beatles' departure from Capitol, the record company was in a position to licence releases featuring Beatles and post-Beatles work on the same album, and used Harrison for this experiment. The Best of George Harrison (1976) combined his best Beatles songs with a slim selection of his best solo Apple work. The Best of George Harrison is the first compilation album of George Harrison 's music and was released in 1976 following the expiration of his EMI contract Harrison made plain his annoyance with the track listing and the fact that he was not consulted. It did not chart in the UK.

Business and personal troubles took their toll on Harrison during 1976. When his first Dark Horse album (Thirty Three & 1/3, his age at the time) was due, Harrison was suffering from hepatitis^[21] and could not complete the production. Thirty Three & 1/3 (stylized as Thirty Three & 1/ ॐ) is an Album by George Harrison released in 1976 Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) implies injury to the Liver characterized by the presence of Inflammatory cells in the tissue of After A&M threatened to take him to court, Warner Bros. Records stepped in, buying out Harrison's Dark Horse contract with A&M, and allowing him time to regain his health. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Thirty Three & 1/3 was his most successful late-1970s album, reaching #11 on the U. Thirty Three & 1/3 (stylized as Thirty Three & 1/ ॐ) is an Album by George Harrison released in 1976 S. charts, and it featured the hits "This Song" (a satire of the "My Sweet Lord" ruling) and "Crackerbox Palace" (a humorous and surrealistic number, looking back on his life to date; the title was the name of comedian Lord Buckley's former home in Hollywood, California,^[22] which Harrison visited, while "Mr. " This Song " is the fourth track on George Harrison 's 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3. " My Sweet Lord " is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass " Crackerbox Palace " is the ninth track on George Harrison 's 1976 album Thirty Three & 1/3. Lord Buckley (b Richard Myrle Buckley April 5, 1906 Tuolumne California d Greif" was George Greif, Buckley's former manager).

After his second marriage and the birth of son Dhani Harrison, Harrison's next album was self-titled. Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles. 1979's George Harrison included the singles "Blow Away", "Love Comes To Everyone" and "Faster". George Harrison is the eponymous album release by George Harrison in 1979 " Blow Away " was a 1979 hit single by George Harrison, taken from his eponymous album. Both the album and "Blow Away" made the Billboard top 20.

1980s

In 1980, Harrison became the only ex-Beatle to write an autobiography, I Me Mine. " I Me Mine " is a Beatles song written and sung by George Harrison. Former Beatles publicist Derek Taylor helped with the book, which was initially released in a high-priced limited edition by Genesis Publications. Derek Taylor ( May 7, 1932 &ndash September 8, 1997) was a British journalist best known as the long-serving press agent for the hugely Genesis Publications Limited is a British publishing company founded in 1974 by Brian Roylance a former student of the London College of Printing The book said little about The Beatles, focusing instead on Harrison's hobbies, such as gardening and Formula One automobile racing. Gardening is the practice of growing Plants for their attractive flowers or foliage and Vegetables or Fruits for consumption It also included the lyrics to his songs and some photographs with humorous captions. ^[23]

Harrison was deeply shocked by the December 1980 murder of John Lennon. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The crime reinforced his decades-long worries about safety from stalkers. It was also a deep personal loss, although unlike former bandmates McCartney and Starr, Harrison had little contact with Lennon in the years before the murder. Harrison modified the lyrics of a song he had written for Starr to make it a tribute song to Lennon. "All Those Years Ago" received substantial radio airplay, reaching #2 on the U. " All Those Years Ago " is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. S. charts. All three remaining Beatles performed on it, although it was expressly a Harrison single. "Teardrops" was issued as a follow-up single, but was not nearly as successful.

Both singles were taken from the album Somewhere in England, released in 1981. Somewhere in England is an Album by George Harrison, released in 1981 The album was originally slated for release in late 1980, but Warner Bros. rejected it, ordering Harrison to replace several tracks, and to change the album cover as well. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The original album cover that Harrison wanted was used in the 2004 reissue of the album.

In 1981 Harrison played guitar on one track of Mick Fleetwood's record The Visitor, Lindsey Buckingham's song "Walk a Thin Line". Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born on June 24, 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a British -born musician Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American Guitarist and Singer, most notable for being a member of the musical group

Aside from a song on the Porky's Revenge soundtrack in 1984, his version of a little-known Bob Dylan song "I Don't Want To Do It", Harrison released no new records for five years after 1982's Gone Troppo was met with apparent indifference. Porky's Revenge is the 1985 third and final installment to the Porky's movie Trilogy. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Gone Troppo is an Album by George Harrison recorded and released in 1982

In 1985, Harrison made a rare public appearance on the Showtime special Carl Perkins and Friends along with Starr and Clapton among others. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United He only agreed to appear because he was a close admirer of Perkins where the Beatles covered three of his songs while Carl was in the studio watching them record. In 1986, Harrison made a surprise performance at "Heartbeat '86", a concert event to raise money for the Birmingham Children's Hospital. Harrison played and sang the finale "Johnny B. Goode" along with Robert Plant, The Moody Blues, and Electric Light Orchestra, among others. " Johnny B Goode " is a seminal 1958 Rock and roll Song by Chuck Berry, ranked by Rolling Stone as the seventh greatest Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham.

In 1987 Harrison returned with the critically acclaimed album Cloud Nine, co-produced with Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra, and enjoyed a hit (#1 in the U. Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter S. ; #2 in the UK) when his rendition of James Ray's early 1960s number "Got My Mind Set on You" was released as a single; another single, "When We Was Fab", a retrospective of The Beatles' days complete with musical flavours for each bandmate, was also a minor hit. James Ray (born James Ray Raymond in Washington DC in 1941 died c " Got My Mind Set on You " is a song written by Rudy Clark and originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. " When We Was Fab " is a song written by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne about the days of Beatlemania, when The Beatles were sometimes MTV regularly played the two videos, and elevated Harrison's public profile with another generation of music listeners. The album reached #8 and #10 on the U. S. and UK charts, respectively. In the U. S. , several tracks also enjoyed high placement on Billboard's Album Rock chart -- "Devil's Radio," "This Is Love" and "Cloud 9" in addition to the aforementioned singles.

In 1988, he was instrumental in forming the Traveling Wilburys with Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty when they gathered in Dylan's garage to quickly record an additional track for a projected Harrison European single release. Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist The record company realised the track ("Handle With Care") was too good for its original purpose as a B-side and asked for a full, separate album. " Handle with Care " is the first track from the Traveling Wilburys 1988 album Traveling Wilburys Vol This had to be completed within two weeks, as Dylan was scheduled to start a tour. The album was released in October 1988 and recorded under pseudonyms as half-brothers (supposed sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury, Sr. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) ), Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1. Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 is the debut album by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys and was recorded and released in 1988 to enormous commercial Harrison's pseudonym on the first album was "Nelson Wilbury"; he would use the name "Spike Wilbury" for the Traveling Wilburys' second album.

One of Harrison's most artistically successful ventures during this period was his involvement in film production through his company Handmade Films. HandMade Films is a British Film production and distribution company The Beatles had been fans of the anarchic humour of the Goons, and Harrison became a dedicated fan of their stylistic successors, Monty Python. The Goon Show was a British Radio comedy programme originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960 Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television He provided financial backing for the Python film The Life of Brian after the original backers (EMI Films) withdrew, fearing the subject matter of the film was too controversial. Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as The Life of Brian, is a 1979 Comedy film written directed and largely performed by the Other films produced by Handmade included Mona Lisa, Time Bandits, Shanghai Surprise and Withnail and I. Mona Lisa is a 1986 British film about a petty criminal who becomes entangled in the dangerous life of a high-class Call girl. Time Bandits is a 1981 Fantasy film, produced and directed by Terry Gilliam. Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 film starring then-newlyweds Madonna and Sean Penn, produced by George Harrison 's Handmade Films Withnail and I is a British film made in 1986 by Handmade Films. He made several cameo appearances in these movies, including appearing as a nightclub singer in Shanghai Surprise and as Mr Papadopolous in Life of Brian. Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 film starring then-newlyweds Madonna and Sean Penn, produced by George Harrison 's Handmade Films Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as The Life of Brian, is a 1979 Comedy film written directed and largely performed by the He also appeared in an episode of the hit television series The Simpsons. One of his most memorable cameos was as a reporter in the cult Beatles parody The Rutles, created by Python Eric Idle. The Rutles was a fictional band created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes as a Pastiche of The Beatles. Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs

Early in 1989, Harrison, Lynne and another ex-Beatle Starr, all appeared on Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down", where Harrison played acoustic guitar. Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings The same year also saw the release of Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989, a compilation drawn from his later solo work. This album also included two new songs, "Poor Little Girl", and "Cockamamie Business" (which saw him once again looking wryly upon his Beatle past), as well as "Cheer Down" which had first been released earlier in the year on the soundtrack to the film Lethal Weapon 2, which starred Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 Action film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22 1946 is an American Actor, Film director, and Political activist. Unlike his previous greatest hits package, Harrison made sure to oversee this compilation.

1990s

The first year of the new decade saw a new Traveling Wilburys' album, despite the death of Roy Orbison in late 1988. Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning The band reportedly approached Del Shannon about filling the vacant slot, but Shannon committed suicide in February 1990. For Dell Shannon, the pen name of a police procedural novelist see Elizabeth Linington. The second album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 was recorded as a four-piece. Traveling Wilburys Vol 3 is the 1990 follow-up album by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys to their 1988 debut Traveling Wilburys Vol It was not nearly as successful as the previous album, but still managed to spawn the singles "She's My Baby", "Inside Out", and "Wilbury Twist". Wilbury Twist is a song by supergroup Traveling Wilburys and is the final track on their 1990 studio Album Traveling

In 1991, Harrison staged a tour of Japan along with Eric Clapton. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer It was his first tour since the 1974 U. S. tour, and, although he seemed to enjoy it, there were to be no others. The Live in Japan recording came from these shows. Live in Japan is George Harrison 's second official live album release coming after 1971's Grammy -winning The Concert For Bangla Desh In October 1992, Harrison played three songs ("If Not for You", "Absolutely Sweet Marie", and "My Back Pages") at a huge Bob Dylan tribute concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. "If Not for You" is a 1970 song by Bob Dylan featured on his Album New Morning. " Absolutely Sweet Marie " is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1966 double album Blonde on Blonde. " My Back Pages " is a Bob Dylan song from the album Another Side of Bob Dylan ( 1964) Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York

In 1994–1996, Harrison reunited with the surviving former Beatles and Traveling Wilburys producer Jeff Lynne for The Beatles Anthology project, which included the recording of two new Beatles songs built around solo vocal and piano tapes recorded by John Lennon in the late 1970s, as well as the lengthy interviews on The Beatles' history. The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series a series of three albums and a book all of which focus on the history of The Beatles.

In 1995, at the height of the Britpop movement—which was heavily influenced by Harrison's music—he became embroiled in a feud with Oasis' Gallagher brothers. Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Devoted fans of The Beatles, the brothers were offended when Harrison referred to them as "silly" and "a passing fad". Noel Gallagher responded by saying "George was always the quiet Beatle—maybe he should keep that up" whilst Liam Gallagher described him as a "nipple" and threatened to play golf off Harrison's head should they ever meet. Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis William John Paul "Liam" Gallagher (born September 21, 1972 in Burnage, Manchester) is the lead singer of the British rock band Apparently, the feud was short lived, and when Noel Gallagher and Harrison actually met, they got on well.

In 1996, Harrison recorded, produced and played on "Distance Makes No Difference With Love" with Carl Perkins for his Go-Cat-Go record. Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 &ndash January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of Rockabilly music a mix of Rhythm Harrison's final television appearance was not intended as such; in fact, he was not the featured artist, and the appearance was to promote Chants of India, another collaboration with Ravi Shankar released in 1997, at the height of interest in chant music. Chant (from Old French chanter) is the Rhythmic speaking or Singing of Words or Sounds often primarily on one or two John Fugelsang, then of VH1, conducted the interview, and at one point an acoustic guitar was produced, and handed to Harrison. John Fugelsang (b September 3 1969, Long Island, New York) is an American Actor, Television personality and VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television When an audience member asked to hear "a Beatles song," Harrison pulled a sheepish look and answered, "I don't think I know any!" Harrison then played "All Things Must Pass" and "Any Road", a song which subsequently appeared on the 2002 Brainwashed album.

In January 1998, Harrison attended the funeral of his boyhood idol, Carl Perkins, in Jackson, Tennessee. Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 &ndash January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of Rockabilly music a mix of Rhythm Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Harrison played an impromptu version of Perkins' song "Your True Love" during the service. That same year he attended the public memorial service for Linda McCartney. Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and Also that same year, he appeared on Ringo Starr's, Vertical Man, where he played both electric and slide guitars on two separate songs. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Vertical Man is Ringo Starr 's eleventh studio album issued in 1998 Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar.

Harrison endured an ongoing battle with cancer throughout the late 1990s, having growths removed first from his throat, then his lung. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Oral cancer is any cancerous tissue growth located in the Mouth. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. He was first diagnosed with cancer in August 1997.

In late 1999 Harrison survived a knife attack by an intruder in his home. On the evening of 30 December 1999, Michael Abram broke into the Harrisons' Friar Park home in Henley-on-Thames and stabbed George multiple times, ultimately puncturing his lung. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Friar Park is the 120-room Victorian Neo-Gothic Mansion previously owned by the eccentric Sir Frank Crisp near Henley-on-Thames and Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in south Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from lung is the essential Respiration organ in air-breathing Animals including most Tetrapods a few Fish and a few Snails The most primitive Harrison and his wife, Olivia, fought the intruder and detained him for the police. 35-year-old Abram, who believed he was possessed by Harrison and was on a "mission from God" to kill him, was later acquitted on grounds of insanity. Spirit possession is a concept of Paranormal, Supernatural and/or Superstitious belief in which spirits, gods, daemons See also Evangelism, Christianization A Christian mission has been widely defined since the Lausanne Congress of 1974 as that which God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Traditionally insanity or madness is the behaviour whereby a person flouts societal norms and may become a danger to himself and others Harrison was traumatized by the invasion and attack and was rarely seen in public afterward.

In 2001, Harrison appeared as a guest musician on the Electric Light Orchestra album Zoom, played slide guitar on the song "Love Letters" for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, remastered and restored unreleased tracks from the Traveling Wilburys, and wrote a new song, "Horse to the Water. Zoom is the most recent studio Album by Electric Light Orchestra, released on June 12, 2001. Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936 was the Bass guitarist for the English Rock and roll band The Rolling "Horse To The Water" is a song by Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, from Holland's album Small World Big Band. " The latter song ended up as Harrison's final recording session, on 2 October. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule It appeared on Jools Holland's album Small World, Big Band. Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader

Death

Harrison's cancer recurred in 2001 and was found to have metastasised. Metastasis ( Greek: displacement μετά=next + στάσις=placement, plural metastases) sometimes abbreviated mets, Despite very aggressive treatment, it was soon found to be terminal. He set about getting his affairs in order and spent his final months with his family and close friends. He also worked on songs for an album with his son Dhani, which was released posthumously.

Harrison died in a Hollywood Hills mansion that was once leased by McCartney and was previously owned by Courtney Love. See also Leasing, Renting A lease is a Legal document, but can be an oral arrangement which confers a right on one person (called Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress ^[24] (Reuters reported that the house had been leased in the name of Gavin de Becker, a security consultant working for Harrison). Gavin de Becker (born October 26 1954) is a specialist in security issues primarily for governments large corporations and celebrities

During an interview on the Larry King show on CNN during 2007, Paul McCartney described how he had visited Harrison a few weeks before his death and demonstrated how he had sat silently next to Harrison while stroking Harrison's hand to comfort him. Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an American television/radio host Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer,

Harrison died on 29 November 2001. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He was 58 years old. Harrison's death was listed on his Los Angeles County death certificate as "metastatic non-small cell lung cancer". Metastasis ( Greek: displacement μετά=next + στάσις=placement, plural metastases) sometimes abbreviated mets, Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. It was rumoured that the lung cancer had metastasised to the brain. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. He was cremated and, although it was widely reported that his ashes were scattered in the Ganges River, the ceremony was not conducted at the expected time. Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent ^[25] The actual disposition of the ashes has not been publicly disclosed.

After his death, the Harrison family released the following statement: "He left this world as he lived in it: conscious of God, fearless of death and at peace, surrounded by family and friends. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. " Harrison had often said, "Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait"^[26]

Harrison and Aaliyah made UK chart history when they scored the first (and so far the only) pair of back-to-back posthumous number one hits as Aaliyah's "More than a Woman" (released on 7 January 2002 and topped the chart on 13 January 2002) was followed by Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" (re-released on 14 January 2002 and topped the chart on 20 January 2002). God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16 1979 – August 25 2001 better known as Aaliyah (əˈliːə was a Grammy -nominated American Singer Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. " My Sweet Lord " is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Harrison's final album, Brainwashed, was completed by Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne and released on 18 November 2002. Brainwashed is the final Studio album by George Harrison. The Album was released in 2002 almost a year after his death at the age of 58 Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles. Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It received generally positive reviews in the United States, and peaked at #18 on the Billboard charts. A media-only single, "Stuck Inside a Cloud", was heavily played on UK and U. S. radio to promote the album (#27 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart), while the official single "Any Road", released in May 2003, reached #37 on the British chart. " Any Road " is a song by George Harrison and is the opening track to his posthumous Album Brainwashed. The instrumental track, "Marwa Blues" went on to receive the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, while the single "Any Road" was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1969 The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966.

Personal and family life

Harrison was the youngest of four children (his older siblings were sister Louise and brothers Peter and Harry). His father, Harry, had been a sailor until the children came along; he then changed careers, becoming a city bus driver to stay close to home. A bus driver or omnibus driver is a person who drives Buses as their Profession. His mother, Louise French, taught ballroom dancing at home. His maternal grandfather John French, born in 1870, emigrated from County Wexford, Ireland, to Liverpool where he signed on with the city’s police force. County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary

The family always encouraged George; his mother lent him the money for his first guitars and kept him company (sometimes until late hours) as he taught himself to play. Harrison paid his mother back by making deliveries for the local butcher; Lennon's family were among those along his route. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born His next job was his apprenticeship at Blacklers, while playing nights with the early Beatles; to meet their first tour commitments, Harrison had to take his summer holiday early. Blacklers was a large Department store on the corner of Elliot Street and Great Charlotte Street in Liverpool, England.

George's father, Harry, was disappointed that George had to quit at Blacklers to make the first Beatles trip to Hamburg in 1960, wanting him instead to have a trade, but he reasoned that if things didn't work out, George was young and had time to start over. Harrison himself had hopes of being a working musician for a few years, then possibly trying to get into art school. ^[27]

Harrison married model Pattie Boyd on 21 January 1966, at Leatherhead and Esher registry office, with Paul McCartney as best man. Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd (born 17 March 1944 was the first wife of George Harrison of The Beatles, after whom she married Eric Clapton Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Leatherhead is a small town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole. Esher (iːʃə not /ɛʃə/) is a Town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole. Harrison is reputed to have written the song "Something" for Boyd in 1969, although he himself denied this, saying he was actually thinking about a song to be sung by Ray Charles. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American In the late 1960s, Eric Clapton fell in love with Boyd, and famously poured out his unrequited passion on the title song of the landmark Derek and the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970). Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Derek and the Dominos were a Blues-rock supergroup formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is a Blues - rock album by Derek and the Dominos. Some time after the song's release, Harrison and Boyd divorced, and she and Clapton subsequently married. Despite this, Harrison and Clapton remained close friends, and referred to each other as "husbands-in-law". ^[28]

Harrison's mother died in 1970 at age 58, of a cancerous brain tumor. His father died in 1978, aged 68, of emphysema. Harrison married for a second time, to Olivia Trinidad Arias (born 18 May 1948), in 1978. Olivia Trinidad Arias (born May 18 1948 in Los Angeles) aka Olivia Harrison, is the widow of George Harrison, former member of Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ceremony took place on 2 September They had one son, Dhani Harrison. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles. Dhani looks so remarkably like his father that McCartney quipped on stage at Concert for George: "Olivia told me that it looks like George stayed young and we all got old. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first " After the 1999 stabbing incident in which Arias subdued Harrison's assailant nearly single-handedly, Harrison was sent a fax by close friend Tom Petty that simply read, "Aren't you glad you married a Mexican girl?" [3]

Harrison was a tremendous fan of Monty Python, forming his Handmade Films company for the purpose of financing the group's film The Life of Brian. Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television HandMade Films is a British Film production and distribution company Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as The Life of Brian, is a 1979 Comedy film written directed and largely performed by the It was through his love of the comedy group's work that he met Python member Eric Idle. Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs The two became close friends, with Harrison appearing on Idle's Rutland Weekend Television series and in his Beatles spoof, The Rutles' All You Need Is Cash. Rutland Weekend Television (RWT was a television sketch show on BBC2, written by Eric Idle with music by Neil Innes. The Rutles was a fictional band created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes as a Pastiche of The Beatles. All You Need Is Cash (also known as The Rutles) is a 1978 television film that traces (in Mockumentary style the career of Idle also performed at the Concert for George, held to commemorate Harrison. Idle writes at length about his love for and friendship with Harrison, and his fond memories of the singer, in his memoir The Greedy Bastard Diary.

He was also a fan of the comedy satirical rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, which appeared in the Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour and was a close friend of the band's drummer 'Legs' Larry Smith. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and colloquially as " The Bonzos " are a band created by Magical Mystery Tour is an hour-long television film starring The Beatles ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison ' Legs' Larry Smith (born 18 January, 1944, Oxford) is the former Drummer of the comedy satirical rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band His other close friends included, apart from Eric Clapton, Jon Lord of Deep Purple and Joe Brown. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Jon Douglas Lord (born in Leicester on June 9, 1941) is an English composer Hammond organ and Piano player Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Joseph Roger Brown (born 13 May 1941) known as Joe Brown, is a British Entertainer of the 1960s and beyond Jon Lord wrote a song commemorating Harrison - "A Smile When I Shook His Hand", released on Lord's 2004 CD Beyond the Notes. Jon Douglas Lord (born in Leicester on June 9, 1941) is an English composer Hammond organ and Piano player During the 2005 German tour Lord also performed "Here Comes the Sun".

An accomplished gardener, Harrison restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, which once belonged to Victorian eccentric Sir Frank Crisp. Purchased in 1970, the home is the basis for the song "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)". Several Harrison videos were also filmed on the grounds, including "Crackerbox Palace"; in addition the legendary cover of the "All Things Must Pass" album was shot on the grounds. Harrison took great solace working in the garden, and dedicates his book "I, Me, Mine" to gardeners everywhere. Harrison also owned homes in Hawaii and Australia where he kept extensive tropical gardens.

Cars

Harrison was a fan of sports cars and motor racing; even before becoming a musician, he collected photos of racing drivers and their cars. A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. He was often seen in the paddock areas of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as well as other motor racing venues. The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship Silverstone Circuit is a Motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, named after the village in the former England He credited Jackie Stewart with encouraging him to return to recording in the late 1970s, and he wrote "Faster" as a tribute to Stewart (who also appeared in the accompanying promotional video) and Niki Lauda. For other people of this name see Jackie Stewart (disambiguation. Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian Aviator, Entrepreneur Proceeds from its release went to the Gunnar Nilsson cancer charity, set up following the Swedish driver's death from the disease in 1978. Gunnar Nilsson ( November 20 1948 in Helsingborg &ndash October 20 1978 in London) was a well known and talented Swedish

He was also a huge fan of the small British racing car, the Mini Cooper. The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 Throughout the 60's he drove his Minis to shows and clubs around London. In The Beatles Anthology, there is a story of a drug-induced trip involving his Mini Cooper, and footage of Harrison driving his Coopers around race tracks at high speeds. The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series a series of three albums and a book all of which focus on the history of The Beatles.

Harrison's first "important" car was recently sold at auction in Battersea Park. The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 was bought new and delivered personally to Kinfauns. ^[29]

Also in The Beatles Anthology, Harrison, McCartney, and Starr are shown sitting around a table at Friar Park with a colour poster of the late Brazilian Formula 1 World Champion Ayrton Senna behind them. Friar Park is the 120-room Victorian Neo-Gothic Mansion previously owned by the eccentric Sir Frank Crisp near Henley-on-Thames and Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple Harrison also owned a $1 million McLaren F1 road car. The McLaren F1 was formerly the fastest street legal production car in the world holding this record from 1994 to 2005 the longest period the record has been held The 3-seater McLaren can be seen carrying Harrison, McCartney, and Starr in segment of The Beatles Anthology, prior to the video for the single "Real Love" and also in that of "Any Road". " Any Road " is a song by George Harrison and is the opening track to his posthumous Album Brainwashed.

Honours

On 12 June 1965 Harrison and the three other Beatles were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), and received their insignia from the Queen at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 26 October. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death

In 1970 Harrison and the three other Beatles won the Academy Award for the best Original Song Score for Let It Be. Let It Be is a 1970 film about The Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for the album Let It Be in January 1969 ^[30]

The minor planet 4149, discovered on 9 March 1984 by B. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory, was named after Harrison. ^[31]

In December 1992, Harrison became the first recipient of Billboard's Century Award -- presented to music artists for significant bodies of work. Fellow Traveling Wilbury Tom Petty introduced Harrison, who made a rare public appearance to receive the prestigious honour.

Several days after his death, The Simpsons episode "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" was dedicated to his memory. " A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love " is the fourth episode of the thirteenth season of the Animated Television series The Simpsons. ^[32] Harrison had guest starred on the series as himself in the episode Homer's Barbershop Quartet. " Homer's Barbershop Quartet " is the first episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season.

On 29 November 2002, the first anniversary of Harrison's death, McCartney, Starr, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, Joe Brown, Jools Holland, Sam Brown, Olivia Harrison, and Dhani Harrison were among many others who attended the Concert For George at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which was organised by Clapton. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Pandit Ravi Shankar ( রবি শংকর Devanagari: रविशंकर "Pandit" ( Sanskrit, "learned" is honorific born April Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band formed in 1975 by Tom Petty Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, Joseph Roger Brown (born 13 May 1941) known as Joe Brown, is a British Entertainer of the 1960s and beyond Julian Miles "Jools" Holland OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958) is an English Pianist, Bandleader Sam Brown (born Samantha Brown, 7 October 1964, Stratford London, England) is an English female Singer-songwriter Olivia Trinidad Arias (born May 18 1948 in Los Angeles) aka Olivia Harrison, is the widow of George Harrison, former member of Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles. The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. McCartney played "Something", and started the song by playing a ukulele unaccompanied. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke He explained this by saying that when he and Harrison got together, they would often play Beatles songs (and their own) on a ukulele. The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke McCartney, Clapton, and Starr reunited on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the first time since the song was recorded. " While My Guitar Gently Weeps " is a rock Ballad written by George Harrison for The Beatles on their Double album The profits from the concert went to Harrison's charity, the Material World Charitable Foundation. ^[33]

In 2003, Harrison was ranked #21 in Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[34]

Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist on 15 March 2004 by his Traveling Wilburys friends Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ^[16]

The career and legacy of George Harrison were the featured cover story for the 10 December 2001, issue of Time magazine. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and This marked the first issue of Time magazine published after 11 September 2001 that had as its featured cover story a person or topic that was totally unrelated to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Harrison was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame on 1 August 2006. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In June 2007, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Harrison would receive a star on the Walk of Fame in 2008. ^[35] Meanwhile, that same month, portraits of Harrison and John Lennon were unveiled at The Mirage Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, where they will be on permanent display. For the band see The Mirage (band The Mirage is a 3044 room Hotel and Casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6

In September 2007, Variety announced that Martin Scorsese would make a film about Harrison's life. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman ^[36]

Discography

Main article: George Harrison discography

Notes

References

• Giuliano, Geoffrey (1997). Dark Horse: The Life and Art of George Harrison, rev. ed. , New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80747-5.  
• Harrison, George (1980). I, Me, Mine. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-42787-3.  
• Leng, Simon (2006). While My Guitar Gently Weeps : The Music of George Harrison. Hal Leonard. ISBN 1-4234-0609-5.  

External links

• GeorgeHarrison.com — Official Site
• [4] - George's Greatest Musical Moments
• George Harrison at the Internet Movie Database
• Genesis Publications - CONCERT FOR GEORGE: A Celebration of the Life of George Harrison
• Sound clip on the life of George Harrison
• BBC news article on Harrison's death
• [5] George Harrison: Life in pictures, BBC News dated 30 November 2001
• "George Harrison: The quiet Beatle" — Profile by BBC News dated 30 November 2001 (more pictures can be found here)
• BBC news UK version with different pictures
• BBC News report on Harrison's death
• The Traveling Wilburys TheWilburys. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. com - George Harrison's Super Group, The Traveling Wilburys.