George Harrison
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1986 in music...UB40, The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra and Robert Plant. George Harrison makes a surprise appearance playing Johnny B. Goode with everyone at the end of the show. March 27 - Sammy Hagar performs his first concert as the lead... In this article: The Monkees, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, United States, Eurovision Song Contest, MTV Video Music Awards, CHUM, Pleasant Valley Sunday, Live to Tell, Johnny B. Goode, and You're the Voice |
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Wikipedia | July 22, 2009
Armchair Theatre (album)
...latter recorded as a tribute to his late mother. The album re-united Lynne with Electric Light Orchestra's keyboard player Richard Tandy and fellow Traveling Wilburys member George Harrison. Despite positive reviews the album became only a...
In this article: Armchair Theatre, Stormy Weather, September Song, Richard Tandy, Traveling Wilburys, and Electric Light Orchestra
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New Kerala | June 17, 2009
Late George Harrison's unheard songs set for release
...Wilburys. Reports of Lynne's potential involvement comes after the release of a new George compilation, 'Let It Roll', which features Harrison's best known songs including 'My Sweet Lord' and 'Got My Mind Set On You'. Even George's...
In this article: Jeff Lynne, Olivia, My Sweet Lord, Got My Mind Set on You, Traveling Wilburys, Electric Light Orchestra, Punjab, West Bengal, and London
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The Hindu - News | June 18, 2009
Harrison's unheard song set to release
...the late star. Harrison, who died in 2001, left behind a huge collection of incomplete songs and Electric Light Orchestra leader, Lynne, has reportedly agreed to work on the tracks at the request of Harrison's widow Olivia. Lynne, a close...
In this article: Jeff Lynne, Olivia, Daily Express, Travelling Wilburys, Beatles, Brainwashed, Electric Light Orchestra, and London
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The Inner Light (song)
Jeff Lynne of ELO , who worked frequently with George Harrison, sang the song accompanied by his acoustic guitar, Anoushka Shankar on sitar, George's son Dhani on piano, and an ensemble of Indian musicians in 2002's Concert for George.
In this article: The Inner Light, The Beatles, Rarities, Tao Te Ching, Lady Madonna, Paul McCartney, Cambridge University, You, and Wonderwall Music
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Monsters of Folk: Making hits without the hype
...Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank The Traveling Wilburys, the late 1980s supergroup that featured Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne of ELO, set the blueprint for chummy band projects whose sum often happened to be as good, if...
In this article: Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Jim James, File sharing, Itunes, Traveling Wilburys, John Prine, Bob Dylan, and Beatles
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Electric Light Orchestra
...that was released on DVD. The planned tour was cancelled. Lynne, a close friend of George Harrison, was also terribly affected by Harrison's illness and later death in November 2001. The ELO tour was not rescheduled. Harvest Records and...
In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, Out of the Blue, Hugh McDowell, Mik Kaminski, United Kingdom, Kelly Groucutt, and Louis Clark
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Pitchfork | July 09, 2008
Old Home Movies Pitchfork
...for a Yo La Tengo track. Glickman pulls off some great British Invasion-like gems, too, aided by the fact that his voice eerily resembles George Harrison's or, one of the most Beatles-esque non-Beatles, Jeff Lynne. "Flashlight" and "Who Are...
In this article: British Invasion, Jeff Lynne, Yo La Tengo, Beatles, ELO, and San Francisco
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The Botticellis
...likened to the California surf music of the 1960's as well as post-Beatles pop groups like Big Star , Chris Bell , Raspberries , ELO, George Harrison, Belle & Sebastian, Paul Simon and similar artists who are known to bring sophistication to...
In this article: Judgement Day, California, Big Star, Daytrotter, Allmusic, Raspberries, Dusted Magazine, Pitchfork, and NPR
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Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)
...this period, but otherwise it was a musically silent period for Harrison. By late 1986 - after a substantial break - Harrison felt the desire to make music again. He asked former Electric Light Orchestra leader and fellow musician Jeff...
In this article: Cloud Nine, Jeff Lynne, When We Was Fab, Got My Mind Set on You, Ringo Starr, Shanghai Surprise, The Beatles, All Things Must Pass, and UK
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George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer. He achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles, and is listed #21 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 100 Best Guitarists of All Time." Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian mysticism, and helped broaden the horizons of the other Beatles as well as their Western audience. Following the band's breakup, he had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys, and also as a film and record producer.
Although the majority of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Harrison generally wrote one song per side from the Help! album onwards. His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun," "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." After the band's breakup, Harrison continued writing, releasing the acclaimed and successful triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the #1 single "My Sweet Lord". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for Ringo Starr, another ex-Beatle, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys — the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison.
Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the 1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of sitar music and of the Hare Krishna movement. With Ravi Shankar he organised a major charity concert with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, and is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with I Me Mine in 1980.
- Name At Birth:
- George Harrison
- Also Known As:
- L'Angelo Misterioso
- Hari Georgeson
- Nelson/Spike Wilbury
- George O'Hara-Smith
- George Harrysong
- Carl Harrison
- Birth Date:
- February 25, 1943
- Birthplace:
- Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
- Death Date:
- November 29, 2001
- Place of Death:
- Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Occupation:
- Musician, songwriter, record producer
- Instrument Played:
- Rickenbacker 360/12
- Rosewood Telecaster
- Gibson Les Paul - "Lucy"
- Guitar, vocals, bass, ukulele, mandolin, sitar, sarod, keyboards
- Fender Stratocaster - "Rocky"
- Gretsch Country Gentleman
- Record Label:
- Vee-Jay, EMI, Dark Horse Records
- Parlophone, Capitol, Swan, Apple
- Years Active:
- 1958–2001
- Associated With:
- The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, The Quarrymen, Plastic Ono Band, Cream, Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, Carl Perkins
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