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George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.
Nov 30, 2001 · By Andrew Dansby. November 30, 2001. George Harrison died yesterday at a friend’s home in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer; he was fifty-eight. “He left this world as he lived in it,...
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Mar 14, 2008 · George Harrison was lead guitarist, songwriter and singer with The Beatles. Although often overshadowed by the partnership of Lennon and McCartney during the band's lifetime, he emerged as a significant talent in his own right.
Sep 8, 2020 · NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with music journalist Ashley Kahn about his new book, George Harrison on George Harrison. It's a collection of interviews with and writings by former Beatle George...
- Bit of a Technicality. For a long time, George Harrison and his family celebrated his birthday on February 25, 1943. However, much to Harrison’s surprise, he later found out via his birth record that he’d actually been born before midnight of the 24th.
- That Explains a Lot! One person who never failed to support Harrison’s love for music was his mother, Louise. She was a passionate fan of music herself and was known to sing loudly while in the house.
- My Musical Mentors. Harrison’s musical influences while growing up included Cab Calloway, George Formby, Carl Perkins, and Lonnie Donegan. Known as the King of Skiffle, a genre popular in Britain in the 60s, Donegan, in particular, was highly influential on Harrison.
- Going My Own Way. Before Harrison’s music career kicked off, he began working as an electrician’s apprentice when he was 16 years old. His father, Harry Harrison—yes, that was his real name—tried to push his sons towards a future business venture as a family unit, since one of Harrison’s brothers was a groundskeeper and the other was a mechanic.
Nov 30, 2018 · Last Days , Hours and Moments of George Harrison. George, 58, had been told on or about November 14 that it was unlikely he could survive another month. After being treated for lung and throat cancer, he had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. On Saturday, November 17, it was decided that he would leave the New York hospital as the De ...
Mar 2, 2017 · Inside George Harrison’s Newly Expanded Memoir. Olivia Harrison, Ringo Starr and others reflect on legacy of late Beatle, chronicled in just-reissued 1980 book of lyrics, photos and...
