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  1. George Harrison [nb 1] MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) [nb 2] was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian ...

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  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and career of George Harrison, the lead guitarist of The Beatles and a singer-songwriter who experimented with Indian music and Eastern spiritual practices. Find out how he formed a band with schoolmates, joined the group in 1960, and died of cancer in 2001.

  4. Nov 30, 2001 · The Beatles' lead guitarist and songwriter, known as the "quiet Beatle," died of cancer at age 58 in 2001. He was a key figure in the Beatles' music, a solo artist, and a member of the Traveling Wilburys and the All Things Must Pass label.

  5. Apr 9, 2024 · George Harrison (born February 25, 1943, Liverpool, England—died November 29, 2001, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) British musician, singer, and songwriter, who gained fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles, one of the most important and influential bands in the history of rock music. Harrison was the youngest of the “Fab Four” and was ...

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  7. Dec 1, 2001 · George Harrison was born in Liverpool on Feb. 25, 1943, the youngest of Harold and Louise French Harrison's four children. His father drove the bus that took him and Paul, who was a year older, to ...

  8. Oct 29, 2023 · George Harrison in 1974 with Ravi Shankar, who encouraged him to play the sitar. Photograph: Avalon/Getty Images The usual tone of British rock biography is flippant, in America it is heavy and ...

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