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Madison Square Garden, New York City, US. Founded by. George Harrison, Ravi Shankar. The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country's name was originally spelt) [1] was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar.
- The Concert for Bangladesh (album)
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The Concert for Bangladesh is a film directed by Saul...
- The Concert for Bangladesh (album)
The Concert for Bangladesh (originally spelt The Concert for Bangla Desh) is a live triple album credited to "George Harrison & Friends" and released on Apple Records in December 1971 in the United States and January 1972 in the United Kingdom.
- 1 August 1971
- 20 December 1971
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Saul Swimmer's Concert for Bangladesh documentary combined footage from both of the Madison Square Garden shows held on 1 August 1971, using George Harrison's preference of the performances of the songs. Harrison later explained that much of the concert footage was unusable, as a camera on the right-hand side of the venue was faulty and out of focu...
The opening of the movie features footage from the New York press conference, held at Allen Klein's ABKCO offices five days before the concerts, during which Harrison and Ravi Shankardiscuss the upcoming shows. Harrison is asked by a reporter: "With all the enormous problems in the world, how did you happen to choose this one to do something about?...
"Mr. Tambourine Man" – written and performed by Bob Dylan; from the evening show and included only on the Concert for Bangladeshalbum."Love Minus Zero/No Limit" – written and performed by Dylan; recorded during the afternoon showand included as an extra on the 2005 DVD."Hear Me Lord" – written and performed by George Harrison; played following Dylan's five-song set during the afternoon show but not issued on either the 1971–72 releases or the 2005 reissues."If Not for You" – written and performed by Dylan, with George Harrison on harmony vocals and acoustic guitar, and Klaus Voormann on electric bass; recorded during the soundcheck on 31 July and lat...The Concert for Bangladesh was marketed with the tagline "The greatest concert of the decade. Now you can see it and hear it ... as if you were there!" and a confronting poster image designed by Tom Wilkes, showing a malnourished child beside an empty food bowl. The film received a preview screening on 22 March 1972 at New York's DeMille Theater be...
Rhino Entertainment released a two-disc special edition DVD of The Concert for Bangladesh on 25 October 2005. Disc one contained the 1972 concert film while the second disc included a new 45-minute documentary, The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends.The latter was directed by Claire Ferguson and broadcast on UK televi...
The Concert for Bangladesh at IMDbThe Concert for Bangladesh at AllMovieThe Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends at IMDb- $2.5 million (US/Canada)
- George Harrison, Phil Spector (producers)
Jul 30, 2021 · Fifty years ago, on August 1, 1971, the music world descended on Madison Square Garden for an event like no other. It was the first major charity concert of its kind — the Concert for...
Jul 31, 2021 · 50 Years Of NPR. How The Concert For Bangladesh Changed The Celebrity Fundraiser. They put together an all-star concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on August 1, 1971 to help Bengali...
The Concert for Bangladesh was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international awareness of, and fund relief for refugees from East Pakistan ...
The Concert for Bangladesh was one of the most ambitious humanitarian efforts in rock music history, and focused global attention on the crisis in Bangladesh while raising new awareness of UNICEF and its role in the developing world. It pioneered the all-star concert benefit model.
