“My Sweet Lord” is a roller coaster of a song – and not just because of an arrangement that soars from George Harrison‘s simple acoustic figure to an utterly thunderous chorus.
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Read Full“It’s Formby-mania and it’s sweeping the nation. There’s nothing more to it.” – George Harrison The influence of The Beatles still has a striking presence in music today despite it being
Read FullBefore The Beatles, John Lennon formed The Quarrymen in 1956. A year later Paul McCartney joined, before George Harrison in 1958. Lennon’s childhood friend Ivan Vaughan introduced him to McCartney on July 6, 1957 at
Read FullWe’re taking a look back at an iconic moment in pop music history, the time that Ravi Shankar, the legendary Indian musician, taught The Beatles member George Harrison how to
Read FullGeorge Harrison is undoubtedly the coolest Beatle but he was also one of the most dryly funny. Growing up in Liverpool had blessed all the members with a caustic course wit but
Read FullGeorge Harrison’s role in The Beatles was a simple one to begin with. He was the unique guitarist who stood behind the principal songwriters of John Lennon and Paul McCartney,
Read FullGeorge Harrison’s ‘Concert For Bangladesh’ was a turning point in popular culture, marking the first star-studded charity event which would go on and set a precedent for future charitable concerts. With the
Read FullSMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | May 2020 On a late summer afternoon more than half a century ago, Chris and Monty Field, teenage brothers, found a spot on the courthouse square in Harrisburg, Illinois,
Read FullBeyond the Muse with Jenny Boyd A conversation about her new book “Jennifer Juniper,” George Harrison, her sister Pattie Boyd, going to India with The Beatles, being courted by Donovan
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