Tag: George Harrison

The instrument George Harrison called “the bagpipes of country music”

George Harrison was always a musician who craved exploration and sonic diversity, both in The Beatles and his solo career. Over the course of his expansive discography, he explored virtually...

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A Guitar, a Friendship, and a Flashbulb: The Night George Harrison Bonded with Joe Brown at the Tower Ballroom

“A Guitar, a Friendship, and a Flashbulb: The Night George Harrison Bonded with Joe Brown at the Tower Ballroom” On July 27, 1962—57 years ago—the Beatles were still on the...

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A Quiet Reunion at Friar Park: When George, Paul, and Ringo Came Together One Last Time for ‘Let It Be’

“A Quiet Reunion at Friar Park: When George, Paul, and Ringo Came Together One Last Time for ‘Let It Be'” In the mid-1990s, as The Beatles Anthology project neared completion,...

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July 29, 1965: When The Beatles Took Over London for the Premiere of Help!—A Night of Music, Madness, and a Changing World

“July 29, 1965: When The Beatles Took Over London for the Premiere of Help!—A Night of Music, Madness, and a Changing World” On the evening of July 29, 1965, the...

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Whispers in the Wind: How George Harrison Found His Spiritual Voice in Nature, Silence, and the Sacred Spaces Beyond Fame

George Harrison was never drawn to glitz. While the world knew him as the “quiet Beatle,” his closest fans understood that he found his voice not in chaos but in...

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“My Heart Was Still in India”: George Harrison’s Confession About Sgt. Pepper and the Moment Beatlemania Began to Feel Like a Job

“My Heart Was Still in India”: George Harrison’s Confession About Sgt. Pepper and the Moment Beatlemania Began to Feel Like a Job In the kaleidoscopic world of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely...

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How musique concrète gave The Beatles their most divisive song

If you asked a room of crowded people what they thought the most experimental track by The Beatles of all time was, then an array of answers would be put...

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The Beatles bandmate John Lennon hated being compared to: “Why should I?”

For a decade as powerfully culturally as the 1960s, there was only one band that mattered to the world: The Beatles. But seemingly, as the clock struck midnight on December...

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The one Traveling Wilburys rumour everyone gets wrong: “Somebody invented that”

There was no set criteria for what the Traveling Wilburys were supposed to be when they first started. George Harrison always loved the idea of being in a band again,...

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When Image Collided with Independence: How a Controversial Photo of John and Yoko Exposed the Beatles’ Fractured Narrative

“When Image Collided with Independence: How a Controversial Photo of John and Yoko Exposed the Beatles’ Fractured Narrative” There’s a photo—seemingly simple, yet endlessly provocative—that continues to unsettle many Beatles...

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