On Aug. 1, 1971, George Harrison leveraged his status as one of the biggest rock ‘n’ roll stars on the planet to help fight a humanitarian crisis that few in the Western hemisphere knew anything about ...
Fifty-four years ago this month, George Harrison headlined the star-studded charity event, The Concert for Bangladesh. The show took place August 1, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Long before the triumph of Live Aid in 1985 there was the Concert for Bangladesh. Comparatively modest in scope, the historic August 1971 concerts marked perhaps George Harrison’s finest moment, a ...
As with the original concert, proceeds from purchasing or streaming the album will go to the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. A short trailer for the film shows Harrison ...
For the first time, The Concert for Bangladesh, the GRAMMY Award-winning album from George Harrison, Ravi Shankar & friends, is now available for streaming across all major digital music providers ...
In 1975, Lennon reflected on a recent Harrison concert he attended. It hadn’t impressed him. “It wasn’t the greatest thing in history,” he told Rolling Stone. “The guy went through some kind of mill.
After The Beatles broke up, Harrison and John Lennon publicly aired their grievances with McCartney. Still, Harrison asked him to take part in the benefit concert. McCartney declined, not wanting to ...
George Harrison released his 'Living In the Material World' album 50 years ago. It’s now the perfect time for a remixed and updated anniversary edition.
The children of The Beatles legends reunited at Harrison's gig in London in a photo shared on Oct. 22 James McCartney/X It’s a Beatles family reunion! On Tuesday, Oct. 22, Paul McCartney’s son James ...
In 1971, George Harrison reached out across the rift separating the former members of The Beatles by inviting Paul McCartney to play in his Concert for Bangladesh. The benefit concert was among the ...