Enchanted by the sitar ever since he had his first cursory dabble (the story goes, that this happened during the making of the Beatles’ second movie Help!), George was eager to lay his guitar to one ...
George Harrison might have been known as the Quiet Beatle, but his guitar spoke volumes. Not only did he blow minds by weaving Indian music and spirituality into the Fab Four’s playful pop, but he ...
Although the purchase wasn’t as pricey as John Lennon’s first guitar, he had to plead with his mom to do the deal ...
All of the Beatles were avid music fans growing up. They listened to a variety of genres and took inspiration from the various songs. For this reason, Harrison had a hard time understanding people who ...
For a good portion of his time with The Beatles, George Harrison fought to have his bandmates take his music seriously. He wanted to be a songwriter and contribute to the band’s albums like John ...
Seth Rogovoy’s new book “Within You Without You” is a personal exploration of George Harrison's contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent ...
George Harrison‘s comeback to the top of the music world was one of the great Beatles-related stories of the late 1980s. After years of seeming reluctance toward sustaining a music career, he rallied ...
It wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume the Rolling Stones got their big break because of their musical prowess or charisma, but doing so would erase an integral player in landing the Stones’ first ...
The Beatles deserve the highest accolades of any rock band, but George Harrison knew they were far from the gods they were depicted.
Throughout his long career in music journalism, Philip Norman has chronicled in book form the lives of rock A-listers like The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Elton John. But he’s most ...
Over 50 years after the band broke up, there is a new Beatles song out today. Sort of. It even comes with a new Beatles music video—though some fans may wish it didn’t. The song, “Now and Then,” was ...