Music · Film · Literature · 1943–2001
Born: 25 February 1943 · Died: 29 November 2001 · Age at death: 58
George Harrison died aged 58. He was born on 25 February 1943 and died on 29 November 2001.
Lead guitarist of the Beatles who wrote Something and Here Comes the Sun and organised the Concert for Bangladesh
Did you know?He organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, which is considered the first major star-studded benefit concert of its kind.
George Harrison was the quiet Beatle. He joined the band as a teenager and became its lead guitarist. His songs Something and Here Comes the Sun are among the Beatles' best. His love of Indian music led him to study sitar with Ravi Shankar, bringing new sounds into rock. In 1971 he organised the Concert for Bangladesh, a model for later charity concerts. His company HandMade Films produced Monty Python's Life of Brian. He died in 2001.
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.
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English musician, 1943–2001
George Harrison was born in Liverpool on 25 February 1943.
He was lead guitarist of The Beatles.
He wrote Something and Here Comes the Sun.
His solo album All Things Must Pass came out in 1970.
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Did you know?He financed Monty Python's Life of Brian.
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