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Birth Name: George Harrison

Born: 25 February 1943 Died: 29 November 2001

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 5' 10"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Olivia Harrison

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Description: George Harrison (1943-2001). British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles. He was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although the majority of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. George Harrison (1943-2001). British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles.

He was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although the majority of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions.

By 1965, he had begun to lead the Beatles into folk rock through his interest in Bob Dylan and the Byrds, and towards Indian classical music through his use of the sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". Having initiated the band's embracing of Transcendental Meditation in 1967, he subsequently developed an association with the Hare Krishna movement.

After the band's break-up in 1970, Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass, a critically acclaimed work and introduced his signature sound as a solo artist, the slide guitar. He also organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, a precursor to later benefit concerts such as Live Aid. In his role as a music and film producer, Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974 and co-founding HandMade Films in 1978.

Harrison released several best-selling singles and albums as a solo performer. In 1988, he co-founded the platinum-selling supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.

Harrison's first marriage, to model Pattie Boyd in 1966, ended in divorce in 1977. The following year he married Olivia Arias, with whom he had a son, Dhani. Harrison died from lung cancer in 2001 at the age of 58, two years after surviving a knife attack by an intruder at his Friar Park home.

Famous songs with The Beatles:
Something
Here Comes the Sun
While my Guitar Gently Weeps

Famous solo songs:
My Sweet Lord
What Is Life
All Things Must Pass ... (more)

Tags: Guitarist (13), Singer (13), Musician (10), Pop (8), Rock (7), Born 1943 (7), The Beatles (7), Songwriter (6), Guitar (6), English (6), British (6), Died 2001 (5), Beatles (4), Pisces (4), Rock Star (4), Beatle (3), Died Aged 58 (3), Lead Guitarist (3), Deceased (3), 70s (3)

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4. Today (1952)

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3. George Harrison Anthology (Piano Vocal Guitar) (1992)

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"CLASS OF 2004PERFORMERSGEORGE HARRISON● ROCK ● POP ● INDIAN CLASSICAL ●GEORGE HARRISON Born: 25 February 1943 Died: 29 November 2001 RIAA CERTIFICATIONS- = SINGLES = -► Gold: 19 - Platinum: 6 - Multi-Platinum: 4 ◄- = STUDIO ALBUMS = - ► Gold: 7 - Platinum: 6 - Multi-Platinum: 12 - Diamond: 3 ◄♦ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) ♦♦ The Beatles (1968) ♦♦ Abbey Road (1969) ♦- = LIVE ALBUMS = - ► Gold: 2 - Multi-Platinum: 1 ◄- = DIAMOND COMPILATION ALBUMS "

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