Remembering George Harrison On The Day He Died 6 Years Ago.
Today,we are remembering another member of The Beatles who was taken away from us 6 years ago today.His name is George Harrison.
George Harrison was born on February 25th 1943 in Liverpool England.He was the youngest of four children,his older siblings being his sister Louise and his brothers Peter and Harry.George was a friend of another young man who would also be a Beatle years later named Paul McCartney.Like his friend Paul and,at the time,the unmet John Lennon,George was given a guitar at an early age by his mother and he taught himself to play it by copying the classic rock and roll songs of the day by artists such as Buddy Holly,Little Richard,and others.Though George did make meat deliveries on the same street where John Lennon lived from the local butcher,George would not meet John Lennon until a chance meeting with him and The Quarrymen after Paul,who had already been a member for a short time,asked him if he would like to join.Of course,initially,George would fill in when needed but when he showed the band how a guitar can be properly tuned,he became one of The Quarrymen and the rest would be history.
After personnel changes and a name change to The Beatles in 1960 after other names such as Johnny & The Moondogs and Long John & The Silver Beatles,and aquiring their first manager,Allan Williams,who supplied them with Pete Best to be their drummer,The Beatles were sent to Hamburg to play the Kaiserkeller club in the Reeperbaun district before moving over to the Top Ten club.One negative effect that almost ruined it for the band was when George was discovered by German authorities to be underage and the band had to be sent back home as a result of this.A month later,a birth certificate,though phony but unbeknown to the German authorities at the time,was on hand so the band could go back to Hamburg and continue working.
It wouldn't be until a fateful day in 1962 when a young man named Brian Epstein walked into the Cavern Club and caught the band performing during their daily lunch time show.Brian was impressed by their stage presence and their musicianship.He offered to manage them and along with this came an overnight change from leather suits to well tailored men suits,their hair neatly combed down and clean shaven faces.He took photographs of them to show to the labels.After nearly a hard year,which included turn downs by the majority of English record labels,including a failed Decca audition,Brian got what he was seeking for the band when he met George Martin at Parlophone Records and requested that he meet them.After that meeting,George Martin set a recording date and alongside Brian Epstein,ordered that Pete Best be fired so a new drummer could be brought in.After Best was sacked,Richard Starkey,.a.k.a.Ringo Starr,would become their permanent drummer and the rest was history after that recording date led to an exclusive contract with Parlophone Records.
From the early 1960's to 1970,The Beatles ruled the music world with hit after hit soaring up the charts everywhere.They were the receipients of MBE Medals in 1965 and George would marry his long time sweetheart Patti Boyd in 1966.After four films and 17 UK #1's and 20 US #1's The Beatles broke up forever after the release of their final album and film entitled Let It Be.
George would go on to a very successful solo career with several Top 10 albums and singles,including 3 #1 singles in the USA and two #1 albums in the same country.He became the first Ex-Beatle to have a #1 single when My Sweet Lord hit #1 in the USA and the UK.All Things Must Pass,which My Sweet Lord was on,hit #1 almost immediately in the USA and #4 in the UK,despite many UK music historians claims that the album was a #1 album over there but because music sales calculations in the UK were not properly counted at the time,it wound up at #4.All Things Must Pass remains hailed as George's best album to date by critics and fans alike and would even hit the US charts again in 2001 when it was rereleased in a digitally remixed and remastered edition with several bonus tracks,where it reached #4 and finally reaching #1 in the UK.
He also organized the first charity concert when he hosted The Concert For Bangla Desh at Madison Square Garden over a 2 day period with special guests Ringo Starr,Eric Clapton,Billy Preston,Leon Russell,Bob Dylan,Ravi Shankar and Badfinger.Other musicians at the concert included Klaus Voorman,Jim Keltner,Jesse Ed Davis,Don Preston,Carl Radle,The Hollywood Horns and a host of numerous background vocalists.The concert event was co-organized by Ravi Shankar.The event was recorded and released onto records and tapes and even filmed for future theatrical release.The film was released numerous times on home video and would debut on DVD in 2005 with a new documentary.
George and Patti would divorce a few years after their marriage so Patti could marry Eric Clapton.George would later meet the love of his life in Olivia Arias who after discovering she was pregnant,married in 1978.Their son,named Dhani,was born soon after.
George also tackled other mediums such as film production when he left the music business in 1981 after the release of his album Gone Troppo.He had a mixture of success,including winning a British academy award for Mona Lisa.After the negative Shanghai Surprise debacle in 1986,George returned to the music business releasing his first solo album in 6 years entitled Cloud Nine and his first solo single in 6 years,which was a remake of James Ray's Got My Mind Set On You.The single went all the way to #1 in the USA and the album was Top 10 on both sides of the world.This showed that George was sadly missed and the success of both the single and the album was like a warm welcome back to what George was known for best,which was making music.He also formed The Traveling Wilbury's band,which lasted only a short time.After Cloud Nine and two Traveling Wilbury's albums,he once again left the music business and would make only occasional public appearances and would guest star on many musicians albums such as ELO's album ZOOM in 2001 and on Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings song Love Letters.
Two years prior to his death,George was the victim of an attack by a stalker who gained access in George's mansion and stabbed him numerous times puncturing a lung.George would survive this attack,which was two weeks after the anniversary of John Lennon's murder,but it would be the beginning of the end for George.
On this day in 2001,George Harrison succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 58.Prior to his death,he was working on finishing that of which would be his final solo outing entitled Brainwashed,which was released a year later.He has been dead for 6 years.
Three years after his death,he was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist by his long time friend and fellow Traveling Wilbury member Tom Petty,with Olivia and Dhani Harrison also at the induction ceremony.
On Saturday night,I will be singing a tribute to George by singing a few of his solo hits and songs that he sang while he was in The Beatles.
Rest In Peace,George Harrison.You are still sadly missed.You will never be forgotten.
Let's all remember George Harrison on this day that he died.
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George Harrison was born on February 25th 1943 in Liverpool England.He was the youngest of four children,his older siblings being his sister Louise and his brothers Peter and Harry.George was a friend of another young man who would also be a Beatle years later named Paul McCartney.Like his friend Paul and,at the time,the unmet John Lennon,George was given a guitar at an early age by his mother and he taught himself to play it by copying the classic rock and roll songs of the day by artists such as Buddy Holly,Little Richard,and others.Though George did make meat deliveries on the same street where John Lennon lived from the local butcher,George would not meet John Lennon until a chance meeting with him and The Quarrymen after Paul,who had already been a member for a short time,asked him if he would like to join.Of course,initially,George would fill in when needed but when he showed the band how a guitar can be properly tuned,he became one of The Quarrymen and the rest would be history.
After personnel changes and a name change to The Beatles in 1960 after other names such as Johnny & The Moondogs and Long John & The Silver Beatles,and aquiring their first manager,Allan Williams,who supplied them with Pete Best to be their drummer,The Beatles were sent to Hamburg to play the Kaiserkeller club in the Reeperbaun district before moving over to the Top Ten club.One negative effect that almost ruined it for the band was when George was discovered by German authorities to be underage and the band had to be sent back home as a result of this.A month later,a birth certificate,though phony but unbeknown to the German authorities at the time,was on hand so the band could go back to Hamburg and continue working.
It wouldn't be until a fateful day in 1962 when a young man named Brian Epstein walked into the Cavern Club and caught the band performing during their daily lunch time show.Brian was impressed by their stage presence and their musicianship.He offered to manage them and along with this came an overnight change from leather suits to well tailored men suits,their hair neatly combed down and clean shaven faces.He took photographs of them to show to the labels.After nearly a hard year,which included turn downs by the majority of English record labels,including a failed Decca audition,Brian got what he was seeking for the band when he met George Martin at Parlophone Records and requested that he meet them.After that meeting,George Martin set a recording date and alongside Brian Epstein,ordered that Pete Best be fired so a new drummer could be brought in.After Best was sacked,Richard Starkey,.a.k.a.Ringo Starr,would become their permanent drummer and the rest was history after that recording date led to an exclusive contract with Parlophone Records.
From the early 1960's to 1970,The Beatles ruled the music world with hit after hit soaring up the charts everywhere.They were the receipients of MBE Medals in 1965 and George would marry his long time sweetheart Patti Boyd in 1966.After four films and 17 UK #1's and 20 US #1's The Beatles broke up forever after the release of their final album and film entitled Let It Be.
George would go on to a very successful solo career with several Top 10 albums and singles,including 3 #1 singles in the USA and two #1 albums in the same country.He became the first Ex-Beatle to have a #1 single when My Sweet Lord hit #1 in the USA and the UK.All Things Must Pass,which My Sweet Lord was on,hit #1 almost immediately in the USA and #4 in the UK,despite many UK music historians claims that the album was a #1 album over there but because music sales calculations in the UK were not properly counted at the time,it wound up at #4.All Things Must Pass remains hailed as George's best album to date by critics and fans alike and would even hit the US charts again in 2001 when it was rereleased in a digitally remixed and remastered edition with several bonus tracks,where it reached #4 and finally reaching #1 in the UK.
He also organized the first charity concert when he hosted The Concert For Bangla Desh at Madison Square Garden over a 2 day period with special guests Ringo Starr,Eric Clapton,Billy Preston,Leon Russell,Bob Dylan,Ravi Shankar and Badfinger.Other musicians at the concert included Klaus Voorman,Jim Keltner,Jesse Ed Davis,Don Preston,Carl Radle,The Hollywood Horns and a host of numerous background vocalists.The concert event was co-organized by Ravi Shankar.The event was recorded and released onto records and tapes and even filmed for future theatrical release.The film was released numerous times on home video and would debut on DVD in 2005 with a new documentary.
George and Patti would divorce a few years after their marriage so Patti could marry Eric Clapton.George would later meet the love of his life in Olivia Arias who after discovering she was pregnant,married in 1978.Their son,named Dhani,was born soon after.
George also tackled other mediums such as film production when he left the music business in 1981 after the release of his album Gone Troppo.He had a mixture of success,including winning a British academy award for Mona Lisa.After the negative Shanghai Surprise debacle in 1986,George returned to the music business releasing his first solo album in 6 years entitled Cloud Nine and his first solo single in 6 years,which was a remake of James Ray's Got My Mind Set On You.The single went all the way to #1 in the USA and the album was Top 10 on both sides of the world.This showed that George was sadly missed and the success of both the single and the album was like a warm welcome back to what George was known for best,which was making music.He also formed The Traveling Wilbury's band,which lasted only a short time.After Cloud Nine and two Traveling Wilbury's albums,he once again left the music business and would make only occasional public appearances and would guest star on many musicians albums such as ELO's album ZOOM in 2001 and on Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings song Love Letters.
Two years prior to his death,George was the victim of an attack by a stalker who gained access in George's mansion and stabbed him numerous times puncturing a lung.George would survive this attack,which was two weeks after the anniversary of John Lennon's murder,but it would be the beginning of the end for George.
On this day in 2001,George Harrison succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 58.Prior to his death,he was working on finishing that of which would be his final solo outing entitled Brainwashed,which was released a year later.He has been dead for 6 years.
Three years after his death,he was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist by his long time friend and fellow Traveling Wilbury member Tom Petty,with Olivia and Dhani Harrison also at the induction ceremony.
On Saturday night,I will be singing a tribute to George by singing a few of his solo hits and songs that he sang while he was in The Beatles.
Rest In Peace,George Harrison.You are still sadly missed.You will never be forgotten.
Let's all remember George Harrison on this day that he died.
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