Friday, August 27, 2010

Dhani Harrison's new group plays first live gig in West Seattle Fistful of Mercy, featuring Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur, performed their first live gig last night in West Seattle at Easy Street Records. The small, intimate venue was announced just the night before, but word traveled like wildfire and the little record shop was packed to the gills with fans by 7:00. Related Articles  Source: John Lennon Examiner

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Dhani Harrison joins new supergroup Fistful of Mercy Details are scant, but it appears Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison (of the George variety) have combined to form a new singer-songwriter supergroup Fistful of Mercy. They're posting on Twitter, have MySpace and Facebook pages and they've revealed their first known song, a self-titled, sadly sweeping rocker. Related Articles  Source: Hit Fix

Monday, August 23, 2010

Lost George Harrison song to be performed at Beatles convention Dean Johnson will face Beatles' fans next weekend when he performs a song that features original lyrics by George Harrison. The singer/songwriter was invited to put the finishing touches to Silence (Is Its Own Reply) and will perform in front of a live audience in Liverpool as part of the Beatles convention on Sunday, August 29. Source: Wirral Globe, UK

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's Collaborations due out in October Dark Horse Records has announced that the fruits of the 20-year sonic partnership between George Harrison and sitar-master Ravi Shankar will finally be released on October 19th. Collaborations will be a three CD, one DVD, uniquely numbered, limited edition box set, including a 56-page book with rare photos from family archives. Source: Consequence of Sound

Monday, July 26, 2010

George Harrison's sister has the scoop on the Beatles Louise Harrison was 11 years old when George was born. Once he started playing music, she was his cheerleader and song plugger, knocking on radio station doors across the American Midwest. "I started going 'round to radio stations with the singles and saying, 'This is my kid brother's band, and it's No. 1 in England. Would you like to play it?'" Harrison said. Source: WSMV TV, Nashville

Friday, July 23, 2010

Interview: Eric Idle on friendship with George Harrison 1974, just about the time youngest Python Eric Idle was knocking around with close friend George Harrison, who was himself a huge Python fan. "We definitely gelled, and he was fabulous." He appeared in Idle's Rutland Weekend Television and The Rutles, "and he paid for the Life of Brian, the whole shebang," adds Eric. Source: Liverpool Echo

Bittersweet tales of George's Isn't It A Pity It was 40 years ago this summer that Harrison took to the studio with Phil Spector to cut his solo debut masterwork, All Things Must Pass, on which two versions of "Isn't It a Pity" appear. Harrison had been saving up his Beatles rejects from at least 1966, from which it is supposed "Isn't it a Pity" dates back. Source: Crawdaddy Magazine

Sir Peter Blake receives honorary degree Sir Peter Blake has received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities, from Brunel University in recognition of his outstanding services to the arts. He is probably best known for his design of album covers, including The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He was appointed CBE in 1983, and was awarded a knighthood in 2002. Source: Chiswick W4, UK

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Time Bandits and other Handmade Films coming to Blu-ray On August 24, Image Entertainment celebrates George Harrison's HandMade Films' three-decade heritage with the Blu-ray debut of their four classics, The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits, Mona Lisa and Withnail and I. Fully remastered, all-new 1080p high-definition transfers have been created for the HD debut of the films. Source: DVD Town

Sunday, January 17, 2010

George Harrison's nephew passes away Gordon Caldwell, George Harrison's nephew, and son of Louise Harrison, this morning, Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at the age of 52. Louise said, "Gordon, like his uncle George Harrison, was a very spiritual person and was a siddha". Source: Beatles News

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Liverpool George Harrison exhibition wows fans George Harrison was always known as the "quiet Beatle" but he outshines John, Paul and Ringo in this unique exhibition "For George" in George's hometown of Liverpool. This one of a kind exhibition features the largest collection of rare George Harrison memorabilia ever displayed and charges no admission. Source: Beatles News

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

New George Harrison solo hits collection June 16 As George Harrison is celebrated today with a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Capitol/EMI announces Harrison's first ever career-spanning solo hits collection, Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison. Available June 16, it will feature digitally remastered tracks in deluxe packaging with previously unseen and rare photos. Source: Beatles News

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Fans honor George Harrison with concerts and memorabilia exhibit A small group of devoted George Harrison fans have come together and assembled a huge collection of George Harrison memorabilia and organized two concerts taking place to honor George Harrison and his lasting legacy. The lead organizer for the show said, "The exhibition is free so there is no money to pay, as George would like." Source: Beatles News

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Beatles-related films dominate film festival The American Cinematheque announces the lineup of its 9th annual "Mods & Rockers Film Festival". The expansive two-week program features 31 films and shorts and the first full-length solo concert in the festival's nine-year history. 24 of the films are receiving their theatrical premiere at the festival. Source: Beatles News

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

New book captures photographer's life with Ringo Starr A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll is a photographic essay about photographer Nancy Lee Andrews' life with Ringo Starr. Andrews met Ringo through Lennon who introduced them in May of 1974. The photographs, taken over a decade starting in 1970, are a personal journey through her life at the peak of pop culture history. Source: Beatles News

Monday, March 3, 2008

Original Rutles reunite for 30th anniversary March sees the 30th anniversary of the premiere of the Rutles film "All You Need Is Cash". The Mods & Rockers Film Festival is presenting the official celebration of the Rutles' 30th anniversary with a gala event at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. It will take place on Monday March 17th 2008. Related Articles  Source: Beatles News

Friday, December 7, 2007

Stars to salute Lennon and Harrison in Hollywood On Sunday December 9th the Mods & Rockers Festival in Los Angeles is presenting a special event that will salute John Lennon and George Harrison, honoring the anniversaries of their passing with special performances of some of their songs, including several rarely-performed compositions. Source: Beatles News

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Gary Wright remembers his friend George Harrison Saturday on XM The next upcoming edition of "Every Little Thing" on XM's Fine Tuning channel 76 will include an interview with Gary Wright, discussing his friendship and work with George Harrison, along with their shared interest in eastern philosophy. Also featured on the show will be music from the new Paul McCartney releases. Source: Beatles News

Friday, October 26, 2007

Beatles radio show to interview Pattie Boyd This Saturday morning on Breakfast with the Beatles on WZLX 100.7 FM, Boston's classic rock, and online at wzlx.com, host Cha-Chi Loprete will interview Patti Boyd. Patti will talk about her years of living with Beatlemania, her life with George Harrison, her second marriage to Eric Clapton and her new book, "Wonderful Tonite". Source: Beatles News

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