| Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
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| Dhani Harrison to wed Icelandic psychologist |
Dhani Harrison, the son of late Beatle George Harrison and his wife Olivia, is set to marry Solveig Karadottir, the daughter of Icelandic neurologist Kari Stefansson. The couple have been involved for a while and live together in Los Angeles, Icelandic language website mbl.is reports. Solveig is a psychologist and has worked as a model since she was a teenager.
Source: Iceland Review |
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| Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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| Video: Lost Here Comes The Sun guitar solo uncovered |
George Harrison's son Dhani visited Abbey Road studio with long-time Beatles producer George Martin and his son, Giles to discover something sacred. Deep in the master tracks of Here Comes The Sun from 1969′s Abbey Road, Dhani stumbles upon a lost solo from his father's ballad, which completely changes the texture of the song.
Source: and Pop |
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| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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| Living in the Material World at the Grammy Museum in LA |
For the ten-year anniversary of the passing of George Harrison, the Grammy Museum at LA Live hosts an engaging and powerful exhibit featuring many of his personal effects, iconic pieces of wardrobe, many of his instruments and handwritten lyrics to songs like Something, While My Guitar Gently Weeps and All Things Must Pass.
Source: Washington Times |
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| 20 essential facts about the Gibson J-200 |
Ask a guitarist to name the ultimate Gibson acoustic, and many will reply, it's the J-200. Bob Dylan's J-200 is pictured on the cover of his Nashville Skyline LP. Dylan was given the guitar by George Harrison. Harrison himself was keen a fan of the J-200, he "upgraded" from the Epiphone acoustics he previously favored to record the White Album.
Source: Gibson.com |
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| Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
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| The Guitar Collection: George Harrison iPad app coming in February |
The Guitar Collection: George Harrison iPad app will be released on iTunes Feb. 23. The app brings George Harrison's private guitar collection to life through photographs, detailed descriptions, audio, and video footage. Fans will be able to examine Harrison's private guitar collection, through personal audio recordings from Harrison himself.
Source: The Beatles.com |
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| Friday, January 13, 2012 |
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| George Harrison doc wins Critics Choice Awards best documentary |
Legendary helmer Martin Scorsese received two honors last night at the 17th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards. George Harrison: Living in the Material World was named best documentary feature during the ceremony in Los Angeles. Also, the director received the second annual Music + Film award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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| Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
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| Olivia Harrison to participate in Martin Scorsese tribute |
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced that Olivia Harrison will participate in Martin Scorsese's Critics' Choice Award tribute, along with Bob Dylan and Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio and Harrison will present the award, while Dylan, featured briefly in Scorsese's "The Last Waltz" in 1978 and the 2005 documentary "No Direction Home", will perform.
Related Articles Source: Hitfix |
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| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
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| George Harrison Beatles-era amp pulled from auction |
A rare amplifier, a Vox UL730 made all the more rare by the discovery that it was said to have belonged to George Harrison, was withdrawn from a November 29 auction. Experts thought the unit might go for something in the neighborhood of $100,000. But the amplifier was withdrawn because the amp's current owner decided not to sell it.
Source: San Diego Reader |
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| Monday, December 12, 2011 |
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| Beatles books top gift-books list |
'Tis the season for coffee-table music books. George Harrison, Living in the Material World by Olivia Harrison, is a splendid volume tied to the Martin Scorsese TV special. The Beatles in Hamburg by Spencer Leigh is a scrapbook highlighting Astrid Kirchherr's famously moody black-and-white photos documenting the Beatles' formative period.
Source: Seattle Times |
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| Friday, December 9, 2011 |
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| Houston fan pays $485,000 for George Harrison's Aston Martin |
An Aston Martin once owned by George Harrison sold for $485,000 (310,000 pounds) at auction Wednesday. George ordered the platinum silver DB5, which had a black Connolly leather interior, in 1965. He packed the car with top-of-the-range extras. It was sold to a Beatle and Aston Martin fan from Houston who wished to remain anonymous.
Source: MSNBC |
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| Monday, December 5, 2011 |
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| George Harrison's Aston Martin DB5 for sale |
The Aston Martin DB5 is best known for its role in James Bond movies like Goldfinger and Thunderball. At an auction in London this week, one of the cars that is sure to fetch a pretty penny is one rare coupe with a celebrity owner. It once belonged to George Harrison, and was delivered to him brand new back in 1965.
Source: Auto Revolution |
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| Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
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| Pictures: Liverpool marks a decade without George Harrison |
Yesterday, flags flew at half mast at the Liverpool Town Hall commemorate one of its most famous sons, George Harrison. The centrepiece of the day was a free concert at St George's Hall, celebrating George's life through music. The free concert was oversubscribed, with fans travelling from as far as the Caribbean to attend.
Source: Liverpool Echo |
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| Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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| Sister breaks silence on George Harrison in new book |
George Harrison's sister Louise is to break her silence for the first time by releasing a tell-all book about life with the Beatles legend. For years Louise has been urged to pen a tome detailing her experiences growing up with George. Now she has put together a book featuring her memories, letters, and never-before-seen photographs from her family album.
Source: Calgary Sun |
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| George Harrison's newly discovered amp to be sold at auction |
A rare amp once belonging to the late George Harrison will be sold at auction on December 15 at Bonhams in London, England. The amp, a Vox UL730, was used during recording sessions for Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band. Its connection to the Beatles and Harrison has been discovered only recently.
Source: Guitar World |
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| George Harrison's 10 greatest Beatles songs |
George Harrison is one of rock's most captivating and influential guitarists, the embodiment of the "team player" who still found a way to make his every solo a memorable song within a song. MusicRadar celebrates the music of George Harrison with a look at what we consider to be his 10 greatest Beatles compositions.
Source: Music Radar |
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| George Harrison remembered ten years on |
Ten years ago today, George Harrison lost his battle, ending one of the most influential musical lives ever led. "When you think about it, the four egos, it's amazing they did anything because they're all very strong people," producer George Martin said in a BBC Radio Documentary on Harrison.
Source: Music News |
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| Monday, November 28, 2011 |
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| Liverpool to mark 10 years since George Harrison |
Ten years since George Harrison, Liverpool will unite to celebrate his life. Across three events tomorrow, the city will commemorate the former Beatle. "Liverpool will pay a special musical tribute to its beloved son throughout the day," said organiser Denise Theophilus.
Source: Liverpool Echo |
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| Letter to the Editor: Quiet Beatle left a legacy |
On Nov. 29, 2001, the world bid a sad farewell to a second member of the Fab Four. Best remembered for his work with the Beatles, pop standards such as Something and Here Comes the Sun, George was first to introduce Indian influences and instruments to Western music, he had a deep social awareness side to his music and projects.
Source: NJ.com |
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| Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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| McCartney tribute band marks 10th anniversary of passing of George Harrison |
New England-based tribute band "One Sweet Dream: The Paul McCartney Experience!" will be performing a special concert next Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of the passing of George Harrison. Along with the usual format of Paul's Beatles and solos, there will also be a special set of George Harrison's Beatles and solos, including Traveling Wilburys.
Source: Beatles News |
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| Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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| Ravi Shankar on his last conversations with George Harrison |
On the tenth anniversary of George Harrison, his mentor and friend Ravi Shankar recalls his last moments with the iconic Beatle. Harrison and Shankar let their music do much of the talking as Harrison's health declined. "We always had a very cheerful time, in the sense that we generally didn't want to talk," Shankar, 91, said in a recent phone interview.
Source: Death and Taxes |
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| Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
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| George Harrison and India: The real Magical Mystery Tour |
It's hard to believe that we are coming up on the tenth anniversary of George Harrison. He inadvertently became the greatest promoter of Indian culture and Hinduism to the Western world during the 20th century. For George, India completely overhauled and changed his life permanently.
Source: International Business Times |
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| Monday, November 14, 2011 |
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| Video: Apple Jam honors George Harrison in sell-out concert in Seattle |
George Harrison was honored Saturday night at the Triple Door in Seattle with a rousing and memorable concert by the popular Seattle tribute group Apple Jam. The concert was organized in remembrance of the tenth anniversary of Harrison's death November 29, making this concert a moving experience for fans in attendance.
Source: John Lennon Examiner |
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| Friday, November 11, 2011 |
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| Why George Harrison was known as the spiritual Beatle |
I was working as a musician in the 1970s, and very late one night during a recording session at Capitol Records, George Harrison just sort of wandered in. We all sat and talked, and sang background harmonies together... for the better part of five hours. He was not wearing his Beatles identity, he was just a guy named George.
Source: Huffington Post |
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| Thursday, November 10, 2011 |
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| George Harrison's sister carries on Beatles legacy |
To millions of Beatles fans across the globe, Louise Harrison is referred to affectionately as "the flying mum." Harrison is the older sister of the late George Harrison, and she carries on her brother's legacy through a Beatles tribute band, the Branson, MO-based "Liverpool Legends," which has been performing since 2006.
Source: Lemont Patch |
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| Tuesday, November 8, 2011 |
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| Borders liquidators sell off George Harrison guitar |
More than a decade ago, George Harrison donated a signed Fender Stratocaster guitar to the Ann Arbor headquarters of Borders in gratitude for their support of one of his reissued records. Now, the guitar, a glass enclosed fixture in the lobby of Borders' headquarters, has been sold, a casualty of the company's liquidation.
Source: Ann Arbor.com |
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| Friday, October 28, 2011 |
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| George Harrison Tribute Concert at Hofstra University next Friday |
To celebrate the music and spiritualism of pop superstar George Harrison, The Godfrey Townsend Band, with musicians from the Alan Parsons Project, will join the Indian kirtan ensemble, Gauravani and Kindred Spirits, to perform "Here Comes the Sun" - The Musical, Mystical Journey of George Harrison at Hofstra University next Friday.
Source: Beatles News |
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| Monday, March 21, 2011 |
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| Legendary Concert for George released on Blu-ray tomorrow |
The legendary tribute concert, Concert for George, will be released for the first time ever on Blu-ray on March 22. The 2-disc Blu-ray will include the complete concert, with a second disc containing the original theatrical version featuring concert highlights, interviews with the performers, rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes footage.
Source: Beatles News |
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| Wednesday, October 13, 2010 |
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| Ravi Shankar George Harrison box set available next week |
On October 19th, Dark Horse Records/Rhino Entertainment will release Ravi Shankar George Harrison Collaborations, a 3 CD and 1 DVD uniquely numbered limited edition box set. The DVD is a rare concert performance of the Ravi Shankar's Music Festival From India recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1974.
Source: Beatles News |
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| Sunday, January 17, 2010 |
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| 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 |
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| Saturday, August 22, 2009 |
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| 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 |
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