Rare Beatles Vox guitar sells for $408,000  A rare Vox guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison, estimated to sell for $200,000 to $300,000, sold for $408,000 on Saturday in New York City. The guitar was built by Mike Bennett with electronics by Dickey Denney of Vox in 1966 and presented to the group the following year while they were at work on Magical Mystery Tour. Related Articles  Source: Guitar World

George Harrison's sister honor his first U.S. visit 50 years ago  Louise Harrison says she plans to document the 50th anniversary of George Harrison's visit to the U.S. the year before Beatlemania hit. "We're thinking about making a DVD telling the story about 1963, when I first came to the United States and started trying to move heaven and earth trying to get the Beatles records played in this country," she said. Source: Beatles Examiner

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Interview: George Harrison tribute almost sounds like unreleased song Mike Geraghty says his tribute to George Harrison, "Still With You," which is amazingly close to something George himself might have done, while not a George Harrison song, reflects as much of him as he could put in it. "A little while after George Harrison's passing I wanted to compose a tribute to him and his music," he said. Source: Beatles Examiner

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

ELO's Jeff Lynne remembers special moments with the Beatles For a confirmed Beatlemaniac like Jeff Lynne, working with members of the Beatles had always been a dream. In the late 1980s, every one of them came true, when Lynne produced George Harrison's comeback album Cloud 9, which led to the formation of the Traveling Wilburys. Lynne later produced solo albums for Ringo and McCartney's terrific Flaming Pie. Source: Something Else Reviews

Monday, May 6, 2013

Rare Beatles guitar expected to fetch £150k at auction A rare guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison worth about £150,000 will go on display this week. The Beatles VOX guitar, a custom prototype made in 1966 and later given to "Magic Alex" Mardas, a friend of the band, will be on display in London from Thursday to Saturday, then it will be taken to New York for auction. Related Articles  Source: Huffington Post, UK

Video: Pattie Boyd still can't choose between Eric and George As Pattie Boyd talks about old photos of George Harrison and Eric Clapton, she remains unable to decide which had been more inspirational. "I think probably George was very inspirational," Boyd says. "He was very easy to photograph, and always looked fabulous. But on the other hand, Eric Clapton was very good as well. He was quite patient with me." Source: Something Else Reviews

Friday, May 3, 2013

Liverpool band the Hummingbirds talks about George Harrison Liverpool band the Hummingbirds were named Ones to Watch at last year's Liverpool Music Award. In a new interview, rhythm guitarist Matty Brougham said George Harrison was the musician he most admires, and his favorite albums of all time include George Harrison's Living in the Material World, and With The Beatles. Source: Liverpool Echo

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Louise Harrison visits Israel for Beatles festival Louise Harrison, older sister of Beatles lead guitarist George, is currently in Israel to honor the group's legend, her brother's memory, and especially his focus on peace and love. She's doing so via The Liverpool Legends, a lively Beatles cover band she manages, which is performing at the Holon Beatles Festival, running Wednesday through Sunday. Source: Times of Israel

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Olivia Harrison joins Pete Ham plaque tribute Pete Ham, who co-wrote Harry Nilsson's hit Without You, and worked with the Beatles while in Badfinger, has been honored with a blue plaque at the Swansea railway station, unveiled on Saturday which would have been Ham's 66th birthday. Olivia Harrison said George "spoke about Pete with fondness as a friend and with respect for his beautiful songs". Source: BBC News

Friday, April 26, 2013

Tom Petty single with George Harrison released 24 years ago When Tom Petty released his first solo album "Full Moon Fever," he relied on some heavy hitters to back him up, including Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and George Harrison. On April, 25, 1989, the first single from the album sat at the top of the Rock Charts. The song features George Harrison on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, the video also includes Ringo on drums. Source: KTAR FM, Phoenix

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

ELO marks 40th anniversary with live album and new songs Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra are celebrating their 40th anniversary with new material and album re-issues. The never-before released "Electric Light Orchestra Live" with two new songs, and two reissues, ELO's "ZOOM" and Lynne's debut solo album "Armchair Theatre," also with two new tracks, all out on Tuesday. Source: WKZO, Kalamazoo, MI

Friday, April 12, 2013

Rare Beatles VOX guitar on display in Ireland starting next week An exclusive exhibition featuring a very rare Beatles guitar played by both John Lennon and George Harrison opens at a museum in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday, April 16, open through Wednesday, May 8. The striking custom guitar built by Mike Bennett and Dickey Denney was gifted to "Magic Alex" Mardas by John Lennon in 1967. Related Articles  Source: Guitar International

Monday, April 8, 2013

George Harrison's Taxman lyrics uncovered It's that time of year again, when we sort through all of our receipts and forms and pay more than our fair share to Uncle Sam. As we've been trying to figure out just how much we owe, one song in particular has been going through our heads repeatedly, Taxman by the Beatles, its lyrics a scathing comment on Britain's high rate of taxation. Source: Ultimate Classic Rock

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

George Harrison's Blue Jay Way house sells For $3.8 million A luxurious house located on Blue Jay Way in the Hollywood Hills, which George Harrison once rented, has sold for $3.8 million after sitting on the listing market for almost a year. The house is where Harrison wrote his hit song Blue Jay Way, after he was waiting for some friends to arrive at the place and his pals lost their way in the fog. More Info: Pictures  Source: Reality Today

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Temple which was assisted by George Harrison celebrates 40th anniversary The Bhaktivedanta Manor will hold an ancient Adivasa Puja ceremony to mark its fourtieth anniversary this Sunday. Famous for holding the largest festival for Krishna outside India, Bhaktivedanta Manor was an estate originally named Piggott's Manor, donated for the worship of Krishna in the UK by George Harrison in 1973. Related Articles  Source: Asian Image, UK

Monday, March 18, 2013

Plaque commemorating Lennon and Harrison unveiled in London An English Heritage blue plaque commemorating John Lennon and George Harrison has been unveiled in London at the site of The Beatles' Apple Boutique. Lennon was commemorated there in 2003, the plaque has been updated to include Harison. Rod Davis, member of Lennon's first band The Quarrymen, unveiled the plaque. Source: TNT Magazine, UK

Friday, March 15, 2013

Dhani Harrison finds fulfillment in music and film OK, Beatles fans, here comes the... "Don't say it!," exclaimed Dhani Harrison, the son and only child of the late George Harrison, with a laugh. The son has indeed come, though, and in a big way. Harrison now leads his own band, Thenewno2, which most recently created the soundtrack for the current film "Beautiful Creatures." Source: Reading Eagle

Cops and Rockers: George Harrison raided for marijuana in 1969 This week in 1969 Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman, but on the same day authorities raided George Harrison's home looking for drugs. It was no coincidence that the police chose the day of McCartney's wedding to raid Harrison's home. It was the closest they'd have to a guarantee that the place would be empty. Source: WZLX FM, Boston

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Ravi Shankar/George Harrison tribute concert in Hoboken The Monroe Center for the Arts in Hoboken, New Jersey, will hold a musical tribute concert to honor the legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar and his student George Harrison on Saturday, March 30. The event combines traditional Indian classical music, Hindustani classical and fusion sitar music and John Harrison's songs. Source: NJ.com

Monday, February 25, 2013

Vigil held in Liverpool for George Harrison's 70th birthday Fans of George Harrison left flowers on the Beatles statue in Cavern Walks, off Liverpool's Matthew Street yesterday on what would have been his 70th birthday. John James Chambers, founder of the Liverpool Beatles Appreciation Society, said, "Musically he was very special and what the Beatles did will never happen again." Source: Liverpool Echo

Friday, February 22, 2013

George Harrison sued for plagiarism and lost 37 years ago In 1962, The Chiffons released "He's So Fine." Seven years later, after the disbanding of The Beatles, George Harrison began work on his album All Things Must Pass which included the song "My Sweet Lord." Bright Tunes almost immediately saw the striking similarities between the songs, and promptly sued Harrison. Source: WZLX FM, Boston

Monday, January 14, 2013

George's sister Louise Harrison hires public relations firm MoonGlow PR has announced that they have been hired by Louise Harrison, the only sister of George Harrison, to handle all her future public relations. Louise manages the Beatles tribute band Liverpool Legends and is founder of Louise Harrison's Help Keep Music Alive, an organization that raises funds for the music departments of high schools and colleges. Source: Beatles News

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Review: George Harrison Living in the Material World Martin Scorsese's documentary film George Harrison Living in the Material World takes you on a musical and spiritual journey of one of the music world's most mysterious and fascinating personalities. When most people think of The Beatles they refer to George as "the quiet one". He was much more than that. Source: Beatles News

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Beatles DJ giving away George Harrison next week Fans can win both the new George Harrison DVD for the Martin Scorsese directed documentary Living In The Material World and the accompanying CD release Early Takes Vol. 1 on Ken Michaels' website next week. The DVD and CD together as a package will be given away 8 days in a row leading up to Father's Day. Source: Beatles News

Saturday, February 25, 2012

George Harrison's birthday saluted with music video tribute Today is the 69th anniversary of the birth of George Harrison. His birthday is saluted this year with the release of a new music video featuring actress/singer Evan Rachel Wood that honors an organization that George Harrison both supported and inspired. Source: Beatles News

Monday, November 21, 2011

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

Friday, October 28, 2011

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

Monday, March 21, 2011

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

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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

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

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