Goeorge Harrison

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George Harrison was born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England. His parents were Harold and Louise Harrison. They had three other children: Louise, Harry and Peter.
By the age of 14, Harrison, had purchased his first guitar and taught himself a few chords and joined the Quarry Men, which included John Lennon and Paul McCartney, as lead guitarist at age 15.
When they changed theirname to the Beatles in 1960, he was only 17. Harrison’s influences ran to rockabilly heroes like Carl Perkins and British skiffle legend Lonnie Donegan. His retooled rockabilly licks were key to the Beatles’ early sound, while his sharp, innovative lead guitar was essential to later recordings. During the Beatles’ tenure he introduced Western ears to Indian music. Harrison first played the sitar on“Norwegian Wood” and then unleashed a full-blown sitar showcase, “Within You Without You,” on Sgt. When Delaney Bramlett introduced Harrison to slide guitar in 1968, he became a leading exponent of that style.
Soon after the Beatles’ breakup in 1970, Harrison released All Things Must Pass. It was his first true solo album.
Harrison’s next masterstroke was The Concert for Bangladesh, rock’sfirst large-scale benefit concert, organized to raise awareness and money for war-torn Bangladesh. It became a model for rock-benefit projects from Live Aid to The Concert for New York City.
He was the first Beatle to tour the U.S. as a solo artist and also launched his own label (Dark Horse Records). Most important, Harrison wrote and sang about spirituality and transcendence. He immersed himselfin Indian music at Beatlemania’s height and became a lifelong devotee of Hindu religion, Krishna consciousness and Vedic philosophy.
Harrison married twice: with Pattie Boyd, whom he divorced in 1977, and Olivia Trinidad Arias, with whom he had his first and only son, Dhani.
George Harrison died of lung cancer on November 29, 2001, at a friend’s home in Los Angeles. He was 58 years old. Exactlya year later, Eric Clapton and Olivia Harrison organized The Concert for George – a tribute performance that involved the remaining ex-Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Proceeds went to Harrison’s Material World Charitable Foundation, which he’d founded back in 1973. -

George Harrison nació el 25 de febrero de 1943, en Liverpool , Inglaterra. Sus padres eran Harold y Louise Harrison.Ellos tenían otros tres hijos: Louise, Harry y Peter.
A la edad de 14 años, Harrison, había comprado su primera guitarra y aprendió algunos acordes y se unió a los Quarry Men , que incluía a John Lennon y Paul McCartney , como guitarrista solista a los 15 años .
Cuando cambiaron su nombre por el de los Beatles en 1960 , sólo tenía 17 años . Influencias de Harrison corrió a héroes rockabilly comoCarl Perkins y la leyenda británica Lonnie Donegan skiffle . Sus lame rockabilly reestructurado fueron clave para el sonido temprano de los Beatles , mientras que su fuerte , innovadora guitarra principal era esencial para grabaciones posteriores. Durante el mandato de los Beatles que introdujo oídos occidentales a la música india. Harrison jugó por primera vez el sitar en " Norwegian Wood ", yluego desató un escaparate sitar en toda regla , "Dentro de usted sin usted ", en el sargento . Cuando Delaney Bramlett introdujo Harrison para deslizar la guitarra en 1968 , se convirtió en el principal exponente de ese estilo.
Poco después de la ruptura de los Beatles en 1970 , Harrison lanzó All Things Must Pass . Fue su primer verdadero disco en solitario.
Siguiente golpe maestro de Harrisonfue el Concierto para Bangladesh, primer concierto benéfico a gran escala de rock, organizado para crear conciencia y fondos para la devastada por la guerra de Bangladesh . Se convirtió en un modelo para proyectos de rock -beneficio de Live Aid al concierto para la ciudad de Nueva York.
 Fue el primer Beatle a recorrer los EE.UU. como solista y también lanzó su propio sello ( Dark Horse Records)...