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How a case of mistaken identity led to George Harrison's last public performance
The legend stopped by the VH1 studios with Ravi Shankar to chat about their new collaboration, leading to his impromptu solo ...
When George Harrison’s “Lucy” Les Paul was “kidnapped” in 1973, he went to extreme measures to get it back
The cherry-finished Les Paul —dubbed Lucy — had been owned by several famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, who gifted it to Harrison in 1968 ...
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3 Iconic Rock Songs That Feature a Sitar
When Ravi Shankar introduced Western musicians in the 1960s to Indian classical music, he couldn’t have imagined he’d change rock music history forever. Shankar inspired George Harrison, and ...
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Indian instrument used by the Beatles George Harrison sold for £54,000
A traditional Indian instrument used by George Harrison to record a Beatles song has sold for over £53,000. Harrison bought the 4ft long sitar from a small Oxford Street shop named Indiacraft ...
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George Harrison Remembered: “He had such a strong core of self…”
He said he didn’t practise the guitar or sitar enough ... to a cup of tea and a slice of lemon cake, to play with George, was magic.” “The Beatles’ old friend Terry Doran was living over at ...
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Life and times of George Harrison
1965: Becomes interested in the sitar and becomes the first Western musician to play a sitar on a pop ... October 4 2011: George Harrison: Living In The Material World is released.