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The Beatles: How John Lennon became George Harrison’s mentor

    The Beatles: How John Lennon became George Harrison’s mentor

After The Beatles finally parted ways in 1970, the media sensationalised the tensions between the members. That said, during the recording of the band’s final two albums, Abbey Road and

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George Harrison hoped that Eric Clapton would benefit from the concert for Bangladesh as well. – Techno Trenz

    George Harrison hoped that Eric Clapton would benefit from the concert for Bangladesh as well. – Techno Trenz

In 1971, George Harrison helped organize the Concert for Bangladesh to collect funds for Bangladesh’s humanitarian crisis. The star-studded benefit concert’s purpose was to support relief efforts. Harrison also hoped

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Hear the isolated Moog from The Beatles ‘Here Comes The Sun’

    Hear the isolated Moog from The Beatles ‘Here Comes The Sun’

Of all the Beatles’ hits, perhaps the most enduring wasn’t even given its own release. In fact, ‘Here Comes The Sun’, featured on The Beatles’ 1969 Abbey Road album, was

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The Beatles: Schoolyard brawl left Paul McCartney calling George Harrison’s father ‘hero’ | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

    The Beatles: Schoolyard brawl left Paul McCartney calling George Harrison’s father ‘hero’ | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

THE BEATLES were a tight-knit group of friends from childhood, and this began all the way back when the band were in school together. They would get into trouble as

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The moment George Harrison knew The Beatles were “over”

    The moment George Harrison knew The Beatles were “over”

Say what you like about The Beatles, but they certainly knew when to call it a day. There was none

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The devastating final words of George Harrison

    The devastating final words of George Harrison

To put it simply, George Harrison was an icon of epic proportions. One of the finest guitarists to have graced

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George Harrison claimed that after The Beatles broke up, everyone came in “grabbing and plundering as much as they could.” – Techno Trenz

    George Harrison claimed that after The Beatles broke up, everyone came in “grabbing and plundering as much as they could.” – Techno Trenz

George Harrison claimed that after The Beatles broke up, people came in “grabbing and plundering as much as they could”

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When Dhani Harrison realised his dad was in The Beatles

    When Dhani Harrison realised his dad was in The Beatles

Dhani Harrison, born in 1978, is the late Beatle George Harrison’s only child. Born eight years after the final break-up

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Olivia Harrison’s ‘Poems for George’ is a moving story-in-verse | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Olivia Harrison’s ‘Poems for George’ is a moving story-in-verse | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Olivia Harrison opens “Came the Lightening: Twenty Poems for George” with a Pablo Neruda epigraph. It closes with the lines:

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Looking back at the 1971 Concert in Sympathy | The Daily Star

    Looking back at the 1971 Concert in Sympathy | The Daily Star

It was 50 years ago today when hundreds of Londoners flocked to Sadler’s Wells theatre to show their support and donate to the cause of Bangladesh’s Liberation War. It, too,

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