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The real reason George Harrison laid off from songwriting

    The real reason George Harrison laid off from songwriting

By the time lead guitarist George Harrison sought to pen his first song for The Beatles, the John Lennon and Paul McCartney songwriting partnership already boasted ‘From Me to You’

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The Beatles song John Lennon hated but George Harrison adored

    The Beatles song John Lennon hated but George Harrison adored

One of the best things about The Beatles during their early days was how different they all appeared to be from one another. Elvis Presley had been dominating the musical

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When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

    When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

The word supergroup does enough to send a shiver down my spine these days. Laced with commerciality and usually a self-professed title, the idea of music’s titans forming rarely works

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George Harrison on the secret weapon of the Traveling Wilburys

    George Harrison on the secret weapon of the Traveling Wilburys

A band is always much more than the people out front half the time. The frontman and the lead guitarist might be the ones acting as the group’s mouthpiece whenever

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The George Harrison song The Beatles didn’t take seriously

    The George Harrison song The Beatles didn’t take seriously

We tend to paint the picture of The Beatles as one of glorious technicolour psychedelic mania, sunshine and roses –

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The one guitarist that never disappointed George Harrison

    The one guitarist that never disappointed George Harrison

It’s unfortunate that George Harrison often gets overlooked as being an incredible guitarist, despite the fact that many people can

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‘The Quiet Beatle’s’ secret passion on display in Sarasota

    ‘The Quiet Beatle’s’ secret passion on display in Sarasota

TAMPA, Fla. — Leaders at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota found a unique subject for their latest exhibit:

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Joey Molland, member of Badfinger and a FEST guest dozens of times, passes away at 77!

    Joey Molland, member of Badfinger and a FEST guest dozens of times, passes away at 77!

We were so saddened to wake up this morning to hear the very sad news that Joey Molland passed away

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The one song George Harrison wrote as legal revenge

    The one song George Harrison wrote as legal revenge

Once The Beatles had finally bitten the dust in 1970, laying down the final tracks they’d ever record in January

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Miss O’Dell | Official Trailer | From Backstage to the Frontlines of Rock History on Vimeo

    Miss O’Dell | Official Trailer | From Backstage to the Frontlines of Rock History on Vimeo

“Miss O’Dell” is a film about the amazing Chris O’Dell, who through a series of coincidences and chance traveled as a young woman from Arizona to London and became the

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