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The exact moment George Harrison discovered Ravi Shankar

    The exact moment George Harrison discovered Ravi Shankar

It can’t be overstated how life-changing the work of sitarist Ravi Shankar was to a young George Harrison.Once exposed to Shankar’s signature raga scales, an entire creative and personal path

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“It was awful”: The Elvis Presley song John Lennon hated

    “It was awful”: The Elvis Presley song John Lennon hated

The entire construct of rock and roll would look completely different were it not for Elvis Presley.Although Chuck Berry and Little Richard may have started the trend of having loud

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The song George Harrison wanted 20 million people to sing

    The song George Harrison wanted 20 million people to sing

There’s a good chance that George Harrison could have released anything after The Beatles, and it would have still sold. Even if everyone was heartbroken about the band breaking up,

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‘Man on the Run’ documents Paul McCartney’s decade of transformation : NPR

    ‘Man on the Run’ documents Paul McCartney’s decade of transformation : NPR

When The Beatles broke up in 1969, Paul McCartney found himself at a crossroads, Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville says. Newly married to photographer Linda McCartney, the 27-year-old rock star was

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The one band George Harrison said would live on forever

    The one band George Harrison said would live on forever

Nothing that George Harrison ever made was meant to cash in on trends.The Beatles may have started out riding the

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The only song Ringo Starr wanted to play for 100 years

    The only song Ringo Starr wanted to play for 100 years

There was always a slight caveat put on everything Ringo Starr ever released after The Beatles split.He had no problem

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The rare “love” letter Paul McCartney wrote for John Lennon

    The rare “love” letter Paul McCartney wrote for John Lennon

On July 6th, 1957, a 15-year-old Paul McCartney met a 16-year-old John Lennon at a gig where Lennon’s band, The

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The one song John Lennon wanted to walk out on

    The one song John Lennon wanted to walk out on

From the minute that The Beatles called it a day, John Lennon was going to be doing whatever the hell

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The moment George Harrison first believed in Ringo Starr

    The moment George Harrison first believed in Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr was the final piece of the puzzle that turned The Beatles from a highly promising Merseybeat band into

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Happy Birthday, George Harrison!

    Happy Birthday, George Harrison!

George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead

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