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The Charming Story of George Harrison’s Vacation in Small-Town America | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine

    The Charming Story of George Harrison’s Vacation in Small-Town America | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine

On a late summer afternoon more than half a century ago, Chris and Monty Field, teenage brothers, found a spot on the courthouse square in Harrisburg, Illinois, to watch a

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Why Did George Harrison Hate The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout”? – Techno Trenz

    Why Did George Harrison Hate The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout”? – Techno Trenz

“Twist and Shout” by the Beatles became one of their most famous covers. George Harrison explained why he had grown tired of the song. The cover performed differently on different

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Primary Wave buys Bob Dylan’s share of The Traveling Wilburys – Music Business Worldwide

    Primary Wave buys Bob Dylan’s share of The Traveling Wilburys – Music Business Worldwide

Primary Wave Music has acquired Bob Dylan’s share of supergroup The Traveling Wilburys. Included in the deal, according to a media statement, are Dylan’s master royalties and neighboring rights royalties

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Why George Harrison Thought The Beatles’ ‘Octopus’s Garden’ Would Make People Laugh – Techno Trenz

    Why George Harrison Thought The Beatles’ ‘Octopus’s Garden’ Would Make People Laugh – Techno Trenz

“Octopus’s Garden” is one of the few songs Ringo Starr wrote for The Beatles, and George Harrison once revealed what he thought of it. He then went on to explain

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How George Harrison made the album that banished The Beatles | Louder

    How George Harrison made the album that banished The Beatles | Louder

(Image credit: Barry Feinstein) “So go away away, leave me alone, don’t bother me…” Those words, from Don’t Bother Me,

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Why Paul McCartney left George Harrison “full of anger”

    Why Paul McCartney left George Harrison “full of anger”

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you will have heard about and hopefully seen Peter

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George Harrison’s ‘The Inner Light’ was inspired by a Sanskrit professor at Cambridge University. – Techno Trenz

    George Harrison’s ‘The Inner Light’ was inspired by a Sanskrit professor at Cambridge University. – Techno Trenz

After meeting his musical guru, Ravi Shankar, in 1966, George Harrison embarked on a spiritual quest. The legendary sitarist gave

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Paul McCartney recalled the time George Harrison scolded him

    Paul McCartney recalled the time George Harrison scolded him

Although The Beatles travelled to India, they did so with different expectations of the place. Ultimately, Paul McCartney didn’t throw

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How James Taylor inspired George Harrison to write Something

    How James Taylor inspired George Harrison to write Something

‘Something’ is without doubt one of the top ten Beatles songs and I’ll fight the man who says otherwise even

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George Harrison was ‘full of anger’ over being ‘pushed into background’ of The Beatles | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

    George Harrison was ‘full of anger’ over being ‘pushed into background’ of The Beatles | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

GEORGE HARRISON did not leave The Beatles on good terms in 1969 when the band were recording their final album, Let It Be. He even described Paul McCartney as “difficult”

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