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The Story Behind the First George Harrison Song to Appear on a Beatles Album

    The Story Behind the First George Harrison Song to Appear on a Beatles Album

Though George Harrison was often left out of the songwriting dyad of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, he would write plenty of Beatles songs on his own. Throughout his time

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The song that made John Lennon “angry” with George Harrison

    The song that made John Lennon “angry” with George Harrison

Rubber Soul was seen as a major turning point for The Beatles as it signalled an increasing maturity in terms of lyricism and musical influence. Often viewed as a folk

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The Beatles album George Harrison didn’t like listening to

    The Beatles album George Harrison didn’t like listening to

Towards the end of the 1960s, The Beatles were already breaking up. Despite making the most adventurous music that rock had ever seen on albums like Sgt Pepper, every member

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The “daft” Beatles song George Harrison loved

    The “daft” Beatles song George Harrison loved

The ending of The Beatles was anything but cordial. Although the band members were playing better than they had ever thought they could, the creative differences between them started to

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Keith Richard’s love for George Harrison: “He was an artist”

    Keith Richard’s love for George Harrison: “He was an artist”

In the annals of rock history, the two great guitar bands cited as masters more than any others are The

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The Beatles felt George Harrison songs “didn’t really matter”

    The Beatles felt George Harrison songs “didn’t really matter”

The real tragedy of The Beatles was that they spent many of their finest years underestimating each other. Egos interrupted

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Gary Wright, singer-songwriter known for hit Dream Weaver and playing with George Harrison, dies at 80 after Parkinson’s and dementia struggle | Daily Mail Online

    Gary Wright, singer-songwriter known for hit Dream Weaver and playing with George Harrison, dies at 80 after Parkinson’s and dementia struggle | Daily Mail Online

Gary Wright, the musician known for the 1976 hit Dream Weaver and major work on former Beatle George Harrison’s greatest

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Paul McCartney picks George Harrison’s “greatest track”

    Paul McCartney picks George Harrison’s “greatest track”

For most of the 1960s, nothing would break the John Lennon and Paul McCartney stronghold in The Beatles. Although the

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The Beatles song George Harrison said was like “a million others”

    The Beatles song George Harrison said was like “a million others”

After breaking through in Europe with early hit singles like ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Please Please Me’, The Beatles began

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Zakk Wylde on George Harrison’s “amazing” guitar abilities

    Zakk Wylde on George Harrison’s “amazing” guitar abilities

As the frontman of Black Label Society and lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde is more at home churning out metal riffs than he is with the airy pop

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