George Harrison
George Harrison, born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England, was an English musician who gained international fame as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. Known as "the quiet Beatle," Harrison was instrumental in broadening the scope of popular music by incorporating Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality into The Beatles' work. Although most of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Harrison contributed several notable compositions, including "Taxman," "Within You Without You," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Something," and "Here Comes the Sun."
Harrison's musical influences included George Formby, Django Reinhardt, Carl Perkins, Chet Atkins, and Chuck Berry. By 1965, his interests led The Beatles into folk rock and Indian classical music, notably playing the sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)." He became associated with the Hare Krishna movement and initiated the band's embrace of Transcendental Meditation.
Post-Beatles, Harrison released the critically acclaimed triple album "All Things Must Pass," featuring the hit single "My Sweet Lord." He organized the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, a precursor to benefit concerts like Live Aid. Harrison also founded Dark Horse Records and co-founded HandMade Films, producing the Monty Python film "The Life of Brian."
Harrison was part of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and collaborated with artists like Badfinger, Ronnie Wood, and Billy Preston. He married Pattie Boyd in 1966, divorcing in 1977, and married Olivia Arias in 1978, with whom he had a son, Dhani. George Harrison passed away from cancer on November 29, 2001, in Beverly Hills, California.
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