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Guitar Played by Lennon & Harrison at Auction

Pulse of Radio — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:42:10 +0000

A unique Beatles guitar is going on the auction block.

Ten Years After's Alvin Lee Dead at 68

Crash — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:27:18 +0000

The singer of "I'd Love To Change The World" died this morning (March 6) following a routine surgical procedure. He was 68.

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Beatles Promoting Traffic Safety in India

Crash — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:16:46 +0000

The BBC reports that Calcutta, India has licensed the Abbey Road album's famed cover photo for a billboard campaign to promote pedestrian safety.

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55 Years Ago: Harrison Joins Lennon, McCartney

Dave Lifton — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:18:40 +0000

The third part of the equation that would become the Beatles fell into place on Feb. 6, 1958. George Harrison joined the Quarry Men, the John Lennon-led group that Paul McCartney had joined as a second guitarist and singer the previous summer.

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Final Solo Beatles #1 Turns 25

Pulse of Radio — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:30:09 +0000

It was 25 years ago this week -- January 16th to January 23rd, 1988 -- that George Harrison scored a surprise Number One hit with "Got My Mind Set On You," which holds the distinction -- to date -- of being the final solo Beatle Number One hit.

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Harrison's Widow Stops Statue Plans

Pulse of Radio — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:18:10 +0000

George Harrison's widow, Olivia Harrison, has halted outsider plans to erect a statute of "The Quiet Beatle" in his adopted English hometown of Henley-On-Thames.

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13 Years Ago: George Harrison Attacked at Home

Dave Lifton — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:00:38 +0000

“They used us as an excuse to go mad, the world did," George Harrison said in the Beatles' 1995 'Anthology' documentary. "And then blamed it on us.” But even he could never suspect that, four years later, those words would ring true again when, on Dec. 30, 1999, a mad man attacked Harrison in his own house, nearly killing him.

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Widow of George Harrison, Eulogizes Ravi Shankar

Billy Dukes — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:36:51 +0000

The widow of the late Beatle George Harrison, Olivia Harrison, joined friends and family to pay respects to Ravi Shankar on Thursday (Dec. 20). Over 1,000 people gathered at the Self-Realization Fellowship in Encinitas, Calif., including Shankar's daughter Norah Jones and jazz great Herbie Hancock.

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Ravi Shankar Passes at 92

Crash — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:28:04 +0000

Legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar died yesterday (December 11th) at age 92, according to the BBC.

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Concert For George Harrison Streaming Free

Crash — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:43:29 +0000

The 10th anniversary of the Concert for George is being celebrated on YouTube today.

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