George Harrison

Born: Liverpool, England, 1943

Years Active: 1964-2001

Member of: The Beatles

Influenced by: Buddy Holly, Duane Eddy, Ravi Shankar, Lonnie Donegan, Rudy Clark, Carl Perkins

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: As lead guitarist for the Beatles, George Harrison provided the band with a lyrical style of playing in which every note ...

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Aug 31 2008 4:00AM by Gaylord Fields

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 Spinner.com: On This Date in 1976: A judge rules that George Harrison plagairized the melody of his 1970 song 'My Sweet Lord' from the Chiffons' 1963 hit 'He's So Fine.'The Almanac Advises for August 31: "In high schools and colleges everywhere, students are...Read more

 
Oct 02 2007 15:00PM by Tracey Ford

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 Spinner.com: You heard it here, folks: Wu-Tang Clan "ain't nothing to f--- wit." To prove it, the New York-based rappers have successfully cleared the first-ever Beatles sample. To fuel the buzz about the upcoming song, the Wu gave songstress Erykah Badu a shout...Read more

 
Sep 28 2007 6:00AM by Kim Davis

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 Spinner.com: Next to reunions, musical biopics are all the rage. Anton Corbin's already critically-acclaimed film about Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, titled 'Control,' is set for release on October 10, while the Todd Haynes-directed Bob Dylan film 'I'm Not...Read more

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