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er war das Nesthäkchen der Beatles und der ruhende Pol, obwohl hochmusikalisch zunächst als songwriter noch nicht so etabliert, wie Lennon/McCartney. Führte als erster Pop-Gitarrist die indische Sitar ein.

er selbst hat es am besten gewusst:

All Things Must Pass
Writer, lead vocal: George Harrison

A cloudburst doesn't last all day
Seems my love is up
And has left you with no warning
But it's not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away

Sunset doesn't last all evening
A mind can blow those clouds away
After all this my love is up
And must be leaving
It has not always been this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass

None of life's strings can last
So I must be on my way
And face another day
Now the darkness only stays at nighttime
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good
At arriving at the right time
It's not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
All things must pass away

Dieser Abschied von der Welt war der letzte Wunsch von Ex-Beatle George Harrison: In der heiligen indischen Stadt Varanasi (Benares) sollten seine Frau Olivia und sein Sohn Dhani seine Asche in den Fluß Ganges streuen. Und gleichzeitig waren gestern abend um 22.30 Uhr all jene, die rund um den Globus den Musiker betrauerten, zu einer Gedenk- und Meditatiosminute eingeladen.

All things pass

ich kenne die Beatles aus Hamburger Reeperbahnzeiten und ich habe die Jungs auch in anderen Kneipen getroffen. Am liebsten war mir George, der sehr ruhig, sogar schüchtern war. Er war damals gerade 17, aber sein musikalisches Talent war unverkennbar. Er spielte immerhin die leadguitar und wirkte schon sehr professionell. Ich war 16 damals und tieb mich nur wegen der Beatgruppen auf St. Pauli herum. Das war für uns Schüler eigentlich viel zu teuer. Die Oma musste dann immer mal wieder mit einem 'Fuffi' aushelfen.

GEORGE HARRISON


As lead guitarist for the Beatles, George Harrison provided the band with a lyrical style of playing in which every note mattered.Harrison was one of millions of young Britons inspired to take up the guitar by British skiffle king Lonnie Donegan's recording of »Rock Island Line.« But he had more dedication than most, and with the encouragement of a slightly older school friend -- Paul McCartney -- he advanced quickly in his technique and command of the instrument. Harrison developed his style and technique slowly and painstakingly over the several years, learning everything he could from the records of Carl Perkins, Duane Eddy, Chet Atkins, Buddy Holly, and Eddie Cochran. By age 15, he was allowed to sit in with the Quarry Men, the Liverpool group founded by John Lennon, of which McCartney was a member; by 16 he was a full-fledged member of the group.
The Beatles finally coalesced around Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and drummer Ringo Starr in 1962, with Harrison established on lead guitar. The Beatlemania years, from 1963 through 1966, were a mixed blessing for Harrison. The Beatles' studio sound was generally characterized by very prominent rhythm guitar parts, and on many of the Beatles' early songs, Harrison's lead guitar was buried beneath the chiming chords of Lennon's instrument. Additionally, he was thwarted as a songwriter by the presence of Lennon and McCartney -- the quality and prolificacy of their output left very little room on the group's albums for songs by anyone else. Despite these problems, Harrison grew markedly as a musician between 1963 and 1966, writing a handful of good songs and one classic (»If I Needed Someone«), and also making his first acquaintance of the sitar, an Indian instrument whose sound fascinated him.
In 1966, Harrison finally seemed to find his voice, with two of his songs on the Revolver album, »Taxman« and »Love You Too.« In the wake of the group's decision to stop touring, Harrison's playing and songwriting grew exponentially. The period from 1968 onward was Harrison's richest with the Beatles. He displayed a smooth, elegant slide guitar technique that showed up on their last three albums, and contributed two classic songs, »While My Guitar Gently Weeps« and »Here Comes the Sun,« along with »Something,« which became the first Harrison song on the A-side of a Beatles single.
Although never known as a strong singer, Harrison's vocals were always distinctive, especially when placed in the right setting -- for his first solo record following the group's 1970 break-up, All Things Must Pass, Harrison collaborated with producer Phil Spector, whose so-called »wall of sound« technique adapted well to Harrison's voice. All Things Must Pass and the accompanying single »My Sweet Lord« had the distinction of being the first solo recordings by any of the Beatles to top the charts following their breakup. Unfortunately, Harrison was later successfully sued by the publisher of the 1962 Chiffons hit »He's So Fine,« which bore a striking resemblance to »My Sweet Lord.«
Harrison followed All Things Must Pass with rock's first major charity event, The Concert for Bangladesh, which was staged as two shows at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1971 to help raise money for aid to that famine-ravaged nation. The second of the two all-star shows was released as a movie and a live triple album. Harrison's next studio album, Living in the Material World, initially sold well, but its leaner, less opulent production lacked the majestic force of All Things Must Pass, and it lacked the earlier album's mass appeal. Subsequent Harrison albums from the 1970s into the '80s always had an audience, but except for Somewhere in England (1981), released in the wake of the murder of John Lennon with the memorial song »All Those Years Ago,« none seemed terribly well-crafted or executed. During this same period, Harrison embarked on a successful career as a movie producer with the founding of Handmade Films.
In 1987, Harrison made a return to the top of the charts with his album Cloud Nine, which featured his most inspired work in years, most notably a cover of an old Rudy Clark gospel number called »Got My Mind Set on You,« which reached number one on the charts. In 1988, Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison formed the Traveling Wilburys, who have since released two very successful albums.

Voller Name: George Harold Harrison MBE
Geb.dat.: 25.Februar 1943

Todestag: 29.November 2001 Eltern: Harold (+ 1978) und Louise Harrison (+ 1970)

Geschwister: Schwester Louise (*1931), Brüder Harold (*1934) und Peter (*1940)

Familienstand: von 1966 bis 1977 verheiratet mit Pattie Boyd; seit 1979 verheiratet mit Olivia Arias

Kinder: Sohn Dhani (* 1978)

Musikalischer Werdegang: 1955: Gründung der Rebels mit Bruder Peter und Freund Arthur Kelly; 1958: Beitritt zu John Lennons Quarrymen; 1960: Namenswechsel der Band zu Beatles;
späte 50er Jahre: Komposition von Cry For A Shadow mit John Lennon und In Spite Of All the Danger mit Paul McCartney; 1962: Erste Single Love Me Do; 1963: Erste LP Please Please Me; Erste US-Tour; 1965: Erhalt des MBE-Ordens; George lernt Ravi Shankar und indische Musik kennen; 1966: Hochzeit mit Pattie Boyd; Letzte Tournee der Beatles; 1967: LP Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; 1968: Erstes Solo-Album Wonderwall Music; 1969: Letztes Konzert der Beatles auf dem Dach des Apple Gebädes; Komposition der Klassiker Here Comes The Sun und Something; Letzte Aufnahmen mit den Beatles; 1970: Trennung der Beatles; Erfolgsalbum All Things Must Pass; 1971: Co-Organisation des Concert For Bangla Desh; 1974: Gründung des Schallplattenlabels Dark Horse; Erste US-Tour nach der Trennung der Beatles; 1977: Scheidung von Pattie; 1978: Kauf der Filmproduktionsfirma Handmade Films; Geburt von Sohn Dhani; 1979: Hochzeit mit Olivia Arias; 1980: Autobiographie I Me Mine veröffentlicht; 1981: Aufnahme der Lennon-Gedenknummer All Those Years Ago mit Paul & Linda McCartney, sowie Ringo Starr; 1988: Formierung der Traveling Wilburys mit Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty und Jim Keltner; 1992: Tournee durch Japan zusammen mit Eric Clapton; 1995: Veröffentlichung von Free As A Bird mit den überlebenden drei Beatles; 1998: Operation wegen Kehlkopfkrebs; 1999: George überlebt Messerattacke; Mai 2001: George unterzieht sich einer Operation wegen Lungenkrebs; Juli 2001: George begibt sich in die Schweiz, um sich Strahlentherapie wegen Gehirntumor zu unterziehen; November 2001: George Harrison stirbt in LA

Zum ersten Mal erfahre ich aus dem Assoziationsblaster eine nicht völlig unwichtige Nachricht. George Harrison ist also heute gestorben. Ich kann nicht viel zu ihm sagen, da ich mich nicht gut genug mit Musik auskenne, um einen Gittaristen einschätzen zu können. Als Person erscheint er mir jedenfalls sympathischer als dieses dumme Arschloch McCartney.