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NEWS ABOUT: George Harrison

George Harrison stories: 14 news summaries

 'Lost' Beatles 
 Song Finally 
 Finished 

Forgotten George Harrison lyrics turned into tune

Nov 3, 09 4:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Forty years after the Beatles split and eight after George Harrison died, a new Beatles song has been completed. Harrison gave the first ten lines of Silence (Is Its Own Reply) to a biographer in 1969, but they were put aside and forgotten until recently, the Telegraph reports. A BBC... More »

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John Lennon • song • Beatles • George Harrison • rock bands • songwriter

music review

 Beatles Remasters 
 Pack a Wallop 

CDs showcase Fab Four as they were meant to be heard

Sep 8, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Beatles just got better: every one of their original albums and a batch of collected singles has been remastered, boosting the quality to the level “the Beatles themselves would have heard and intended,” writes Matt Hurwitz in the Washington Post. The stereo CDs remind us that the... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • John Lennon • CDs • Beatles • George Harrison • album release • Ringo Starr • rock music • music review • album • remastering • Jay-ZTV

 John to Paul: 'You’re 
 Daft, I Want a Divorce' 

New interview tapes reveal Lennon as engineer of Beatles' break up

Sep 6, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Long-forgotten interviews with the Beatles emerged today when rock journalist Ray Connelly dug out reels of tape he'd stored away in a forgotten suitcase. On the 40th anniversary of the band's descent into dissolution, Connelly reveals new information upending some impressions that Paul McCartney was responsible for the split. More »

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Paul McCartney • John Lennon • breakup • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • celebrity interview

(Newser) - The Beatles are getting a long-awaited makeover. The group's entire music collection, including all 12 studio albums released in stereo, is being digitally remastered for release in September, the UK Times reports. It will be the first time the first four Beatles albums will be available in their entirety... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • John Lennon • digital music • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • Rock Band • digital transfer • remastering

book review

 SNL Insider Dishes
 on Early Days 

Sketch writer offers backstage pass to zany early years

Mar 19, 09 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The early seasons of Saturday Night Live “set an almost impossibly high bar” for the future, writes Stephanie Zacharek in Salon, and Al Franken’s writing partner shows why in his new book. Tom Davis offers a backstage pass to early antics at 30 Rock, and it's a compelling... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Tom Davis • memoir • George Harrison • Al Franken • Chris Farley

 Paul Wants to Release 
 'Beatles Holy Grail' 

Long-lost experimental track was once vetoed by the other three

Nov 16, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Paul McCartney says it's time to release an avant-garde Beatles track that features gargles, shouts, and distorted guitar, the Guardian reports. Recorded during Penny Lane sessions in 1967, the 14-minute Carnival of Light was played publicly only once at an electronic music festival. McCartney, who is releasing his third avant-garde... More »

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Paul McCartney • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • 1960s • avant-garde • recording

Beatles Contract Expected
to Fetch $500K at Auction

Brian Epstein's copy of the original 1962 contract for sale

Aug 13, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(AP) - Brian Epstein's copy of his management contract with The Beatles, a pact that proved to be worth millions, is being offered for sale in London next month. The four-page document, signed by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr in 1962, carries an estimated $480,000 pricetag. McCartney... More »

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Paul McCartney • London • John Lennon • auction • Beatles • George Harrison • contract • Ringo Starr

Giggling
Fab 4 Tape
Discovered

Surprise song session recording to be auctioned off

Jul 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 1964 recording of the Beatles laughing too hard to finish a song is to be auctioned, reports the Daily Telegraph. The 30-minute tape captures the Fab Four repeatedly breaking down in giggling fits while trying to record the ballad "I'll Follow The Sun." The comical history tour... More »

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Paul McCartney • rock stars • John Lennon • record • Beatles • George Harrison • rock bands • Ringo Starr

 Indiana Jones Whips Up $311M 

 Blockbuster numbers in five-day opening

May 27, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has struck it rich, racking up the most lucrative international opening of all time and the second highest US weekend box office take ever in a blockbuster weekend for the Steven Spielberg epic. The film grossed $151 million domestically and $160... More »

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Indiana Jones • Steven Spielberg • box office • Robert Downey Jr. • George Harrison • Harrison Ford • Iron Man • Memorial Day

Obituary

 'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall Dies at 66 

First road manager became guardian of group's legacy

Mar 25, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall, the first road manager of the legendary band who later ran the Beatles' recording company, has died from lung cancer. Aspinall, 66, was the chief guardian of the group's musical legacy after the Beatles broke up. "He vigorously fought to protect the Beatles franchise,... More »

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Paul McCartney • Steve Jobs • obituary • John Lennon • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • Neil Aspinall • Pete Best • Apple Corps • Fab Four • Cirque du Soleil • Sgt Pepper • Mad Lads • Quarrymen

Beatles Hotel Opens in Liverpool

'Interest has been unbelievable,' says manager

Feb 2, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Move over, Penny Lane: Liverpool’s latest draw is the Hard Day's Night, a Fab Four-styled hotel that boasts 110 rooms and two swanky penthouses near the fabled Cavern Club, the BBC reports. The hotel also displays rare band photos and art by Beatles painter Shannon. “The bookings are... More »

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Paul McCartney • United Kingdom • John Lennon • hotel • Beatles • George Harrison • Liverpool • Britain • Ringo Starr

Clapton Recounts Pain, Triumph

Addictions, death of son brought guitar legend to his knees

Oct 28, 07 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Slowhand" takes up a pen in Clapton: The Autobiography. Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll—it’s all there in guitar legend Eric Clapton’s memoir. There’s also the death of a child and more than one journey to sobriety. Vanity Fair excerpts the poignant tale... More »

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music • alcoholism • Italy • England • drug abuse • autobiography • George Harrison • Eric Clapton • Pattie Boyd • Live Aid • Conor Clapton

Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

Nine albums released, more to come

Oct 11, 07 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Harrison today became the final Beatle to release material online, as nine albums from his solo catalog were made available through iTunes and Amazon.com. Calling the release "exciting," Harrison's widow, Olivia, said: "He had begun digital remastering but had no idea how the digital world... More »

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Paul McCartney • iTunes • John Lennon • digital music • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr

Pattie Boyd Spills About Rocker Loves

Ex-wife of George Harrison and Eric Clapton tells her story in new book

Aug 27, 07 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pattie Boyd, ex-wife of rock legends George Harrison and Eric Clapton, opens up for the first time about their love triangle and her two tempestuous marriages in her new book Wonderful Tonight, ABC reports. A model who met Harrison when she played an extra in the "A Hard Days... More »

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Beatles • George Harrison • Eric Clapton • Pattie Boyd • Wonderful Tonight

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