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George Harrison
Black-and-white shot of George, in his 20s, with long, dark hair.
George Harrison in 1966.
Background information
Also known as Carl Harrison
L'Angelo Misterioso
Hari Georgeson
Nelson/Spike Wilbury
George Harrysong
George O'Hara-Smith
Born 25 February 1943(1943-02-25)
Liverpool, England, UK
Died 29 November 2001(2001-11-29) (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California, US
Genres Rock, pop, psychedelic rock, experimental, world
Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, record and film producer
Instruments Guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, ukulele, mandolin, sitar, tambura, sarod, swarmandal
Years active 1958–2001
Labels Parlophone, Capitol, Swan, Apple, Vee-Jay, EMI, Dark Horse
Associated acts The Quarrymen, The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, Dhani Harrison, Ravi Shankar
Website GeorgeHarrison.com
Notable instruments
Gretsch Country Gentleman
"Rocky"
"Lucy"
Rosewood Telecaster
...to try to imagine the soul entering the womb of the woman living 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool 15: there were all the barrage balloons, and the Germans bombing Liverpool.

—George Harrison, I Me Mine, p.19-20, 1980

George, age 17.
I liked music since I can remember. I can remember One Meat Ball, very early, Hong Kong Blues, that's one of the first songs I can remember (I must have been about four) a real bluesy song. Those were happy times. I went out with my parents from when I was a baby and we went out a lot. I remember being at one place or another, dancing at the club or at old Mrs. Such and Such. I remember as a baby standing on a little leather stool, singing "One Meat Ball."

—George Harrison, I Me Mine, p.28, 1980

It took from four o'clock to five to get home in the evening to the outskirts of the Speke estate and it was on that bus journey that I met Paul McCartney, because he, being in the same school, had the same uniform and was going the same way as I was so I started hanging out with him. His mother was a midwife and he had a trumpet.

—George Harrison, I Me Mine, p.28, 1980


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