In Memoriam: George Harrison's Incredible Career
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George Harrison
George Harrison was born on February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, England. The English musician, singer, and songwriter had an amazing music career that started in 1958 and lasted more than 4 decades!
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George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr
George Harrison was best known for being a member of the classic band The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. He was often described as "the quiet Beatle" and served as guitarist of the music group.
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George Harrison
Most of The Beatles' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but most of the band's albums contained at least two compositions of the fantastic George Harrison!
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George Harrison
The very talented George Harrison also had a very successful career as as solo artist. He released numerous best-selling singles and albums, including his famous track "Got My Mind Set On You".
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George Harrison and Patti Boyd
Regarding his personal life, George Harrison was married twice. He tied the knot with Patti Boyd in 1966 and split in 1977. Later on, he got married again to Olivia Arias in 1978.
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George Harrison
George Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Beatles in 1988!
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George Harrison
He was so talented that he knew how to play 26 instruments: guitar, sitar, four-string guitar, bass guitar, arp bass, violin, tamboura, dobro, swordmandel, tabla, organ, piano, moog synthesizer, harmonica, autoharp, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, claves, African drum, conga drum, tympani, ukulele, mandolin, marimba and Jal-Tarang!
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George Harrison
Before building an amazing music career, he got a job as an apprentice electrician but found out he was not into it. When he began working as a musician, he thought he could quit if he wanted because somehow he thought he was still too young for that.
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George Harrison
During his impressive music career, he used to play with other successful musicians including Eric Clapton!
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George Harrison
Did you know George Harrison was the second Beatle who became a vegetarian? The first one was Ringo Starr and the third one was Paul McCartney!