All you need may be love. But a green thumb wouldn't hurt, either. George Harrison's widow, Olivia, with a little help from his old friend Ringo Starr, opened a...
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Pattie Boyd is the A-list musicians' muse. A convent schoolgirl turned swinging London fashion model, Boyd was married to Beatle George Harrison, then to guitar god Eric...
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Nine albums from the late George
Harrison have been made available online through retailers such
as Apple's iTunes, record label Parlophone said on Wednesday,
as the...
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Martin Scorsese will direct a documentary film on the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison.
"Harrison's music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still...
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When it comes to recording rock history on film, all jobs must pass to Martin Scorsese.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker has signed on to direct an untitled feature-length...
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Forget "When I'm 64." Ringo Starr has that age in his rearview mirror.
But the 67-year-old ex-Beatle still has the musical drive and looks of a rock 'n' roller half his...
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The late George Harrison will join his former bandmate John Lennon on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The ex-Beatle was among the list of inductees announced for 2008's...
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A woman who was once arrested for stalking George Harrison has been found dead, the apparent victim of a murder-suicide.
Cristin Keleher spent four months behind bars in...
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A woman who pleaded no contest to trespassing at the Hawaii home of George Harrison was found dead in a blood-splattered sport utility vehicle, apparently the victim of a...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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For a man who fronts one of the most enduring bands in rock 'n' roll, it's an oddity that two of Tom Petty's finest albums are solo discs — 1989's "Full Moon Fever" and...
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The Beatles, "The Beatles: The Capitol Albums Vol. 2" (Capitol)
In 1965, a year after Beatlemania blasted through America, Capitol Records made sure to saturate the market...
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The song was only six years old, but might just as well have been 60.
Walking out of a college dormitory after visiting a friend one December night 25 years ago, I heard...
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A late thumbs-up from Mick Jagger
has forced the distributor of a DVD featuring musical
performances from "The Dick Cavett Show" to postpone its
release by two weeks to Aug....
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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U2, the Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Percy
Sledge, and the O'Jays will be inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame at its 20th annual induction ceremony, to be held
March 14...
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who
survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest
hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of
commercially...
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Rock 'n' roll fans with deep pockets
can buy a Beatles guitar or a mugshot of the pop star formerly
known as Cat Stevens at what Christie's said on Wednesday was
its...
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It's no coincidence that two new
John Lennon albums, "Acoustic" and "Rock 'N' Roll," were
released simultaneously earlier this week via Capitol.
As its name implies,...
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Broadening the scope of Eric
Clapton 's recent album of Robert Johnson interpretations, "Me
and Mr. Johnson," the guitarist will unveil the CD/DVD package
"Sessions for...
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Capitol Records will
issue the first four U.S. albums by the Beatles as a boxed set,
"The Capitol Albums Vol. 1," on Nov. 16.
The release marks the first time the Fab...
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Forty years later, Carrie Mae Snapp is still aglow over her brush with The Beatles. Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' improbable, clandestine arrival in...
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Comedian Chris Rock is preparing to
release his first album in five years, "Never Scared,"
featuring a parody of OutKast's Grammy-winning anthem "Hey Ya!"
Due Aug. 31 via...
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Paul McCartney returned to Madrid for the first time in 15 years and wowed a crowd of 30,000 fans with 33 songs, all but ten of them Beatles' tunes.
McCartney and his...
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John Lennon memorabilia, including a leather collar he wore during the 1960s, was auctioned by Christie's for a total of $400,500.
The auction house called it the...
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David
Bowie wants you to make some ch-ch-changes to his tunes.
The Thin White Duke is giving fans a chance to bootleg his
music by using computer software that allows...
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Prince, the late George Harrison , ZZ
Top, Jackson Browne , Bob Seger , the Dells and Rolling Stone
co-founder Jann Wenner were all inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of...
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Prince was crowned as musical royalty
on Monday as he joined the late George Harrison among eight
inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Also honored at the 19th...
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The forecast called for purple rain at the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame Monday, where inductee Prince's
electrifying performance was a highlight of the ceremony that...
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Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne will be at Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony Monday (March 15) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City to honor George Harrison....
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Call it one generation of rock honoring another. That both men are Michigan natives and good friends is an added bonus.
On Monday night, before a black-tie crowd at...
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When people speak of music
visionaries, artists usually get most of the credit. But in
terms of those who work behind the scenes, few visionaries
stand out more than Rolling...
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Janet didn't show. Justin did. Beyonc won--a lot.
The
46th
Annual Grammy Awards, irrevocably shaped by last weekend's 38th
annual Super Bowl, played it safe with a...
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It's going to be a long, bad weekend for Mean Mr. Mustard.
The Beatles,
never exactly a low-profile band, are about to be everywhere again,
celebrated from the...
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It was black and white, and watched all over.
In the days before color television, on the evening of Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared live in the living rooms of 78...
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The first time OutKast got a Grammy nomination for best album, in 2002, hip-hop's eclectic duo was upstaged by the old-time bluegrass of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Two...
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There will be no more weeping--gentle or otherwise--over a George
Harrison-autographed guitar.
Dr. Gilbert Lederman,
the physician accused of coercing the late Beatle...
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The estate of George Harrison has settled its lawsuit against a doctor it accused of coercing the dying ex-Beatle into signing a guitar belonging to the doctor's son.
The...
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The family of ex-Beatle George Harrison and the doctor they allege forced the ailing star to autograph a guitar met with a judge in negotiations to try to reach a...
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Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement in the nonperformer category, the museum foundation...
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The doctor being sued by George Harrison 's family was wrongly portrayed in the lawsuit and has always put his patients' needs first, according to his wife.
Dr. Gilbert...
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George
Harrison's doctor apparently couldn't let the rocker be.
Now, the doc's alleged souvenir hunting may land him in
court.
The late Beatle's estate has filed a...
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Works by Bob Dylan , Johnny Cash and
George Harrison are among the major catalog titles slated to be
released in the first quarter of 2004.
On Feb. 24, Universal Music...
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They may have passed on to that
great concert hall in the sky, but artists such as Warren Zevon , George Harrison , Johnny Cash and his wife still managed
to pick up...
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Going solo proved to be a wise career choice for several of this
year's biggest Grammy nominees.
The move paid off today
for Beyonc,
Justin
Timberlake and even...
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Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...
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Nominations in top categories for the 46th annual Grammy Awards announced Thursday:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z; "Where Is the Love?"...
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"It's just very cool," ZZ
Top bassist Dusty Hill told Billboard.com of his band's pending
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "I'm very
excited about it and very...
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George Harrison 's first guitar — "a real cheapo" his parents gave him — has sold at auction for more than $469,200.
The guitar was part of an annual Beatles...
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Two years after his death, former Beatle George Harrison is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Harrison leads a class of 2004 inductees, announced...
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Two Beatles-oriented DVD
projects that are being released Nov. 18 pay tribute to the
departed members of the Fab Four.
George Harrison and John Lennon are remembered in...
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Shakira
is ready to channel her inner Angelina.
The Latin Grammy-winning, Pepsi-pushing pop star is the
latest celebrity tapped as a United Nations goodwill ambassador....
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The world premiere of the George Harrison documentary concert film, Concert For George, was held Wednesday night (September 24) in Los Angeles at the Warner Brothers Studio....
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A new single from George Harrison's last album is on the way. The song "Any Road," which kicks off the album Brainwashed, is due at radio stations this week, and an...
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According to her attorney, George Harrison's widow, Olivia Arias Harrison, hopes to work out a settlement with the former brother-in-law she has accused of stealing...
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Some 500 Beatles recording session tapes stolen in the 1970s were recovered on Friday (January 10) by police in England and the Netherlands, many including never-released...
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A rock-and-roll who's who has come together for a George Harrison tribute album coming next year. Songs From The Material World: A Tribute To George Harrison will include...
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A concert tribute to the late George Harrison was held at London's Royal Albert Hall on Friday (November 29), the first anniversary of the former Beatle's death, to...
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The late George Harrison will receive a posthumous honor this week in London--not for his music, but for his film work. Harrison, who died last November after a long battle...
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The George Harrison Tribute Concert at London's Royal Albert Hall has been formally announced. Set for November 29, the one-year anniversary of Harrison's death, the show is...
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The tracklisting for the upcoming George Harrison album has been announced. Due November 19 from Dark Horse/EMI, Brainwashed features 11 songs written by the late Beatle, as...
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Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Eric Clapton are among those participating in a concert in London to commemorate the first anniversary of George Harrison's death.
The...
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George Harrison's final studio album will be released in the fall. Due November 19 from Dark Horse/Capitol Records, Brainwashed was the project the late Beatle was working...
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A tribute album to the late George Harrison will be released on February 25, which would have been his 60th birthday. Koch Records is assembling the record under the banner...
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The family of the late George Harrison has said a British panel's decision to release the man who attacked Harrison is "upsetting and insulting."
Michael Abram, who broke...
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Rock up-and-comers Rubyhorse are sharing the stage with Beatles legend George Harrison as they tour the country supporting their Island Records debut album, Rise. When the...
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Peter Frampton will offer a special tribute to his late friend George Harrison on his summer tour, which kicks off June 18 in Oroville, California. Frampton, who played on...
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The New York cancer doctor who treated the late George Harrison is under investigation for violating confidentiality rules. Following a complaint by Harrison's estate, the...
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The late George Harrison's relationship with his wife, Olivia, began while she was working for him, according to a new biography. Author Marc Shapiro's new Harrison book,...
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Hare Krishnas in India are planning a memorial garden to pay tribute to fellow Hindu follower George Harrison. Harrison, who died of cancer on November 29 at the age of 58,...
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Paul McCartney was a surprise guest at a tribute concert for his late Beatles bandmate George Harrison on Sunday (February 24) in their hometown of Liverpool, England....
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A Los Angeles judge has barred George Harrison's former brother-in-law from selling the former Beatle's memorabilia. In a lawsuit filed on January 11, Harrison's widow...
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Despite an all-star roster, the new Jools Holland album is garnering attention mostly for the presence of one of George Harrison's final recordings. But when Harrison...
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The confusion concerning the actual California location where former Beatle George Harrison died last November has been resolved. Los Angeles officials report that Harrison...
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A special memorial concert for George Harrison will take place at the Empire Theatre in the guitarist's home city of Liverpool, England, on February 24. A list of...
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(1/24/02, 3 p.m. ET) – George Harrison has scored another posthumous Number One with the reissue of his 1970 hit "My Sweet Lord." The charity single, rereleased in the wake...
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The reissue of George Harrison's 1971 hit "My Sweet Lord" has indeed topped the singles charts in his native U.K. Released as a benefit single in the wake of Harrison's...
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The late George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" looks likely to hit Number One in the U.K. for a second time. According to the BBC, the posthumous reissue of the single--which...
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Olivia Harrison, widow of the late George Harrison, has sued her former brother-in-law in regards to some Harrison memorabilia stolen from a home the family used to own in...
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One of the late George Harrison's last compositions and recordings comes out today (January 8), but it's not the only recent release featuring the ex-Beatle, nor is it...
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The charity selected to benefit from the re-released original version of "My Sweet Lord"--coming out in both the U.S. and the U.K. on January 14 as a tribute to George...
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Reports from England indicate that the late George Harrison may become Great Britain's first posthumous knight. According to the publication News Of The World, the former...
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One of George Harrison's final recordings will be featured on the upcoming Jools Holland album, Big Band Rhythm & Blues, due out January 8. Harrison's "Horse To The Water"...
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There is absolutely no truth to a story making the rounds that claims George Harrison actually died in a Los Angeles home owned by Paul McCartney. The site of Harrison's...
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The late George Harrison's death certificate lists a phony address as his place of death, and a celebrity lawyer is upset. Gloria Allred--who has worked on behalf of Paula...
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The original version of "My Sweet Lord" will be re-released in both the U.S. and the U.K. on January 14 as a tribute to George Harrison, who died November 29 after a long...
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It's official--George Harrison's first solo hit, "My Sweet Lord," will be re-released in Britain on January 14 to raise money for a still-unnamed charity. Initial reports...
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Paul McCartney's last visit with his late Beatles bandmate George Harrison was warm and emotional, he told Norway's NRK television network in an interview prior to his...
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Louise "Lou" Harrison, older sister of the late Beatle George Harrison, is hoping to get her plans for "Come Together Day"--a designated day of peace around the world--off...
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Kiss just released Box Set, which contains some of the band's biggest hits and rare demos. The group's Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley readily admit that it was the Beatles...
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There seems to be a growing question about where former Beatle George Harrison actually died on November 29. Though initial reports stated that Harrison passed away at the...
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George Harrison, who knew how bad smoking was for him, died from cancer last week, but that doesn't mean the anti-smoking message has sunk in with everyone. John Mellencamp,...
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The ashes of George Harrison were to be scattered in India's holy Ganges River today (December 5), but Indian officials are downplaying the reports, saying they have no...
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Reports from British and American record retailers indicate that sales of George Harrison's first proper solo album, All Things Must Pass, have increased significantly since...
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The family of George Harrison was expected to arrive in India Tuesday (December 4) to scatter the former Beatle's ashes in the country's sacred Ganges River.
Harrison was a...
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While it's too soon to tell whether or when a new George Harrison album might be released, two new collaborations with him on guitar have come out recently. He's featured on...
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As the sad news of George Harrison's death on Thursday (November 29) spread ever wider, Beatles fans all over the world felt a collective loss. Harrison's sister Lou...
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Rock legend Carlos Santana has shared his thoughts on the passing of another rock legend, the Beatles' George Harrison, who succumbed to cancer Thursday (November 29) at age...
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Creed members Scott Stapp and Scott Phillips shared with LAUNCH some thoughts on the passing of the Beatles' George Harrison on Friday (November 30), saying that their...
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Former Beatles member George Harrison secretly recorded a final album over the last year while he was battling cancer, reports the London Sunday Times. Harrison died...
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Count Bob Dylan among those mourning the loss of George Harrison, who died Thursday (November 29) in Los Angeles. Dylan, whose relationship with the former Beatle dates back...
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Incubus's Brandon Boyd has offered his thoughts on the passing of the Beatles' George Harrison. "I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but his influence and impact...
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Pop superstar Michael Jackson has weighed in on the loss of the Beatles' George Harrison. "The world has lost a great spirit in George Harrison; a great musician,...
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As the news of George Harrison's death on Thursday (November 29) traveled through the music world, friends and fellow musicians of the former Beatle continued to express...
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George Harrison's older sister Louise "Lou" Harrison contributed to a book Jim Kirkpatrick wrote about her brother titled Before He Was Fab, which was released earlier this...
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One of the last people to record with the late George Harrison was his old friend Jeff Lynne. Harrison joined his fellow Traveling Wilbury brother on this year's Electric...
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As news of Thursday's (November 29) death of George Harrison spread through the music world, Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards issued the following...
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was saddened to learn that the Beatles' guitarist-songwriter George Harrison had died due to cancer.
"George Harrison was always my...
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Noel Gallagher, guitarist and main songwriter for Oasis, one of the most overtly Beatles-influenced bands to achieve success in the last decade, has offered a comment on the...
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As news of former Beatle George Harrison's death spread on Friday (November 30), the surviving members of the legendary British band, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr,...
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George Harrison, the youngest and quietest member of the Beatles, lost his battle with cancer and died at 1:30 p.m. PT Thursday (November 29) in Los Angeles at age 58. He...
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George Harrison might be ailing, but he apparently hasn't lost his sense of humor. The ex-Beatle has formed a new publishing company for the song "Horse To The Water," which...
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George Harrison has reportedly entered a New York-area hospital for further cancer treatment. The Daily Telegraph reports that the former Beatle was admitted to the Staten...
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(10/23/01, 4 p.m. ET) --George Harrison has received an apology from a London health authority that failed to properly treat the schizophrenic man who attacked him and his...
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Former Beatle George Harrison said he is "disappointed and disgusted" by the mounting rumors of his "imminent death." Beatles producer George Martin reportedly told a...
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George Harrison is telling people that he believes he will die in the near future, according to a published report in the U.K. Beatles producer George Martin was quoted as...
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George Harrison is reported to have undergone treatment for brain cancer in Switzerland recently. The former Beatles singer-guitarist finished treatment at the Oncology...
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George Harrison is said to be resting comfortably in Italy after lung surgery. The former Beatles guitarist had a cancerous growth removed from one of his lungs during a...
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Contrary to reports published in the U.K., former Beatle George Harrison is not selling the British countryside home in which he was attacked by a knife-wielding intruder...
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The Girls Of The Beatles, a play based on several characters from Beatles songs, is continuing to wow Moscow audiences, according to the BBC. The play features the...
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George Harrison's classic solo album All Things Must Pass has been reissued and arrives in stores today (January 23). The album, originally released in 1970 as a three-LP...
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It was one year ago Saturday (December 30) that George Harrison and his wife Olivia were attacked in their home by a knife-wielding intruder. Michael Abram, a 33-year-old...
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Nearly a year after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed him in his home outside London, George Harrison seems to be in good spirits--so good, in fact, that he's thinking...
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George Harrison and his wife Olivia are asking for more radical reforms to be made as Britain's government unveils significant changes to the country's mental health laws...
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Like much of the world, Louise (Lou) Harrison, sister of former Beatle George Harrison, will be remembering the life of the late John Lennon today (December 8), the...
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George Harrison's kept a fairly low profile since being attacked at his home last December, but he's ready to share his music with the world again. Old friend Gary Wright,...
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After an English court found Michael Abram not guilty --by reason of insanity--of the attempted murder of George Harrison and his wife Olivia in their home last December,...
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In response to an English court finding Michael Abram not guilty--by reason of insanity--of the attempted murder of George Harrison and his wife Olivia in their home last...
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Michael Abram, the man accused of attempting to murder George Harrison and his wife Olivia in their home last December, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity....
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Michael Abram -- the man accused of attempting to murder George Harrison and his wife Olivia at their home last year -- appeared in England's Oxford Crown Court...
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Even before he was attacked by a deranged fan late last year, former Beatle George Harrison had been laying low--at least as far as making music was concerned. However, he...
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The woman arrested when she was found in the home of former Beatle George Harrison has pleaded innocent to the charges against her. On Dec. 23, 27-year-old Cristin Keleher...
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Police in London and Hawaii have determined that the two recent break-ins at former Beatle George Harrison's homes in Henley-on-Thames in England on Dec. 30 (LAUNCH, 12/30)...
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Just one week before an intruder snuck into George Harrison
's home west of London and stabbed the former
Beatle, a woman was arrested for a similar breach of security at...
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A spokesperson for George Harrison
says the former Beatle
plans to spend "a long while yet" recovering from stab wounds, as well as the emotional ordeal of his battle...
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Former Beatles guitarist George Harrison is recovering from stab wounds inflicted by an intruder in his home near London at 3:30 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 30) morning. A...
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Former Beatle
George Harrison
was stabbed by an intruder in his home near London last night. A police spokesperson said Harrison, 56, was hospitalized in stable...
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Forget the supposed Oasis-vs.-Blur feud...the real battle is being waged between Oasis and their role models, the Beatles themselves. Last week Oasis frontman Liam...
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