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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = George Harrison <br /><small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image = George Harrison 1974 edited.jpg
| alt = Black-and-white shot of a moustachioed man in his early thirties with long, dark hair.
| caption = George Harrison at the White House in 1974.
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name =
| alias = Carl Harrison<br />L'Angelo Misterioso<br />Hari Georgeson<br />Nelson/Spike Wilbury<br />George Harrysong<br />George O'Hara-Smith<br />Jairaj Hari san
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|2|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Liverpool]], England, UK}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|11|29|1943|2|25|df=yes}}
| death_place = {{nowrap|[[Los Angeles]], California, US}}
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[ukulele]], [[harmonica]], [[mandolin]], [[tambura]], [[sarod]], [[swarmandal]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[violin]], [[sitar]] <!-- Please do not add PERCUSSION. The term is not an instrument -->
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[pop music|pop]], [[psychedelic rock]], [[experimental music|experimental]], [[world music]]
| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, record and film producer
| years_active = 1958–2001
| label = [[Parlophone]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], [[Swan Records|Swan]], [[Apple Records|Apple]], [[Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay]], [[EMI Records|EMI]], [[Dark Horse Records|Dark Horse]]
| associated_acts = [[The Quarrymen]], [[The Beatles]], [[Traveling Wilburys]], [[Dhani Harrison]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Eric Clapton]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.georgeharrison.com}}
| notable_instruments = <!--BEFORE adding to this list please get consensus on the talk page -->[[Gretsch]] Country Gentleman<br />[[List of Stratocaster players#F–J|"Rocky"]]<br />[[Lucy (guitar)|"Lucy"]]<br />[[List of Telecaster players#F-J|Rosewood Telecaster]]<!--BEFORE adding to this list please get consensus on the talk page -->
}}
'''George Harrison''',<ref>Many published sources give Harold as Harrison's middle name: Everett, ''The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UmrVa2U7jB0C&pg=PA36 p 36]; [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kVpXvJn0ZZIC&pg=RA1-PA246 ''The Lost Lennon Interviews''], p. 246, Geoffrey Giuliano, John Lennon, Vrnda Devi, Published by Omnibus Press, 1998, ISBN 0-7119-6470-X. Others dispute that, based on the absence of any middle name on Harrison's birth certificate:({{cite web|url=http://www.shawstar.com/music/george_harrison.htm |title=George Harrison biography |publisher=Shawstar.com |accessdate=1 December 2008}}).</ref> [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (25 February 1943&nbsp;– 29 November 2001)<ref>{{Cite book|first=George |last=Harrison |title=I Me Mine |year=2002 |page=20 |publisher=Phoenix |location=London |isbn=0-7538-1734-9}}</ref> was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as [[lead guitar]]ist of [[The Beatles]].<ref name="guardianobit">{{Cite news|last=Laing |first=Dave |title=George Harrison 1943–2001 |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2001/nov/30/guardianobituaries1 |date=30 November 2001 |work=guardian.co.uk |accessdate=27 December 2008 | location=London}}</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=oRBbu33dwpUC&pg=PA23 ''The Acoustic Rock Masters''], p. 23, H. P. Newquist, Rich Maloof, Backbeat Books, 2003, ISBN 0-87930-761-7</ref> Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle",<ref name="guardianobit"/> Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as their Western audience.<ref>Schaffner, ''The Boys from Liverpool'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iJ0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA77 pp. 77–78].</ref> Following the band's break-up he was a successful solo artist, and later a founding member of the [[Traveling Wilburys]]. Harrison was also a session musician and a film and record producer. He is listed at number 11 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of "[[Top 100 Greatest Guitar Players of all Time|100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time]]".<ref name="RS100">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/george-harrison-19691231 |title=100 Greatest Guitarists: George Harrison |work=Rolling Stone |year=2003 |accessdate=1 December 2011}}</ref>

Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by [[Lennon–McCartney|Lennon and McCartney]], Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from ''[[With The Beatles]]'' onwards.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2007/01/11/harrison-lyrics-auction.html Handwritten Harrison Beatles lyrics up for auction], CBC Arts, 11 January 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2008.</ref> His later compositions with The Beatles include "[[Here Comes the Sun]]", "[[Something]]" and "[[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]]". By the time of [[The Beatles' break-up|the band's break-up]], Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the triple album ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' in 1970, from which two hit singles originated: a double A-side single, "[[My Sweet Lord]]" backed with "[[Isn't It a Pity]]", and "[[What Is Life]]". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for former Beatle [[Ringo Starr]], as well as songs for the [[Traveling Wilburys]]—the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] he formed in 1988 with [[Jeff Lynne]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Tom Petty]], and [[Roy Orbison]].

Harrison embraced [[Culture of India|Indian culture]] and [[Hinduism]] in the mid-1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of [[sitar]] music and of the [[Hare Krishna movement]]. With [[Ravi Shankar]] he organised the first major charity concert with the 1971 ''[[The Concert for Bangladesh|Concert for Bangladesh]]''. In addition to his musical accomplishments, he was also a record producer and co-founder of the production company [[HandMade Films]]. In his work as a film producer, he collaborated with people as diverse as the members of [[Monty Python]] and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handmadeplc.com/ |title=HandMade PLC|publisher=www.handmadeplc.com |accessdate=30 October 2008 |last= |first=}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref>

He was married twice, to model [[Pattie Boyd]] from 1966 to 1974, and for 23 years to record company secretary [[Olivia Harrison|Olivia Trinidad Arias]], with whom he had one son, [[Dhani Harrison]]. He was a close friend of [[Eric Clapton]]. To date, he is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with ''[[I Me Mine (book)|I Me Mine]]'' in 1980. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.

==Early years: 1943–1959==
Harrison was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England, on 25 February 1943,<!-- Read the footnote before changing this date, and then DO NOT CHANGE IT!! --><ref name="harryp492"/><ref>Reliable sources and his birth certificate show his birth date as 25 February, though some sources give 24 February.</ref> the last of four children to Harold Hargreaves Harrison and his wife Louise, née French.<ref>Miles and Badman, ''The Beatles' Diary'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_TBkf1ttNBYC&pg=PA6 p. 6].</ref>
[[File:12ArnoldGrove.JPG|thumb|upright|lt=Exterior of a red brick building. Visible are a black door with a small window just above it, two larger windows to the left of the door, one above the other, and a flowerpot between the door and the lower larger window|Harrison's first home – [[12 Arnold Grove]]]] He had one sister, Louise, born 16 August 1931, and two brothers, Harry, born 1934, and Peter, born 20 July 1940. His mother was a Liverpool shop assistant, and his father was a bus conductor who had worked as a ship's steward on the [[White Star Line]]. His mother's family had [[Irish people|Irish]] roots and were [[Roman Catholic]];<ref name="harryp492">Harry, ''The Beatles' Encyclopedia'', p. 492.</ref> his maternal grandfather, John French, was born in [[County Wexford]], Ireland, emigrating to Liverpool where he married a local girl, Louise Woollam.<ref name="beatlesireland">{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.ie/~beatlesireland/Irish%20Heritage/georgeheritage.html |title=Beatles Ireland – George Harrison Irish Heritage |publisher=Beatles Ireland |accessdate=7 December 2008}}</ref>

Harrison was born in the house where he lived for his first six years: [[12 Arnold Grove]], [[Wavertree]], Liverpool, which was a small 2 up, 2 down [[terraced house]] in a cul-de-sac, with an alley to the rear. The only heating was a single coal fire, and the toilet was outside. In 1950 the family were offered a [[council house]],<ref>Ingham, ''Rough Guide to the Beatles'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=htl2U1fPq8QC&pg=PA328 p. 328].</ref> and moved to 25 Upton Green, [[Speke]].<ref>Miles and Badman, ''The Beatles' Diary'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_TBkf1ttNBYC&pg=PA7 p. 7].</ref>

His first school was [[Dovedale Primary School]], very close to [[Penny Lane]],<ref>Harrison, ''I Me Mine'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=FtF&q=%22george%20harrison%22%20Dovedale%20Road%20Infants%20%26%20Juniors%20School&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tab=wp p. 28].</ref> the same school as [[John Lennon]] who was a couple of years ahead of him.<ref>Frame, ''Rockin' Around Britain'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GHPVGbDS0KsC&pg=PT84 p. 73].</ref> He passed his [[11-plus]] examination and achieved a place at the [[Liverpool Institute for Boys]] (in the building that now houses the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]]), which he attended from 1954 to 1959.<ref>Giuliano, ''Dark Horse'', p. 9.</ref>

Harrison said that, when he was 12 or 13, he had an "epiphany" of sorts – riding a bike around his neighbourhood, he heard [[Elvis Presley]]'s "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]" playing from a nearby house and was hooked.<ref name="George Harrison school life">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/george-harrison/person/3479/trivia.html|title=George Harrison school life | accessdate=4 July 2009}}</ref> Even though he had done well enough on his 11-plus examination to get into the city's best high school, from that point on, the former good student lost interest in school.<ref name="George Harrison school life"/>

When Harrison was 14 years old, he sat at the back of the class and tried drawing guitars in his schoolbooks: “I was totally into guitars. I heard about this kid at school who had a guitar at [[Coins of the pound sterling#System|£3 10s]], it was just a little acoustic round hole. I got the £3 10s from my mother: that was a lot of money for us then.” Harrison bought a Dutch Egmond flat top acoustic guitar.<ref name="BeatlesBrowserFourp3">{{cite web|url=http://triumphpc.com/mersey-beat/beatles/beatlesbrowser-four3.shtml |title=Beatles Browser Four (p3) |first=Bill |last=Harry |work=Mersey Beat |accessdate=4 July 2009}}</ref> While at the Liverpool Institute, Harrison formed a [[skiffle]] group called the Rebels with his brother Peter and a friend, [[Arthur Kelly]].<ref name="Peter Harrison">{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2106466.ece |title=Lives in Brief: Peter Harrison |date=20 July 2007 |work=[[The Times]] |accessdate=22 July 2007 |location=London |first=Sadie |last=Gray}}</ref> At this school he met [[Paul McCartney]], who was one year older.<ref>Shapiro, ''Behind Sad Eyes'', p. 23.</ref> McCartney later became a member of John Lennon's band called [[The Quarrymen]], which Harrison joined in 1958.<ref>Miles, ''The Beatles' Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History'', p. 18.</ref>

==The Beatles: 1960–1970==
{{Main|The Beatles|The Beatles discography}}
[[File:Sutcliffe and Harrison.jpg|left|thumb|alt=Black-and-white picture of two young men playing electric guitars, the guitarist in the foreground wearing a leather jacket and the one in the background a white collared shirt. Other individuals are visible in the background|[[Stuart Sutcliffe]] and Harrison (right) in Hamburg]]
Harrison became part of The Beatles when they were still a [[skiffle group]] called [[The Quarrymen]]. McCartney told Lennon about his friend George Harrison, who could play "[[Raunchy (song)|Raunchy]]" on his guitar.<ref name="davies-85-44">Davies, ''The Beatles'' 1985, pp. 44–45.</ref> Although Lennon considered him too young to join the band, Harrison hung out with them and filled in as needed.<ref name="davies-85-44"/> By the time Harrison was 15, Lennon and the others had accepted him as one of the band.<ref name="loewen26-27">{{Cite book|first=Nancy |last=Loewen |title=Profiles in music |publisher=Rourke Enterprises, Inc. |location=Vero Beach |year=1989 |pages=26–27}}</ref> Since Harrison was the youngest member of the group, he was looked upon as a kid by the others for another few years.<ref name="lewisohn-chron13">{{Cite book|first=Mark |last=Lewisohn |title=The Complete Beatles Chronicle |publisher=Pyramid Books |year=1992 |page=13 |isbn=0-600-58749-5}}</ref>

Harrison left school at 16 and worked as an apprentice electrician at local department store [[Blacklers]] for a while.<ref name="davies-85-55">Davies, ''The Beatles'' 1985, p. 55.</ref><ref>Harrison, ''I Me Mine'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=0S-BW0YJQ-0C&pg=PA29 p. 29].</ref> When The Beatles were offered work in Hamburg in 1960, the musical apprenticeship that Harrison received playing long hours at the [[Kaiserkeller]] with the rest of the group, including guitar lessons from [[Tony Sheridan]], laid the foundations of The Beatles' sound, and of Harrison's quiet, professional role within the group;<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2006, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NRoFPFvI1joC&pg=PA2 pp. 2–6].</ref> this role would contribute to his reputation as "the quiet Beatle".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1432634.stm |title=George Harrison: The quiet Beatle |work=BBC News |accessdate=23 December 2008 |date=30 November 2001}}</ref> The first trip to Hamburg was shortened when Harrison was deported for being underage.<ref>Miles and Badman, ''The Beatles Diary'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_TBkf1ttNBYC&pg=PA27 p. 27].</ref>

When [[Brian Epstein]] became The Beatles' manager in December 1961 after seeing them perform at [[The Cavern Club]] in November,<ref>Schaffner, ''The Boys from Liverpool'',[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iJ0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA7 pp. 7–10].</ref> he changed their image from that of leather-jacketed rock-and-rollers to a more polished look,<ref>Babiuk, Lewisohn, and Bacon, ''Beatles Gear'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zQ-5ZpoMn1AC&pg=PA59 p. 59].</ref> and secured them a recording contract with EMI. The first single, "[[Love Me Do]]", with Harrison playing a [[Gibson J-160E]],<ref>Everett, ''The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UmrVa2U7jB0C&pg=PA126 p. 126].</ref><ref>Babiuk, Lewisohn, and Bacon, ''Beatles Gear'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zQ-5ZpoMn1AC&pg=PA72 pp. 72–73].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://perso.wanadoo.es/sissu/ppm.htm#8 |title=Please Please Me |publisher=perso.wanadoo.es |accessdate=27 December 2008 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081202034648/http://perso.wanadoo.es/sissu/ppm.htm <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archivedate=2 December 2008}}</ref> reached number 17 in the UK chart in October 1962,<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fts1uK4ceJ8C&pg=PA560 ''The Songwriting Secrets of The Beatles''], p. 560, Dominic Pedler, Omnibus Press, 2003, ISBN 0-7119-8167-1.</ref> and by the time their debut album, ''[[Please Please Me]]'', was released in early 1963, The Beatles had become famous and [[Beatlemania]] had arrived.<ref>Greene, ''Here Comes the Sun'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BSZtZUWge-IC&pg=PA34 p. 34].</ref>
[[File:The Beatles in America.JPG|thumb|alt=Black-and-white picture of four young men outdoors in front of a staircase, surrounded by a large assembled crowd. All four are waving to the crowd.|Harrison (third from left) with the rest of [[The Beatles]] in America in 1964]]

After he revealed in an interview that he liked [[jelly babies]], British fans inundated Harrison and the rest of the band with boxes of the sweets as gifts. A few months later, American audiences showered the band with the much harder [[jelly beans]] instead. In a letter to a fan, Harrison mentioned jelly babies, insisting that no one in the band actually liked them and that the press must have made it up.<ref name="Beatlesautographs">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://beatlesautographs.com/george_harrison.htm |title=A George Harrison Handwritten Letter to a Fan, August 1963 |publisher=Beatles Autographs |date=20 August 2008 |accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref>

The popularity of The Beatles led to a successful tour of America, the making of a film, ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' (during which Harrison met his future wife [[Pattie Boyd]]), and in the 1965 [[Queen's Birthday Honours]], all four Beatles were appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Members of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=43667 |supp=yes |startpage=5487 |date=4 June 1965 |accessdate=14 January 2009}}</ref> Harrison, whose role within the group was that of the careful musician who checked that the instruments were tuned,<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2003, [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZjY3kg2umEQC&pg=PA12 p. 13].</ref> by 1965 and the ''[[Rubber Soul]]'' album, was developing into a musical director as he led the others into folk-rock, via his interest in [[The Byrds]] and [[Bob Dylan]],<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=eAvWzih4zEEC&pg=PA180 ''Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-rock Revolution''], pp. 180–181, Richie Unterberger, Backbeat Books, 2002, ISBN 0-87930-703-X.</ref> and into [[Indian classical music|Indian music]] with his exploration of the sitar.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=u_oUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA34 ''Contributions to Asian Studies''], pp. 34 – 36, Jon B Higgins, K Ishwaran, Brill Academic Publishers, 1978, ISBN 90-04-05809-5.</ref><ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2003, [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZjY3kg2umEQC&pg=PA14 p. 14].</ref> Harrison's musical involvement and cohesion with the group reached its peak on ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' in 1966 with his contribution of three songs and new musical ideas.<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2003, [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZjY3kg2umEQC&pg=PA19 p. 19].</ref><ref>Schaffner, ''The Boys from Liverpool'',[http://books.google.com/books?id=iJ0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA76 pp. 75–78].</ref> By 1967, Harrison's interests appeared to be moving outside the Beatles, and his involvement in ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' consists mainly of his one song, "[[Within You Without You]]", on which no other Beatle plays,<ref>Everett, ''The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=eTkHAldi4bEC&pg=PA111 pp. 111–112].</ref> and which stands out for its difference from the rest of the album.<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2006, [http://books.google.com/books?id=NRoFPFvI1joC&pg=PA29 pp. 29–30].</ref>

During the recording of ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]'' in 1968, tensions were present in the band;<ref>Babiuk, Lewisohn, and Bacon, ''Beatles Gear'',[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zQ-5ZpoMn1AC&pg=PA217 p. 217].</ref> these surfaced again during the filming of rehearsal sessions at [[Twickenham Studios]] for the album ''[[Let It Be]]'' in early 1969. Frustrated by ongoing slights, the poor working conditions in the cold and sterile film studio, and Lennon's creative disengagement from the group, Harrison quit the band on 10 January. He returned on 22 January after negotiations with the other Beatles at two business meetings.<ref name="sulpy">{{Cite book|first=Doug |last=Sulpy |coauthors=Schweighardt, Ray |title=Get Back: The Unauthorized Chronicle of The Beatles' Let It Be Disaster |publisher=Helter Skelter Publishing |year=2003 |isbn=1-900924-83-8}}</ref>

Relations among The Beatles were more cordial (though still strained) during recordings for the album ''[[Abbey Road]]''.<ref>Miles and Badman, ''The Beatles Diary'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_TBkf1ttNBYC&pg=PA354 p. 354].</ref> The album included "[[Here Comes the Sun]]" and "[[Something]]", "Something" was later recorded by [[Frank Sinatra]], who considered it "the greatest love song of the past fifty years".<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nF_Ln3WxuBYC&pg=PA38 ''Frank Sinatra: The Man, the Music, the Legend''], p. 38, Jeanne Fuchs, Ruth Prigozy, Boydell & Brewer, 2007, ISBN 1-58046-251-0.</ref> Harrison's increasing productivity, coupled with his difficulties in getting The Beatles to record his music, meant that by the end of the group's career he had amassed a considerable stockpile of unreleased material.<ref name="Sonic"/> Harrison's last recording session with The Beatles was on 4 January 1970. Lennon, who had left the group the previous September, did not attend the session.<ref name="lewisohn-195">{{Cite book|first=Mark |last=Lewisohn |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Beatles Recording Sessions |year=1988 |page=195 |publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York |isbn=0-517-57066-1}}</ref>

==Relationships with the other Beatles==
For most of The Beatles career, the relationships in the group were extremely close and intimate. According to [[Hunter Davies]], "The Beatles spent their lives not living a communal life, but communally living the same life. They were each other's greatest friends." Harrison's wife [[Pattie Boyd]] described how The Beatles "all belonged to each other" and admitted, "George has a lot with the others that I can never know about. Nobody, not even the wives, can break through or even comprehend it."<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393315711 Amazon.com].</ref>

Ringo Starr also stated, "We really looked out for each other and we had so many laughs together. In the old days we'd have the biggest hotel suites, the whole floor of the hotel, and the four of us would end up in the bathroom, just to be with each other." and added "There were some really loving, caring moments between four people: a hotel room here and there – a really amazing closeness. Just four guys who loved each other. It was pretty sensational."<ref>{{cite web |title=Amazon.co.uk |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date=  |id={{ASIN|0304356050|country=uk}}}}</ref>

John Lennon stated that his relationship with George was "one of young follower and older guy", and admitted that "[George] was like a disciple of mine when we started."<ref>[http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1980.jlpb.beatles.html BeatlesInterviews.org].</ref> The two would often go on holiday together throughout the 1960s. Their relationship took a severe turn for the worse after George published his autobiography, ''I Me Mine''. Lennon felt insulted and hurt that George mentioned him only in passing. Actually, the book mentions John 11 times, which is higher than the number of mentions received by Paul, The Beatles, Eric Clapton or even George's second wife, Olivia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1072271/Lennons-downfall-Had-touching-act-love-alive-today.html#ixzz1rqY2nAcO |title=Lennon's downfall: Had it not been for one last touching act of love, he might still be alive today |date= |accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>
Nevertheless, Lennon claimed he was hurt by the book and also that he did more for George than any of the other Beatles. As a result, George and John were not on good terms during the last months of Lennon's life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.john-lennon.com/playboyinterviewwithjohnlennonandyokoono.htm |title=1980 Playboy Interview With John Lennon And Yoko Ono by David Sheff |publisher=John-Lennon.com |date= |accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> After Lennon's murder, George paid tribute to Lennon with his song "[[All Those Years Ago]]" which was released in 1981, six months after Lennon's murder. It contains the lyric "I always look up to you", suggesting implicit agreement with Lennon's appraisal of their relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/All-Those-Years-Ago-lyrics-George-Harrison/3D9E1438D16592E04825695E001CE4CF |title=All Those Years Ago lyrics |publisher=Sing365.com |date= |accessdate=25 August 2011}}</ref>

Paul McCartney has often referred to Harrison as his "baby brother",<ref>{{cite web|author=Published 7/4/08 by |url=http://www.theinsider.com/news/1030566_Sir_Paul_McCartney_says_George_Harrison_was_like_his_baby_brother |title=TheInsider.com |publisher=TheInsider.com |date= |accessdate=8 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> and he did the honours as best man at George's wedding in 1966. The two were the first of The Beatles to meet, having shared a school bus, and would often learn and rehearse new guitar chords together. McCartney stated that he and George usually shared a bedroom while touring.<ref>[http://taz4158.tripod.com/macint.htm Tripod.com].</ref>

===Guitar work===
Although not fast or flashy, Harrison's guitar work with The Beatles was solid and typified the more subdued lead guitar style of the early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag122/feature122.html
|title=Acoustic Guitar Central: George Harrison's behind-the-scenes contributions to the world's greatest band
|publisher=www.acousticguitar.com
|accessdate=15 December 2008 }}</ref> The influence of the [[Guitar picking|plucking]] guitar style of [[Chet Atkins]] and [[Carl Perkins]] on Harrison gave a [[country music]] feel to The Beatles' early recordings.<ref name="gwg-17">[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Fg838EcECUwC&pg=PT22 ''Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time''], p. 17, Jeff Kitts, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002, ISBN 0-634-04619-5</ref> Harrison explored several guitar instruments, the [[Twelve-string guitar|twelve-string]], the [[sitar]] and the [[slide guitar]], and developed his playing from tight eight- and twelve-bar solos in such songs as "[[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]" and "[[Can't Buy Me Love]]",<ref name="gwg-17"/> to [[slide guitar#History|slide guitar]] playing,<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xR7MdpuSlAEC&pg=PT154 All Music Guide: The Experts Guide to the Best Recordings] p. 181, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Backbeat Books, 2001, ISBN 0-87930-627-0</ref> first recorded during an early session of "[[If Not for You]]" for Dylan's ''[[New Morning]]'' in 1970.<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2003, p 50.</ref> The earliest example of notable guitar work from Harrison was the extended acoustic guitar solo of "[[And I Love Her]]", for which Harrison purchased a [[José Ramírez]] nylon-stringed classical guitar to produce the sensitivity needed.<ref>Everett, ''The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UmrVa2U7jB0C&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=walter+everett+george+harrison+till+there+was+you p 182].</ref><ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2006, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NRoFPFvI1joC&pg=PA12 p 11].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/the_beatles_video_28.htm |title=Remembering George Harrison |publisher=home.att.net |accessdate=25 December 2008}} Time 2.40 minutes – 3.50 minutes.</ref>
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Harrison's first electric guitar was a Czech built Jolana Futurama/Grazioso,<ref>
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[[File:Harrison & Shankar.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Black-and-white picture of two men, one, in the foreground to the right, in his mid-forties, and the other, in the background to the left, in his mid-twenties. Both are sitting cross-legged on rugs, and the man on the right holds a sitar.|George Harrison with [[Ravi Shankar]], 1967]]
During The Beatles' trip to the US in 1964, Harrison acquired a [[Rickenbacker 360/12]] guitar. He had tried out the 12-string electric guitar during an interview with a Minneapolis radio station, and was given the guitar either by the Rickenbacker company or the radio station.<ref>''The History of Rickenbacker Guitars'', pp. 77–79, Richard R. Smith, Centerstream Publications, 1988, ISBN 0-931759-15-3.</ref> The 360/12 was an experimental [[12-string]] guitar with the strings reversed so that the lower pitched string was struck first, and with an unusual [[headstock]] design that made tuning easier.<ref name="Beatles Gear">Babiuk, Lewisohn, and Bacon, ''Beatles Gear'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zQ-5ZpoMn1AC&pg=PA112 pp. 110–112].</ref> Harrison used the guitar extensively during the recording of ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]'',<ref>[http://www.fretbase.com/blog/2009/05/george-harrisons-12-string-rickenbacker/ Fretbase, George Harrison's 12 String Rickenbacker].</ref> and the jangly sound became so popular that the ''[[Melody Maker]]'' termed it "the beat boys' secret weapon".<ref>Babiuk, Lewisohn, and Bacon, ''Beatles Gear'', p. 120.</ref> [[Roger McGuinn]] liked the effect Harrison achieved so much that it became his signature guitar sound with [[the Byrds]].<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MiAUF0ea64UC&pg=PT15 ''Christie's Rock and Pop Memorabilia''], p. 82, Peter Doggett, Sarah Hodgson, Pavilion, 2003, ISBN 1-86205-538-6.</ref>

He obtained his first [[Fender Stratocaster]] in 1965 and used it for the recording of the ''[[Rubber Soul]]'' album, most notably on the "[[Nowhere Man (song)|Nowhere Man]]" track, where he played in unison with Lennon who also had a Stratocaster.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EeEctAKFUWAC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Fender+Stratocaster+george+harrison+Don+Randall ''The Fender Stratocaster''], p. 22, A. R. Duchossoir, Eric Clapton, Hal Leonard Corporation, 1994, ISBN 0-7935-4735-0.</ref> Lennon and Harrison both had Sonic Blue Stratocasters, which were bought second hand by roadie [[Mal Evans]].<ref>Babiuk, Lewisohn, and Bacon, ''Beatles Gear'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zQ-5ZpoMn1AC&pg=PA157 p 157].</ref> Harrison painted his Stratocaster in a psychedelic design that included the word "Bebopalula" painted above the pickguard and the guitar's nickname, "Rocky", painted on the headstock. He played this guitar in the ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]'' film and throughout his solo career.<!--no reference for this book in References<ref>{{Harv | Bacon | 2000 | pp=76–77}}</ref><ref>{{Harv | Bacon | 2006 | p=76}}</ref>--> Harrison listed his early influences as [[Carl Perkins]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/carl-perkins |title=Carl Perkins|publisher=www.rockhall.com |accessdate=30 October 2008 |last= |first=}}</ref> [[Bo Diddley]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockabillyhall.com/heybo.html |title=Hall of Fame, Bo Diddley |publisher=www.rockabillyhall.com |accessdate=30 October 2008 |last= |first=}}</ref> [[Chuck Berry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/guitar-songs-the-world-of-chuck-berry-574423.html |title=Guitar Songs – the World of Chuck Berry|publisher=www.articlesbase.com |accessdate=30 October 2008 |last= |first=}}</ref> and the [[Everly Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solarnavigator.net/music/the_beatles.htm |title=The Beatles |publisher=www.solarnavigator.net |accessdate=30 October 2008 |last= |first=}}</ref>

After [[David Crosby]] of [[the Byrds]] introduced him to the work of [[sitar]] master [[Ravi Shankar]] in 1965,<ref name="shankar_intro">{{cite web|last = Rowen |first = Beth |title = George Harrison: The Spiritual Leader of The Beatles |date=30 November 2001 |url= http://www.factmonster.com/spot/gharrison1.html |accessdate =14 September 2007 |ref = harv |postscript = <!--None--> }}</ref> Harrison—whose interest in Indian music was stirred during the filming of ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'', which used Indian music as part of its soundtrack—played a sitar on the ''[[Rubber Soul]]'' track "[[Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)|Norwegian Wood]]", expanding the already nascent Western interest in Indian music.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/VOLUME04/West_meets_east.shtml |title=West meets East |publisher=www.icce.rug.nl |accessdate=13 December 2008}}</ref> Harrison's sitar playing on "[[Love You To]]" represented an "astonishing improvement" over "Norwegian Wood" and has been termed "the most accomplished performance on sitar by any rock musician."<ref>Peter Lavezzoli. The Dawn of Indian Music in the West. Bhairavi. The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc. New York 2006. ISBN 0-8264-1815-5 ISBN 978-08264181592006. p175</ref>

===Song writing and singing===
{{Main|List of George Harrison songs}}
Harrison wrote his first song published with the Beatles, "Don't Bother Me", while sick in a hotel bed in Bournemouth during August 1963, as "an exercise to see if I ''could'' write a song", [emphasis in original] as he remembered.<ref>Harrison, George. ''I Me Mine'' (1980) p. 84</ref> "Don't Bother Me" appeared on the second Beatles album ''[[With The Beatles]]'' later that year, then on ''[[Meet the Beatles!]]'' in the US in early 1964, and also briefly in the film ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]''. The group did not record another Harrison composition until 1965, when he contributed "[[I Need You (The Beatles song)|I Need You]]" and "[[You Like Me Too Much]]" to the album ''[[Help! (album)|Help!]]''. One of his more enduring early works is 1965's "[[If I Needed Someone]]".

Harrison's songwriting improved greatly through the years, but his material did not earn respect from his fellow Beatles until near the group's break-up. McCartney told Lennon in 1969: "Until this year, our songs have been better than George's. Now this year his songs are at least as good as ours".<ref>''Miles (1997) p. 554.</ref><ref>''John Lennon: One Day at a Time: a Personal Biography of the Seventies'', p. 96, Anthony Fawcett, New English Library, 20 January 1977, ISBN 0-450-03073-3.</ref> Harrison had difficulty getting the band to record his songs.<ref>''Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends who Changed Music Forever'', p. 174, Scott Schinder, Greenwood Press, 2008, ISBN 0-313-33846-9.</ref><ref>''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century'', p. 413, Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski, Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Jon Pareles, Fireside, 2001, ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.</ref> The group's incorporation of Harrison's material reached a peak of three songs on the 1966 ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' album and four songs on the 1968 double ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]''.

Harrison performed the lead vocal on all Beatles songs that he wrote by himself. He also sang lead vocal on other songs, including "[[Chains (song)|Chains]]" and "[[Do You Want to Know a Secret]]" on ''[[Please Please Me]]'', "[[Roll Over Beethoven]]" and "[[Devil in Her Heart]]" on ''[[With The Beatles]]'', "[[I'm Happy Just to Dance with You]]" on ''[[A Hard Day's Night (album)|A Hard Day's Night]]'', and "[[Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby]]" on ''[[Beatles for Sale]]''.

==Solo work: 1968–1987==
Before The Beatles split up in 1970, Harrison had already recorded and released two solo albums, ''[[Wonderwall Music]]'' and ''[[Electronic Sound]]''. These albums were mainly instrumental. ''Wonderwall Music'' was a soundtrack to the ''[[Wonderwall (film)|Wonderwall]]'' film in which Harrison blended Indian and Western sounds;<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OSZKCXtx-wEC&pg=PA182&dq=Wonderwall+Music ''The Dawn of Indian Music in the West''], p. 182, Peter Lavezzoli, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006, ISBN 0-8264-1815-5</ref> while ''Electronic Sound'' was an experiment in using a [[Moog synthesizer|Moog synthesiser]].<ref name="amg-rock-508">[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Bgn9SGmA4dkC&pg=PA508&dq=electronic+sound+george+harrison ''All Music Guide to Rock''], p. 508, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Backbeat Books, 2002, ISBN 0-87930-653-X</ref> It was only when Harrison was free from The Beatles that he released what is regarded as his first "real" solo album, the commercially successful and critically acclaimed ''[[All Things Must Pass]]''.<ref name="Boys">Schaffner, ''The Boys from Liverpool'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iJ0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA155&dq=george+harrison+Solo+career p 155].</ref>

===''All Things Must Pass'' (1970)===
{{Main|All Things Must Pass}}
After years of being restricted in his song-writing contributions to the Beatles, ''[[All Things Must Pass]]'' contained such a large outpouring of Harrison's songs that it was released as a [[triple album]],<ref name="Boys"/> though only two of the discs contained songs—the third contained recordings of Harrison [[Jam session|jamming]] with friends.<ref name="Sonic">[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y4Sk0FNXkjcC&pg=PA36&dq=All+Things+Must+Pass+harrison+success#PPA37,M1 ''Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings''], pp 36 – 37, David N. Howard, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004, ISBN 0-634-05560-7</ref><ref name="amg-rock-508"/> The album is regarded as his best work;<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xR7MdpuSlAEC&pg=PT154&dq=All+Things+Must+Pass+chart ''All Music Guide: The Experts Guide to the Best Recordings''], p. 181, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Backbeat Books, 2001, ISBN 0-87930-627-0</ref> it was a critical and commercial success, topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic,<ref name="Sonic"/><ref>In early 2007, it was determined that ''All Things Must Pass'' should have been noted as a number one album in the United Kingdom when first released in the winter of 1970–71. Because some sales were not properly counted, the album originally peaked at number four in Britain.
{{cite web|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17476343&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=number-one-for-harrison-at-last-name_page.html
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|accessdate=16 December 2008 }}</ref> and produced the number-one [[hit single]] "[[My Sweet Lord]]" as well as the top-10 single "[[What Is Life]]". The album was co-produced by [[Phil Spector]] using his "[[Wall of Sound]]" approach,<ref>Schaffner, ''The Beatles Forever'', p 142.</ref> and the musicians included [[Eric Clapton]], [[Dave Mason]], [[Gary Wright]], [[Billy Preston]], and [[Ringo Starr]].<ref name="Sonic"/>

Harrison was later sued for [[copyright infringement]] over the song "My Sweet Lord" because of its similarity to the 1963 [[The Chiffons|Chiffons]] song "[[He's So Fine]]", owned by Bright Tunes. Harrison denied deliberately plagiarising the song, but he lost the resulting court case in 1976 as the judge deemed that Harrison had "subconsciously" plagiarised "He's So Fine". When considering liable earnings, "My Sweet Lord"'s contribution to the sales of ''All Things Must Pass'' and ''[[The Best of George Harrison]]'' were taken into account, and the judge decided a figure of $1,599,987 was owed to Bright Tunes.<ref name="Plagiarism">[http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/mysweet.htm The "My Sweet Lord"/"He's So Fine" Plagiarism Suit], Joseph C. Self, The 910, 1993. Retrieved 13 December 2008.</ref> The dispute over damages became complicated when Harrison's former manager [[Allen Klein]] purchased the copyright to "He's So Fine" from Bright Tunes in 1978. In 1981, a district judge decided that Klein had acted improperly, and it was agreed that Harrison should pay Klein $587,000, the amount Klein had paid for "He's So Fine", so he would gain nothing from the deal, and that Harrison would take over ownership of Bright Tunes, making him the owner of the rights to both "My Sweet Lord" and "He's So Fine" and thus ending the copyright infringement claim. Though the dispute dragged on into the 1990s, the district judge's decision was upheld.<ref name="Plagiarism"/><ref name="huntley">Huntley, ''Mystical One''.</ref>

===The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)===
{{Main|The Concert for Bangladesh}}
Responding to a request for help by longtime friend [[Ravi Shankar]], Harrison organised a major charity concert, ''The Concert for Bangladesh'', on 1 August 1971, drawing over 40,000 people to two shows in New York's [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref name="ConcertforBangladesh">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.concertforbangladesh.com/ |title=Concert for Bangladesh |publisher=Concertforbangladesh |accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref> The aim of the event was to raise money to aid the starving refugees during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. Ravi Shankar opened the proceedings, which included other popular musicians such as [[Bob Dylan]] (who rarely appeared live in the early 1970s), [[Eric Clapton]], who made his first public appearance in months (due to a heroin addiction which began when [[Derek and the Dominos]] broke up), [[Leon Russell]], [[Badfinger]], [[Billy Preston]] and fellow Beatle [[Ringo Starr]]. Tax troubles and questionable expenses tied up many of the concert's proceeds.<ref name="ConcertforBangladesh"/> Apple Corporation released a newly arranged concert DVD and CD in October 2005 (with all artists' sales royalties continuing to go to [[UNICEF]]), which contained additional material such as previously unreleased rehearsal footage of "[[If Not for You]]", featuring Harrison and Dylan.

===''Living in the Material World'' to ''George Harrison'' (1972–1979)===
Harrison would not again release an album that came close to the critical and commercial achievements of ''All Things Must Pass''. Although 1973's ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' initially did well, holding number one spot on the US album chart for five weeks and reaching number two in the UK, and the album's single, "[[Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)]]", was also successful, reaching number one in the US and the top ten in the UK, neither could match the sales of ''All Things Must Pass'' and "My Sweet Lord". The album was lavishly produced and packaged, and its dominant message was the power of Harrison's Hindu beliefs.<ref name="tbf-159">Schaffner, ''The Beatles Forever'', pp 158–159.</ref> The one fully secular song, "[[Sue Me, Sue You Blues]]", expressed Harrison's disgust with the endless legal squabbling that had overtaken all of the former Beatles.<ref name="tbf-159"/> The ''[[Dark Horse (George Harrison album)|Dark Horse]]'' album of 1974 written after Harrison's break-up with his wife [[Pattie Boyd]] and when he was suffering from [[laryngitis]] received harsh reviews,<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2003, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZjY3kg2umEQC&pg=PA118 pp 111–112].</ref> as did the accompanying tour of North America. Harrison was criticised for poor songwriting and poor vocals on the album, and for over-indulging his love for Indian music during the tour.<ref>Greene, ''Here Comes the Sun'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BSZtZUWge-IC&pg=PA213&dq=george+harrison+tour+of+the+United+States+in+1974 p 213].</ref> The album and single "[[Dark Horse (song)|Dark Horse]]" did briefly make an appearance near the top of the US charts, but both failed to chart in the UK.<ref>
{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4444/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} |title=George Harrison &gt; Charts & Awards &gt; Billboard Albums |work=allmusic |accessdate=24 December 2008 |last= |first= }}</ref>

His final studio album for EMI (and Apple Records) was ''[[Extra Texture (Read All About It)]]'', featuring a [[die cutting (web)|diecut]] cover. The album spawned two singles, "[[You (George Harrison song)|You]]" which reached the Billboard top 20 and "[[This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)]]", which became Apple's final original single release in December 1975.<ref>Schaffner ''The Beatles Forever'', pp. 209–210.</ref> Following the former Beatle's departure from Capitol, the record company was in a position to license releases featuring Beatles and post-Beatles work on the same album, using Harrison for this experiment.<ref>Nicholas Schaffner, ''The Beatles Forever'', McGraw-Hill (New York, NY, 1978), p. 188.</ref> ''[[The Best of George Harrison]]'' (1976) combined his Beatles songs with a selection of his solo Apple work.

''[[Thirty Three & 1/3]]'', his first Dark Horse release, was his most successful late-1970s album, reaching number 11 on the US charts in 1976, and producing the singles "[[This Song]]" (a satire of the "[[My Sweet Lord]]"-"[[He's So Fine]]" court case ruling) and "[[Crackerbox Palace]]", both of which reached the top 25 in the US. With an emphasis on melody, musicianship, and subtler subject matter rather than the heavy orchestration and didactic messaging of earlier works, he received his best critical notices since ''All Things Must Pass''.<ref name="tbf-192">Schaffner, ''The Beatles Forever'', p 192.</ref> With its [[surreal humour]], "Crackerbox Palace" also reflected Harrison's association with [[Monty Python]]'s [[Eric Idle]], who directed a comic music video for the song.<ref name="tbf-192"/> After his second marriage and the birth of son [[Dhani Harrison]], Harrison's next released a self-titled album. 1979's ''[[George Harrison (album)|George Harrison]]'' included the singles "[[Blow Away]]", "[[Love Comes to Everyone]]" and "[[Faster (George Harrison song)|Faster]]". Both the album and "Blow Away" made the Billboard top 20.

In addition to his own works during this time, between 1971 and 1973 Harrison co-wrote or produced three top ten US and UK hits for Ringo Starr ("[[It Don't Come Easy]]", "[[Back Off Boogaloo]]", and "[[Photograph (Ringo Starr song)|Photograph]]").<ref>Schaffner, ''The Boys from Liverpool'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iJ0OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA164&dq=george+harrison+%22it+don%27t++come+easy%22 p 164].</ref> Harrison played electric, slide and [[dobro]] guitars on five songs on John Lennon's 1971 ''[[Imagine (album)|Imagine]]'' album ("[[How Do You Sleep? (John Lennon song)|How Do You Sleep?]]", "[[Oh My Love]]", "[[I Don't Want to Be a Soldier]]", "[[Crippled Inside]]" and "[[Gimme Some Truth]]"),<ref name="wmggw-109">Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2006, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NRoFPFvI1joC&pg=PA108 pp 108–109].</ref> with his stinging slide guitar work on the first of these indicating that he took John's side of the intense Lennon-McCartney feud of the time.<ref>Schaffner, ''The Beatles Forever'', p 145.</ref> Lennon later said of Harrison's work on the album, "That's the best he's ever fucking played in his life!"<ref name="wmggw-109"/> Harrison also produced and played slide guitar on the Apple band [[Badfinger]]'s 1971 top ten US and UK hit "[[Day After Day (song)|Day After Day]]".<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eAURGSMNfTUC&pg=PA136&dq=george+harrison+%22Day+After+Day%22&as_pt=ALLTYPES ''Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger''], p 136, Dan Matovina, Frances Glover Books, 2000, ISBN 0-9657122-2-2</ref>

During the decade, Harrison also worked with [[Harry Nilsson]] ("You're Breakin' My Heart", 1972),<ref>Shapiro, ''Behind Sad Eyes'', p 219.</ref> as well as [[Billy Preston]] ("[[That's the Way God Planned It]]",<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2006, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NRoFPFvI1joC&pg=PA59 p 59].</ref> 1969 and "[[It's My Pleasure]]", 1975) and [[Cheech & Chong]] ("[[Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces|Basketball Jones]]", 1973).<ref>Shapiro, ''Behind Sad Eyes'', p 220.</ref> He also appeared with [[Paul Simon]] to perform two acoustic songs on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.

===''Somewhere in England'' to ''Cloud Nine'' (1980–1987)===
Harrison was deeply shocked by the 8 December 1980 [[Death of John Lennon|murder of John Lennon]].<ref name="harryGHp247">Harry, ''The George Harrison Encyclopedia'', p 247.</ref> The crime reinforced his decades-long worries about safety from [[stalking|stalkers]]. It was also a deep personal loss, although unlike former bandmates McCartney and Starr, Harrison had little contact with Lennon in the years before the murder. Their estrangement had been marked by Harrison's longstanding dislike of Yoko Ono, his refusal to allow her participation in the ''Concert for Bangladesh'', and his omission of any mention of Lennon in his autobiography, ''I Me Mine'', published the year of Lennon's murder.<ref name="harryGHp246">Harry, ''The George Harrison Encyclopedia'', p 246.</ref> The omission had upset Lennon greatly, which Harrison had regretted, leading him to leave a telephone message for Lennon, but Lennon had declined to return the call and they had not spoken again.<ref name="harryGHp247" /> Following the murder, Harrison said, "After all we went through together I had and still have great love and respect for John Lennon. I am shocked and stunned. To rob life is the ultimate robbery in life."<ref name="harryGHp247" />

Harrison modified the lyrics of a song he had written for Starr to make it a tribute song to Lennon. "[[All Those Years Ago]]" received substantial radio airplay, reaching number two on the US charts.<ref name="AllThoseYearsAgo">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.connollyco.com/discography/george_harrison/allthose7.html |title=All Those Years Ago |publisher=Connolly and Company |accessdate=5 May 2008}}</ref> All three surviving ex-Beatles performed on it, although it was expressly a Harrison single. "Teardrops" was issued as a follow-up single, but was not nearly as successful. Both singles came from the album ''[[Somewhere in England]]'', released in 1981. Originally slated for release in late 1980, [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] rejected the album, ordering Harrison to replace several tracks, and to change the album cover as well. The original album cover that Harrison wanted was used in the 2004 reissue of the album. In 1981, Harrison played guitar on one track of [[Mick Fleetwood]]'s record ''The Visitor'' and [[Lindsey Buckingham]]'s song "Walk a Thin Line".

Aside from a song on the ''[[Porky's Revenge]]'' soundtrack in 1985 (his version of a little-known [[Bob Dylan]] song "[[I Don't Want to Do It]]"), Harrison released no new records for five years after 1982's ''[[Gone Troppo]]'' received apparent indifference.

In October 1985, Harrison made a rare public appearance on the [[Cinemax]] [[Channel 4]] live concert TV special in a tribute to [[Carl Perkins]]. He appeared along with [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Eric Clapton]] among others. The show was called ''[[Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session]]''. He performed "[[Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby]]", "Your True Love", "[[That's Alright Mama]]" (including the guitar solo), "[[Glad All Over]]" (including the guitar solo), "Gone Gone Gone" and "[[Blue Suede Shoes]]". He only agreed to appear because he had been a close admirer and friend of Carl Perkins for over 20 years.

In 1987, Harrison returned with the critically acclaimed platinum album ''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]]'', co-produced with [[Jeff Lynne]] of [[Electric Light Orchestra]], and enjoyed a hit (number one in the US; number two in the UK) when his rendition of [[James Ray (singer)|James Ray's]] early 1960s number "[[Got My Mind Set on You]]" was released as a single; another single, "[[When We Was Fab]]", a retrospective of The Beatles' days complete with musical flavours for each bandmate, was also a minor hit. MTV regularly played the two videos, and elevated Harrison's public profile with another generation of music listeners. The album reached number eight and number ten on the US and UK charts, respectively. In the US, several tracks also enjoyed high placement on Billboard's Album Rock chart – "Devil's Radio", "[[This Is Love (George Harrison song)|This Is Love]]" and "Cloud 9" in addition to the aforementioned singles.

===Live performances (1971–1992)===
[[File:George-Harrison-playing.jpg|thumb|250px|right|alt=Harrison in his forties, wearing a white shirt and a black jacket, playing a white acoustic guitar and standing behind a microphone. A drummer is partly visible behind him.|George Harrison, performing for [[The Prince's Trust]] charity, 1987 playing "[[Here Comes the Sun]]", [[Wembley Arena]]]]

On 23 November 1971, Harrison appeared on an episode of ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]'' in a band called Wonder Wheel performing a song written by [[Gary Wright]] called "Two Faced Man". Harrison played slide guitar in this band as a favour since Wright had played piano on Harrison's album ''All Things Must Pass''. The episode can be viewed on DVD ''The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons'' Disc 3.<ref name="BiographyGaryWright">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/gary_wright/ |title=Biography: Gary Wright |publisher=Absolute Radio |accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref>

Harrison launched a major tour of the United States in 1974. Critical and fan reaction panned the tour for its long mid-concert act of Pandit Ravi Shankar & Friends and for Harrison's hoarse voice.
Harrison had hired filmmaker [[David Acomba]] to accompany the tour and gather footage for a documentary. Due to Harrison's hoarse voice throughout most of this tour, the film was not released, but in 1977 Acomba placed a newly revised director's cut in the Harrison archive. It was the last time he toured in the United States.

In 1986, Harrison made a surprise performance at the [[Birmingham Heart Beat Charity Concert 1986]] a concert event to raise money for the [[Birmingham Children's Hospital]]. Harrison played and sang the finale "[[Johnny B. Goode]]" along with [[Robert Plant]], [[The Moody Blues]], and [[Electric Light Orchestra]], among others.<ref name="ShadowsoftheLight ">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.rockaria.com/history.html |title=Shadows of the Light |publisher=Rockaria |accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref> The following year, Harrison appeared at [[The Prince's Trust]] concert in [[Wembley Arena]], performing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun" with Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and others.<ref>Ingham, ''Rough Guide to The Beatles'', p 159.</ref> On 1 May 1990, during [[Eric Clapton]]'s Journey Man Tour, Harrison joined Clapton on stage at the L.A. Forum, performing "Crossroads" and "Sunshine Of Your Love".<ref>Harry, ''The George Harrison Encyclopedia'', p 100.</ref> In 1991, Harrison staged a tour of Japan along with Clapton. It was his first tour since the 1974 US tour, but no other tours followed. The ''[[Live in Japan (George Harrison album)|Live in Japan]]'' recording came from these shows.

On 6 April 1992, Harrison held a benefit concert for the [[Natural Law Party]] at [[Royal Albert Hall]], his first London performance in 23 years<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/george-harrison-729550.html |title=George Harrison |work=The Independent |last=Welch |first=Chris |date=1 December 2001 |accessdate=23 August 2009 | location=London}}</ref> and his last full concert.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} In October 1992, Harrison performed three songs, "[[If Not for You]]", "[[Absolutely Sweet Marie]]", and "[[My Back Pages]]", at a Bob Dylan tribute concert at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City.<ref name="Bob DylanInductionYear">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/bob-dylan |title=Bob Dylan: Induction Year: 1988 |work=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref> This was released on the album ''[[The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration]]'' in August 1993.

On 14 December 1992, Harrison took part in a memorial concert at the [[Universal Amphitheater]] in Los Angeles for [[Toto (band)|Toto]] drummer [[Jeff Porcaro]]. The concert consisted of an all-star line-up that included [[Boz Scaggs]], [[Donald Fagen]], [[Don Henley]], [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], [[David Crosby]], [[Eddie Van Halen]], and the members of Toto. The proceeds of the concert were used to establish an educational trust fund for Porcaro's children.<ref>Harry, ''The George Harrison Encyclopedia'', p 106.</ref>

==Later life: 1988–2001==
Early in 1989, Harrison, Lynne and Ringo Starr all appeared in the music video for [[Tom Petty]]'s "I Won't Back Down", although Starr did not actually play on the track; Harrison played acoustic guitar. The same year also saw the release of ''[[Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989]]'', a compilation drawn from his later solo work. This album also included two new songs, "Poor Little Girl", and "Cockamamie Business" (which saw him once again looking wryly upon his Beatle past), as well as "[[Cheer Down]]", which had first been released earlier in the year on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'', which starred [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Danny Glover]]. Unlike his previous greatest hits package, Harrison made sure to oversee this compilation. In 1989 Harrison played slide guitar on the "[[Leave a Light On]]" and "Deep Deep Ocean" songs from [[Belinda Carlisle]]'s third album ''[[Runaway Horses (album)|Runaway Horses]]''. "Leave a Light On" was successful worldwide.

In 1996, Harrison recorded, produced and played on "Distance Makes No Difference With Love" with [[Carl Perkins]] for his ''Go-Cat-Go'' record.

Harrison's final television appearance was not intended as such; in fact, he was not the featured artist, and the appearance had been intended to promote ''Chants of India'', another collaboration with Ravi Shankar released in 1997, at the height of interest in [[chant]] music. [[John Fugelsang]], then of [[VH1]], conducted the interview, and at one point an acoustic guitar was produced and handed to Harrison. When an audience member asked to hear "a Beatles song", Harrison pulled a sheepish look and answered, "I don't think I know any!" Harrison then played "All Things Must Pass" and revealed for the first time "Any Road", which subsequently appeared on the 2002 ''Brainwashed'' album.

In January 1998, Harrison attended the funeral of his boyhood idol, [[Carl Perkins]], in [[Jackson, Tennessee]]. Harrison played an impromptu version of Perkins' song "Your True Love" during the service.<ref name="ThoughtsonCarl">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.rockabillyhall.com/CarlPerkins.html |title=Thoughts on Carl: Carl's Funeral |work=Rockabilly Hall of Fame |accessdate=26 December 2008}}</ref> That same year he attended the public memorial service for [[Linda McCartney]]. Also that same year, he appeared on [[Ringo Starr]]'s ''[[Vertical Man]]'', where he played both electric and slide guitars on two tracks.

In 2001, Harrison performed as a guest musician on the Electric Light Orchestra album ''[[Zoom (ELO album)|Zoom]]''. He played slide guitar on the song "Love Letters" for [[Bill Wyman]]'s Rhythm Kings, and remastered and restored unreleased tracks from the Traveling Wilburys. He also co-wrote a new song with his son Dhani, "[[Horse to the Water]]". The latter song ended up as Harrison's final recording session, on 2 October, just eight weeks before his death. It appeared on [[Jools Holland]]'s album ''Small World, Big Band''.<ref name="SmallWorldBigBand">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.joolsholland.com/smallworld.htm |title=Small World Big Band |publisher=Jools Holland |accessdate=30 December 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080603225013/http://www.joolsholland.com/smallworld.htm |archivedate = 3 June 2008}}</ref>

Harrison's final album, ''[[Brainwashed (album)|Brainwashed]]'', was completed by [[Dhani Harrison]] and [[Jeff Lynne]] and released on 18 November 2002. It received generally positive reviews in the United States, and peaked at number 18 on the [[Billboard charts]]. A media-only single, "[[Stuck Inside a Cloud]]", was heavily played on UK and US radio to promote the album (number 27 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart), while the official single "[[Any Road]]", released in May 2003, reached number 37 on the British chart. The instrumental track, "Marwa Blues" went on to receive the [[2004 Grammy Award]] for [[Best Pop Instrumental Performance]], while the single "Any Road" was nominated for [[Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref>
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===The Traveling Wilburys: 1988–1990===
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In 1988, Harrison played an instrumental role in forming the Traveling Wilburys with [[Jeff Lynne]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Bob Dylan]], and [[Tom Petty]] when they gathered in Dylan's garage to quickly record an additional track for a projected Harrison European single release.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=vXh8cN6ZM2sC&pg=RA1-PA129&lpg=RA1-PA129&dq=Travelling+Wilburys+dylan%27s+garage#PRA1-PA130,M1 ''Bob Dylan: Performing Artist 1986–1990 & Beyond: Mind Out of Time''] pp129-138, Paul Williams, Omnibus Press, 2004, ISBN 1-84449-281-8. Retrieved 13 December 2008.</ref> The record company realised the track ("[[Handle With Care (song)|Handle With Care]]") was too good for its original purpose as a B-side and asked for a full, separate album. This had to be completed within two weeks, as Dylan was scheduled to start a tour. The album, ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1]]'', was released in October 1988 and recorded under pseudonyms as half-brothers (supposed sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury, Sr.). Harrison's pseudonym on the first album was "Nelson Wilbury"; he would use the name "Spike Wilbury" for the Traveling Wilburys' second album.

After the death of Roy Orbison in late 1988 the group recorded as a four-piece. Though ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3]]'' was their second release, the album was mischievously titled ''Vol. 3'' by Harrison. According to Lynne, "That was George's idea. He said, 'Let's confuse the buggers.'"<ref>Hurwitz, Matt. "Wilburys set to travel again" ''USA Today'' 11 June 2007</ref> It was not as well received as the previous album, but did reach number 14 in the UK and number 11 in the US where it went platinum, while the singles "[[She's My Baby (Traveling Wilburys song)|She's My Baby]]", "Inside Out", and "[[Wilbury Twist]]" got decent air play.

===The Beatles Anthology: 1994–1996===
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In 1994–1996, Harrison reunited with the surviving former Beatles, and Traveling Wilburys producer Jeff Lynne for ''The Beatles Anthology'' project, which included the recording of two new Beatles songs built around solo vocal and piano tapes recorded by John Lennon in the late 1970s, as well as the lengthy interviews on The Beatles' history.<ref>Everett, ''The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eTkHAldi4bEC&pg=PA286 p 286].</ref> The single "[[Free as a Bird]]", was the first Beatles single since "[[The Long and Winding Road]]" in 1970.<ref name="TimeFreeBird">{{Cite news|first=Richard |last=Corliss |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,133480,00.html |title=Free as a Beatle |work=Time |date=24 June 2001|accessdate=22 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="RollingStoneBeatlesBiog">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles/biography |title=The Beatles' biography |work=Rolling Stone |accessdate=19 February 2008 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080216002109/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles/biography <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archivedate=16 February 2008}}</ref>

==HandMade Films: 1978–1994==
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HandMade Films was a British film production and distribution company that Harrison formed in 1978 with his business partner, [[Denis O'Brien (producer)|Denis O'Brien]].<ref name="davies-85-362">Davies, ''The Beatles'' 1985, pp 362–363.</ref> It was created to help out his [[Monty Python]] friends by raising £2 million to finish their film ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian|Life of Brian]]'' after [[EMI Films]], the original financiers, pulled out due to the film's satirical content.<ref name="davies-85-362"/> Harrison took the name from some [[handmade paper]] he had been given on a mill visit.<ref name="davies-85-362"/> Though the company was formed with the intention of funding just the one film (a scenario which became epitomised as Harrison's "world's most expensive cinema ticket", as the Python's [[Eric Idle]] put it), Harrison and O'Brien bought the rights to ''[[The Long Good Friday]]'', which had been faced with various cuts, and released it in its original form.<ref>
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The first film started under the company was ''[[Time Bandits]]'', equipped with a soundtrack by Harrison, in 1981, a solo project by Python [[Terry Gilliam]] for whom HandMade originally also was to finance ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' before several funding parties including HandMade dropped out of the project. Harrison produced twenty three films with HandMade, including ''[[Mona Lisa (movie)|Mona Lisa]]'', ''[[Shanghai Surprise]]'', and ''[[Withnail and I]]''. He made several [[cameo appearance]]s in these movies, including appearing as a nightclub singer in ''[[Shanghai Surprise]]'' and as Mr Papadopolous in ''Life of Brian''.<ref>
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</ref> Handmade Films became a rarity in the British film industry, a production company that was both consistently successful and internationally known.<ref name="davies-85-362"/><ref name="enc-culture"/> The company was well regarded both for nurturing British talent and for most of its films having British settings or inspirations.<ref name="davies-85-362"/><ref name="enc-culture">''Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture'', Peter Childs and Mike Storry, Taylor & Francis, 1999, ISBN 0-415-14726-3 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2u1yAksuT0QC&pg=PA245 pp 245–246]</ref>

Harrison was involved in some creative decisions, approving projects such as ''Withnail and I''<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IYS1iWXH5qcC&pg=PA26 ''Withnail & I: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Too Drunk to Ask''], pp 26–27, Thomas Hewitt-McManus, Lulu.com, 2006, ISBN 1-4116-5821-3</ref> and visiting sets as executive producer to sort out creative problems.<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2006, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NRoFPFvI1joC&pg=RA1-PA243 p 243].</ref> On the whole, though, he preferred to stay out of the way: "[As a musician] I've been the person who's said of the people with the money, 'What do they know?' and now I'm that person. But I know that unless you give an artist as much freedom as possible, there's no point in using that artist."<ref name="davies-85-362"/>

The bulk of the financial and business decisions were left to O'Brien, who was tasked with making sure that films got made on time and on budget.<ref name="davies-85-362"/> This eventually resulted in disagreements and lawsuits between the pair as HandMade Films encountered reversals,<ref>Ingham, ''Rough Guide to The Beatles'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=htl2U1fPq8QC&pg=PA160 p 160].</ref> and Harrison sold the company in 1994.<ref>Everett, ''The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=eTkHAldi4bEC&pg=PA284 p 284].</ref>

==Interest in Indian culture==

===Sitar and Indian music===
During The Beatles' American tour in August 1965, Harrison's friend [[David Crosby]] of [[the Byrds]] introduced him to [[Indian classical music]] and the work of [[sitar]] player [[Ravi Shankar]].<ref name="shankar_intro"/> Harrison became fascinated with the instrument, immersed himself in Indian music and played a pivotal role in expanding the emerging interest in the sitar in particular and [[Music of India|Indian music]] in general in the West.<ref name="Dawn">[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OSZKCXtx-wEC&pg=PA172&dq=george+harrison+Monterey+Pop+Festival ''The Dawn of Indian Music in the West''], p. 172, Peter Lavezzoli, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006, ISBN 0-8264-1815-5</ref>

Buying his own first sitar from a London shop called India Craft later that year (as he recalled during interviews for "The Beatles Anthology"), he played one on the ''[[Rubber Soul]]'' track "[[Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)]]". In June 1966 Harrison met the [[sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]] at the home of Mrs Angadi of the Asian Music Circle, asked to be his student and was accepted.<ref name="Peter Lavezzoli 2006. p176">Peter Lavezzoli. The Dawn of Indian Music in the West. Bhairavi. The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc. New York 2006. ISBN 0-8264-1815-5 ISBN 978-08264181592006. p176</ref> Shankar and [[Alla Rakha]] gave a private concert at Harrison's house which Starr and Lennon attended.<ref name="Peter Lavezzoli 2006. p176"/> Shankar influenced Harrison and the other Beatles not only musically, but spiritually. On 6 July 1966 Harrison travelled to India to purchase a top flight sitar from Rikhi Ram & Sons in New Delhi.<ref name="Peter Lavezzoli 2006. p176"/> After the Beatles final live tour performance in August, Harrison returned to India in September 1966 to study sitar with Shankar.<ref name="Peter Lavezzoli 2006. p176"/> Initially staying in Bombay, Harrison moved (to avoid crowding fans) to a houseboat on a remote lake in the shadow of the [[Himalayas]] where he was taught by Shankar for six weeks and read spiritual texts.<ref name="Peter Lavezzoli 2006. p176"/>  Harrison was influential in the decision to have Ravi Shankar included on the bill at the [[Monterey Pop Festival]] in June 1967.<ref name="Dawn"/> After Shankar, Harrison received sitar tutelage from Shambhu Das.<ref>Everett, ''The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eTkHAldi4bEC&pg=PA71 p 71].</ref>

===Hinduism===
[[File:George Harrison Vrindavan.jpg|thumb|alt=Three men in their early fifties, one to the left, wearing a white robe and holding a bottle of water with both hands, and two to the right, one in a white robe and one in a pink robe. On the wall behind them is something written in Sanskrit, both in Roman characters and in Sanskrit characters.|George Harrison, Shyamasundara Dasa and [[Mukunda Goswami]] in front of [[Jiva Goswami]] [[Samādhi]] in [[Vrindavan|Vrindavan, India]], 1996.]]
During the filming of the movie ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'', on location in the [[Bahamas]], the Beatles met [[Swami Vishnu-devananda]], founder of [[Sivananda Yoga]], who gave each member of the band a signed copy of his book ''The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga''.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OSZKCXtx-wEC&pg=PA173&dq=george+harrison+Monterey+Pop+Festival ''The Dawn of Indian Music in the West''], p. 173, Peter Lavezzoli, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006, ISBN 0-8264-1815-5</ref> During a pilgrimage to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] with his wife, Harrison studied sitar, met several [[guru]]s and visited various holy places, filling the months between the end of the final Beatles tour in 1966 and the commencement of the ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' recording sessions. In 1968, Harrison travelled to [[Rishikesh]] in northern India with the other Beatles to study meditation with the [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]].

In the summer of 1969, he produced the single "[[Hare Krishna Mantra]]", performed by the devotees of the London [[Radha]] [[Krishna]] Temple. That same year, he and fellow Beatle [[John Lennon]] met [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]]. Soon after, Harrison embraced the Hare Krishna tradition (particularly [[Japa|''japa-yoga'']] chanting with beads), became a lifelong devotee, being associated with it until his death.<ref name = Partridge100 >{{Harvnb|Partridge|2005|p=153}}</ref>

Harrison was a vegetarian from 1968 until his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivu.org/people/music/harrison.html |title=International Vegetarian Union – George Harrison |publisher=Ivu.org |date= |accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref>

While during his lifetime, Harrison bequeathed to ISKCON his [[Letchmore Heath]] mansion (renamed [[Bhaktivedanta Manor]]) north of London, some sources indicate he left nothing to the organisation,<ref name="Shawstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.shawstar.com/music/george_harrison.htm|title=George Harrison biography|publisher=Shawstar|accessdate=4 December 2008}}</ref> others report he did leave a sum of 20 million pounds.<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa120501b.htm |title=George Harrison & Hinduism – His Idea of God & Reincarnation |publisher=Hinduism.about.com |date= |accessdate=31 October 2008}}</ref>

Harrison respected people of other faiths and believed in a united holy cause; he once remarked:
{{quote|All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call. Just as cinematic images appear to be real but are only combinations of light and shade, so is the universal variety a delusion. The planetary spheres, with their countless forms of life, are naught but figures in a cosmic motion picture. One's values are profoundly changed when he is finally convinced that creation is only a vast motion picture and that not in, but beyond, lies his own ultimate reality.<ref name=about/>}}

Harrison was a devotee of [[Paramahansa Yogananda]].  The [[Self-Realization Fellowship]] [[guru]]s [[Mahavatar Babaji]], [[Lahiri Mahasaya]], [[Sri Yukteswar]], and Yogananda himself appear on the cover of the Beatles' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', and a quote by Harrison appears on the back cover of the Self-Realization Fellowship release of ''[[Autobiography of a Yogi]]'', Yogananda's own autobiography.

==Personal life==
[[File:Harrison Birth Cert.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Harrison's birth certificate, with details filled in by hand, showing birthdate as "Twenty fifth February 1943"|Harrison's birth certificate, showing birthdate as "Twenty fifth February 1943"]]

===Family and friends===
Harrison married model [[Pattie Boyd]] on 21 January 1966, at the then [[Epsom]] Register Office, Upper High Street, Epsom, with McCartney as [[Wedding ceremony participants#Groomsmen|best man]].<ref name="miles2007p210">{{Cite book|author=Miles, Barry |title=The Beatles Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History |publisher=World Publications Group |year=2007 |isbn=1-57215-010-6|page=210}}</ref> They had met during the filming for ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'', in which the 19-year-old Boyd was cast as a schoolgirl.<ref name="NewYorkTimesreview">{{Cite news|first=Bosley |last=Crowther|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/21522/A-Hard-Day-s-Night/overview |title=A Hard Day's Night (1964)|work=The New York Times |date=19 February 2007|accessdate=27 February 2008}}</ref> After Harrison and Boyd split up in 1974, she moved in with [[Eric Clapton]] and they subsequently married.

Harrison married for a second time, to [[Dark Horse Records]] secretary [[Olivia Trinidad Arias]] on 2 September 1978. They had met at the Dark Horse offices in Los Angeles in 1974. They had one son, [[Dhani Harrison]]. After the 1999 [[#Knife attack|stabbing incident]] in which Olivia subdued Harrison's assailant nearly single-handedly, Harrison received a fax from his close friend Tom Petty that read: "Aren't you glad you married a Mexican girl?"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tompetty/articles/story/5919468/tom_petty_remembers_george |title=Tom Petty Remembers George |work=Rolling Stone |last=Udovitch |first=Mim |last2=Wild |first2=David |date=2 January 2002<!-- 12:00 AM -->|accessdate=31 October 2008}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Kinfauns George Harrison house.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A white building with a black roof sits beside a large, well-kept lawn. Many trees are in the background of the picture, behind the building.|Harrison's house, [[Kinfauns (Surrey)|Kinfauns]] in Surrey, which he shared with Pattie Boyd]]

Harrison formed a close friendship with Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "[[Badge (song)|Badge]]", which was released on [[Cream (band)|Cream]]'s ''[[Goodbye (Cream album)|Goodbye]]'' album in 1969.<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2003, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZjY3kg2umEQC&pg=PA34 p 34].</ref> Harrison also played [[rhythm guitar]] on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso".<ref>
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</ref> Harrison wrote one of his compositions for The Beatles' ''[[Abbey Road]]'' album, "[[Here Comes the Sun]]", in Clapton's back garden. Clapton also guested on the Harrison-penned Beatles track "[[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]]". Through Clapton, Harrison met [[Delaney Bramlett]], who introduced Harrison to slide guitar.<ref name="rshof">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/george-harrison |title=George Harrison |work=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |accessdate=9 March 2007}}</ref> They remained close friends after [[Pattie Boyd]] split from Harrison and married Clapton, referring to each other as "husbands-in-law".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071002/ENT01/710020400/0/RSS |title='Layla' speaks |work=The Detroit News |accessdate=12 February 2009 |last=Whithall |first=Susan}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Through his appreciation of Monty Python, he met [[Eric Idle]]. The two became close friends, with Harrison appearing on Idle's ''[[Rutland Weekend Television]]'' series and in his Beatles spoof, [[The Rutles]]' ''[[All You Need Is Cash]]''.<ref name="RutlandWeekendTelevision">{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/rutlandweekendtelevision/index.shtml |title=Rutland Weekend Television |work=BBC |accessdate=30 December 2008}}</ref> Harrison was also parodied as a Beatle as "Stig O'Hara", portrayed by [[Rikki Fataar]]. Idle also performed the famous Monty Python sketch, "[[The Lumberjack Song]]", at the [[Concert for George]], held in 2002 to commemorate Harrison.

===Interests===
An accomplished gardener, Harrison restored the English manor house and grounds of [[Friar Park]],<ref>Greene, ''Here Comes the Sun'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BSZtZUWge-IC&pg=PA226 pp 226–227].</ref> his home in [[Henley-on-Thames]]. The house once belonged to Victorian eccentric Sir [[Frank Crisp]]. Purchased in 1970, it is the basis for the song "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)".<ref>Leng, ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' 2003, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZjY3kg2umEQC&pg=PA68 p 68].</ref> Several Harrison videos were also filmed on the grounds, including "[[Crackerbox Palace]]"; in addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover of ''All Things Must Pass''. He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the {{convert|36|acre|m2|adj=on}} garden, and both of his older brothers worked on [[Friar Park]] as well.<ref name="davies-1985-360">Davies, ''The Beatles'' 1985, p 360.</ref> Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician;<ref name="davies-1985-360"/> his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere".<ref name="mystical">Huntley, ''Mystical One'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rcg50S6jLnoC&pg=PA170 p 170].</ref> Harrison also owned homes on Hamilton Island, Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/features/2007/08/harrison_article_082007 |title=George Harrison's Haven |publisher=architecturaldigest.com |date=August 2007 |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> and in [[Nahiku, Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Helen Altonn and Gary Kubota |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/11/30/news/story1.html |title=George Harrison / 1943-2001 |publisher=Archives.starbulletin.com |date=30 November 2001 |accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref>

That autobiography, ''I Me Mine'', published in 1980, is the only full autobiography by an ex-Beatle.<ref>An autobiographical sketch by [[John Lennon]], titled after one of his songs, ''[[The Ballad of John and Yoko]]'', was posthumously published in 1986 as part of his collection ''[[Skywriting by Word of Mouth]]''.</ref> Former Beatles' publicist [[Derek Taylor]] helped with the book, which was initially released in a high-priced limited edition by [[Genesis Publications]].<ref name="mystical"/> The book said little about The Beatles, focusing instead on Harrison's hobbies, such as gardening and [[Formula One]] automobile racing. It also included the lyrics to his songs and some photographs with humorous captions.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0811837939 Amazon.com], reviews</ref>

Harrison had an interest in [[sports car]]s and [[motor racing]]; he was one of the 100 people who purchased the [[McLaren F1]] road car,<ref name="Cars">[http://books.google.com/books?id=iJdgbE4emBcC&pg=PA127&dq=McLaren+F1+george+harrison#PPA127,M1 ''Cars of the Super Rich''], p. 127, Martin Buckley, MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company, 2004, ISBN 0-7603-1953-7</ref> and would often attend [[Formula One]] races. He had collected photos of racing drivers and their cars since he was young; when he was 12 he attended his first race, the [[1955 British Grand Prix]] at [[Aintree Racecourse#Motor racing|Aintree]], in which [[Stirling Moss]] won his first Grand Prix.<ref name="Cars"/><ref>
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</ref> He wrote "[[Faster (George Harrison song)|Faster]]" as a tribute to the Formula One racing drivers [[Jackie Stewart]] and [[Ronnie Peterson]]. Proceeds from its release went to the [[Gunnar Nilsson]] cancer charity, set up following the Swedish driver's death from the disease in 1978.<ref>Huntley, ''Mystical One'', [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rcg50S6jLnoC&pg=PA167&dq=harrison+Jackie+Stewart p 167].</ref> Harrison's first "important" car was recently sold at auction in [[Battersea Park]], London. The 1964 [[Aston Martin DB5]] was bought new and delivered to Harrison personally in 1965 at his [[Kinfauns (George Harrison)|Kinfauns estate]] in [[Esher, Surrey]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicrallies.com/blog/index.php?/archives/905-George-Harrison-car-sells-for-464,736-at-UKs-largest-classic-car-auction.html |title=George Harrison car sells for $464,736 at UK's largest classic car auction – Classic cars, Vintage Racing, Classic Rally |publisher=Classicrallies.com |date= |accessdate=31 October 2008}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref>

===Humanitarian Involvement===
George Harrison had an interest in humanitarian involvement even when he was a part of The Beatles. The Beatles had a strong stance on human rights, with them showing support for the civil rights movement and the protest against the Vietnam War. However, it was not until the band's split that George Harrison became more involved in humanitarian work.

Harrison's friend, [[Ravi Shankar]], consulted him regarding a means to providing help to the problems in Bangladesh, in the aftermath of the [[1970 Bhola Cyclone]] and the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name="theconcertforbangladesh1">{{cite web |url= http://www.theconcertforbangladesh.com/ |title= The Concert For Bangladesh |work= The Concert For Bangladesh |accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> With that, Harrison recorded "[[Bangla Desh (song)|Bangla Desh]]", and pushed [[Apple Records]] to release his song alongside Shankar's "Joy Bangla" in an effort to raise funds. Shankar then asked for Harrison's advice about organising a small charity concert in The United States. Harrison took that idea and called up all his friends, organising [[The Concert for Bangladesh]] on 1 August 1971 in New York City, which featured other artists of the time like [[Bob Dylan]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Billy Preston]], [[Leon Russell]] and former Beatle [[Ringo Starr]].<ref name="theconcertforbangladesh1"/> The concert ended up raising US$243,418.50.<ref>{{Cite journal|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944505,00.html |title= Cinema: Sweet Sounds |work=Time |accessdate=13 October 2011 |date=17 April 1972}}</ref>

The George Harrison Humanitarian Fund for [[UNICEF]] still contributes to humanitarian efforts. The fund is a joint effort between the Harrison family and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF that aims to support UNICEF programs providing lifesaving assistance to children caught in humanitarian emergencies.<ref name="unicefusa1">{{cite web|url= http://www.unicefusa.org/news/news-from-the-field/the-george-harrison-fund-for-u.html |title= The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF |work=UNICEF |accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> Every year, UNICEF identifies countries and territories where the children suffer from poverty.<ref name="unicefusa1"/> Much like Bangladesh in 1971, many of these problems are ignored by the media. The fund continues to support UNICEF programs in Bangladesh, while expanding its influence to include other countries in crisis where children are at risk. In December 2007, the fund made a donation of $450,000 to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for relief and recovery efforts for the victims of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh.<ref name="unicefusa1"/> On 13 October 2009, the first ever George Harrison Humanitarian Award went to Ravi Shankar for his unprecedented efforts in saving the lives of children, and his involvement with the Concert for Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.georgeharrison.com/#/news/archive/200910/ravi-shankar-receives-first-ever-george-harrison-humanitarian-award |title= Ravi Shankar Receives First-Ever George Harrison Humanitarian Award |work=George Harrison |accessdate=13 October 2011 |date=13 October 2009}}</ref>

===Knife attack===
In late 1999, Harrison survived a knife attack by an intruder in his home.<ref>
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At 3:30 am on 30 December 1999, 36-year-old Michael Abram broke into the Harrisons' [[Friar Park]] home and began loudly calling to Harrison. Harrison left the bedroom to investigate while his wife, Olivia, phoned the police. Abram attacked Harrison with a kitchen knife, inflicting seven stab wounds, puncturing a lung and causing head injuries before Olivia Harrison incapacitated the assailant by striking him repeatedly with a [[Fire iron#Types of fire irons|fireplace poker]] and a lamp. The attack lasted approximately 15 minutes.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=6l8b-oIs7IAC&pg=PT1&dq=ISBN+0-06-075864-3 ''The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America''], pp 277–278, Eric Idle, Harper Entertainment, 2005, ISBN 0-06-075864-3</ref>
Abram, who believed he was being [[demonic possession|possessed]] by Harrison and was on a "mission from God" to kill him, was later acquitted of [[attempted murder]] [[insanity defence|on grounds of insanity]], but was detained for treatment in a secure hospital. He was released in 2002 after 19 months' detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2096082.stm |title= Freed Beatle's attacker sorry |work=BBC News |accessdate=13 December 2008 | date=5 July 2002}}</ref>

==Illness and death==

===Cancer diagnosis===
Harrison developed [[throat cancer]], which was discovered in the summer of 1997 after a lump on his neck was analysed. He attributed it to smoking heavily from the 1960s until at least the late 1980s. He was successfully treated with [[radiotherapy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/31/world/george-harrison-stabbed-in-chest-by-an-intruder.html?pagewanted=all|title=George Harrison Stabbed in Chest by an Intruder|date=31 December 1999|newspaper=New York Times|first=Sarah| last=Lyall|accessdate=22 February 2010}}</ref> Early in May 2001, it was revealed that he had undergone an operation at the [[Mayo Clinic]] to remove a cancerous growth from one of his lungs.<ref>
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</ref> In July 2001, it was reported that he was being treated for a [[brain tumor|brain tumour]] at a clinic in Switzerland.<ref>
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On 22 July 2001, media reports claimed that Harrison was close to death as a result of the cancer, but he denied that this was true.<ref>{{cite news|last=Davies |first=Hugh |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1335033/Near-death-story-angers-Harrison.html |title='Near death' story angers Harrison |publisher=Telegraph |date=24 July 2001 |accessdate=25 August 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

In November 2001, by which time the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' had reported that Harrison may only have a month to live,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-83048/Harrison-month-live.html |title=Harrison 'may have month to live' |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=25 August 2011 |location=London |first=Nadia |last=Cohen}}</ref> Harrison began radiotherapy at [[Staten Island University Hospital]] in New York City for [[lung cancer]] which had [[metastasis|spread]] to his brain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=117128&page=1last=Carpenter|first=Jeff|title=George Harrison Receives Radiation Treatment|date=9 November 2001|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=2 April 2010}}</ref>

On 25 November, it was reported in the ''[[Sunday People]]'' that Harrison's condition had continued to deteriorate in spite of the treatment, and that he was likely to die within days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/George_Harrison_reportedly_has_a_week_to_live/1098121 |title=George Harrison reportedly has a week to live |publisher=Hollywood.com |date=26 November 2001 |accessdate=25 August 2011}}</ref>

===Death===
Despite the treatments and operations, Harrison died on 29 November 2001, at a [[Hollywood Hills]] mansion that was once leased by McCartney and was previously owned by [[Courtney Love]].<ref name="bbc-news-2002-02-13">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1817780.stm |title=Harrison death mystery solved |publisher=[[BBC|BBC News]] |date=13 February 2002 |accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> The cause of death was listed on his Los Angeles County death certificate as "[[metastatic]] [[lung cancer|non-small cell lung cancer]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/people/george_harrison.htm |title=George Harrison |publisher=www.oralcancerfoundation.org |accessdate=30 October 2008 |last= |first=}}</ref> He was 58 years old. Harrison was [[cremated]] at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] and his ashes were scattered in the [[Ganges]] River by his close family in a private ceremony according to Hindu tradition.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OSZKCXtx-wEC&pg=PA198&dq=%22george+harrison%22+ashes ''The Dawn of Indian Music in the West''], p. 198, Peter Lavezzoli, International Publishing Group, 2006, ISBN 0-8264-1815-5.</ref><ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jnwffnGT0tEC&pg=PA47&dq=%22george+harrison%22+ashes ''Hinduism''], p. 47, Lynne Gibson, Pat Wootten, 2002, ISBN 0-435-33618-5</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6010942
|title=George Harrison (1943–2001) |work=Find A Grave |accessdate=25 December 2008}}</ref> He left almost £100&nbsp;million in his will.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2525443.stm |title=Harrison leaves £99m will |quote=Harrison left £99,226,700, reduced to £98,916,400 after expenses, a High Court spokeswoman confirmed. |work=BBC News |date=29 November 2002 |accessdate=19 September 2009}}</ref>

===Lederman affair===
In a complaint later brought on behalf of Harrison's estate, it was alleged that while under the care of Staten Island University Hospital, Dr Gilbert Lederman, a radiation [[oncology|oncologist]], repeatedly revealed Harrison's confidential medical information during television interviews and forced him to autograph a guitar. The complaint alleged that Lederman and his family came uninvited to visit Harrison in the house he was staying in on the day before he was to leave for California. Lederman allegedly had his son play the guitar for Harrison. The complaint further alleged that after the performance, Lederman put the instrument on Harrison's lap and asked him to autograph it, and that Harrison responded, "I do not even know if I know how to spell my name any more." Lederman then allegedly took Harrison's hand and guided his hand along to spell his name while encouraging him by saying, "Come on, George. You can do this. G-E-O...".<ref>[http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/beatles/ghldrmn10604cmp.pdf Civil Action CV040033 (NGG)] (PDF), Complaint, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, The Estate of George Harrison v Gilbert Lederman. The allegations about the autograph appear on page 10 of the Complaint.</ref><ref>
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The suit was ultimately [[legal settlement|settled out of court]] under the condition that the guitar be "disposed of".<ref>
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=== Tribute concert ===
In 2002, on the first anniversary of Harrison's death, the [[Concert for George]] was held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]; it was organised by Eric Clapton and included performances by many of Harrison's musical friends, including Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The profits from the concert went to Harrison's charity, the Material World Charitable Foundation,<ref name="warner-74546">{{cite album-notes |title=Concert for George |albumlink=Concert for George (album) |bandname=various artists |year=2003 |format=booklet |publisher=[[Warner Brothers]] |location=Burbank |publisherid=74546}}</ref> which he established in 1973 “to sponsor diverse forms of artistic expression and to encourage the exploration of alternative life views and philosophies.”<ref>Commemorative booklet presented to each concertgoer upon entering the Royal Albert Hall on 29 November 2002, p. 12, London: Oops Publishing Ltd., 2002 (based on firsthand account of concert attendee; booklet in private collection).</ref>

==Legacy==
===Honours===<!-- NOTE: Beatle articles use UK spelling (except when quoting Americans), and that's how "honours" is spelt in the UK. -->
Harrison's first official honour came as The Beatles were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire ([[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]) in 1965 and received their insignia from [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]] at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 26 October.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pEHNfqJZYTYC&pg=PA172&dq=beatles+MBE+26+October ''The Beatles: A Diary''], p. 172, Barry Miles, Chris Charlesworth, Omnibus Press, 1998, ISBN 0-7119-6315-0</ref> Another award with The Beatles came in 1970 when they won an [[Academy Award]] for the best Original Song Score for [[Let It Be (film)|''Let It Be'']].<ref name="academyaward">{{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1188500005584 |title=Results Page – Academy Awards Database – AMPAS |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref>

A significant music award as a solo artist was in December 1992, when he became the first recipient of the [[Billboard Century Award]] – presented to music artists for significant bodies of work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2005/century/archive.jsp |title=Billboard Century Awards – Music Artists Biography – Music Artist Interviews |work=Billboard |accessdate=19 December 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080430083553/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2005/century/archive.jsp |archivedate = 30 April 2008}}</ref> The minor planet [[4149 Harrison|4149]], discovered on 9 March 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory, was named after Harrison.<ref name="planet">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/special/rocknroll/0004149.html |title=(4149) Harrison |publisher= Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics}}</ref> Harrison is listed at number 11 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".<ref name="RS100"/>

Harrison was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a solo artist on 15 March 2004 by his [[Traveling Wilburys]] friends Lynne and Petty.<ref name="rshof"/> He was inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame on 1 August 2006 for the [[The Concert for Bangladesh|Concert for Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/bangladesh_35176.html |title=UNICEF – Bangladesh – George Harrison honoured on 35th anniversary of 'Concert for Bangladesh' |publisher=www.unicef.org |accessdate=19 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truveo.com/Former-Beatle-inducted-into-Madison-Square-Gardens/id/240866508 |title=Former Beatle inducted into Madison Square Garden's 'Walk... – Truveo Video Search |publisher=www.truveo.com |accessdate=19 December 2008}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref>

Harrison featured twice on the cover of ''Time'' magazine, initially with The Beatles in 1967,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19670922,00.html |title=TIME Magazine Cover: The Beatles – 22 September 1967 – The Beatles – Rock – Singers – Most Popular – Music |work=Time |accessdate=16 December 2008}}</ref> then on his own, shortly after his death in 2001.<ref name="time 10-12-01">{{Cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601011210,00.html|title=Time Magazine – US Edition – 10 December 2001|date=10 December 2001|work=Time magazine|page=1 (cover)|accessdate=5 December 2008}}</ref> In June 2007, portraits of Harrison and John Lennon were unveiled at [[The Mirage]] Hotel on the [[Las Vegas Strip]], where they will be on permanent display.

On 14 April 2009, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded Harrison a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame|Walk of Fame]] in front of the [[Capitol Records Building]]. (The Beatles also have a group star on the Walk of Fame.) Musicians Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty were among those in attendance when the star was unveiled.<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hmSUcAyBBlEi3-Y52fBlLn1LsmcAD97IEH6O0 Google.com]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood-CoC">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/upcoming_ceremonies.asp |title=George Harrison to be Honored Posthumously with Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=4 April 2009 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080704114702/http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/upcoming_ceremonies.asp |archivedate = 4 July 2008}}</ref> Harrison's widow Olivia, actor [[Tom Hanks]] and comedian [[Eric Idle]] made speeches at the ceremony; Harrison's son Dhani uttered the Hare Krishna mantra.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_12141260 |title=Beatle George Harrison gets Hollywood star – The Daily Breeze |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=18 April 2009 |last=Solvej |first=Schou }}</ref> After the ceremony, Capitol/[[EMI Records]] announced that a new career-spanning CD entitled ''[[Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison]]'' would be released in mid-June 2009.

In October 2011 a documentary titled ''[[Living in the Material World: George Harrison]]'' directed by [[Martin Scorsese]] was released.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-14931924 | title = Scorsese's George Harrison film gets Liverpool premiere | work = BBC News | date = 15 September 2011 | accessdate =10 October 2011}}</ref>

==Guitars==

===As a Beatle===
* [[Egmond (guitar)]]: Classic Guitar
* [[Hofner]] President Acoustic
* [[Hofner]] Club 40 model 244
* Resonet Futurama
* [[Gretsch]] 6128 Duo Jet
* [[Gibson J-160E]]
* [[Gretsch]] 6122 Country Gentleman
* [[Gretsch]] 6119-62 Tennessee Rose
* [[Rickenbacker]] 425 Fire-glo
* [[Rickenbacker]] 360-12 Fire-glo
* [[Fender Stratocaster]] 'Rocky'
* [[Epiphone Casino]]
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] SG Standard
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] Les Paul "Lucy"
* [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] Jumbo J-200
* [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] Rosewood Telecaster<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.joseperdicion.com/las-guitarras-de-george-harrison/ |title=Las Guitarras de George Harrison |accessdate=23 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecanteen.com/harrison1.html |title=The Guitarrist |accessdate=23 January 2012 }}</ref>

==Solo discography==
{{Main|George Harrison discography|List of George Harrison songs}}
{| class="wikitable"
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! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Album
!rowspan="2"|Label
!rowspan="2"|Notes
!colspan="6"|Peak chart positions
!colspan="2"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
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!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="billboard200">{{cite web|url= {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4444/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title= George Harrison Chart History on the Billboard Albums|accessdate=19 June 2008|work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukalbums">{{cite web|url= http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_george_albumchartaction_uk.htm/|title= George Harrison Chart Trajectories on the UK Albums|accessdate=24 January 2008}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[VG-lista|NO]]<br><ref name="norwegiancharts">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Harrison|title= norwegiancharts.com George Harrison discography|accessdate=12 June 2008}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[Oricon|JP]]<br><ref name="jpalbums">{{cite web|url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuty/after_beatles_george_albumchartaction_japan.htm/|title= George Harrison Chart Trajectories on the Oricon Albums|accessdate=24 January 2008}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AT]]<br><ref name="austriancharts">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Harrison|title= Discographie George Harrison – austriancharts.at|accessdate=12 June 2008}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SE]]<br><ref name="swedishcharts">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=George+Harrison|title= swedishcharts.com – Discography George |accessdate=12 June 2008}}</ref>
! style="font-size:90%;"|[[RIAA certification|US]]<br /><ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=George%20Harrison&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 |title= RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by George Harrison |accessdate=16 June 2008}}</ref>
! style="font-size:90%;"|[[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]<br /><ref>BPI certified awards were introduced in April 1973.</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1968
|''[[Wonderwall Music]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Apple Records|Apple]]/[[EMI]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Soundtrack
| style="text-align:center;"|49
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1969
|''[[Electronic Sound]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Zapple Records|Zapple]]/EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|191
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1970
|''[[All Things Must Pass]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Apple/EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|Triple
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|6x Platinum
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1971
| ''[[The Concert for Bangladesh (album)|The Concert for Bangladesh]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Apple/EMI <small>(US)</small><br />[[Epic Records|Epic]]/[[Sony Music]] <small>(UK)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|Live
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| Gold
| 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1973
|''[[Living in the Material World]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Apple/EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|Gold
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1974
|''[[Dark Horse (George Harrison album)|Dark Horse]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Apple/EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| style="text-align:center;"| 18
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|Gold
|Silver<ref name="bpisil1">{{cite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=23189|title= Platinum Awards Content – Harrison, George – Dark Horse |accessdate=16 June 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1975
|''[[Extra Texture (Read All About It)]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Apple/EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 16
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|Gold
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1976
|''[[Thirty Three & 1/3]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Dark Horse Records|Dark Horse]]
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 35
| style="text-align:center;"| 17
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|Gold
|Silver<ref name="bpisil2">{{cite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=23190|title= Platinum Awards Content – Harrison, George – Thirty Three and a Third|accessdate=16 June 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1976
|''[[The Best of George Harrison]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Parlophone Records|Parlophone]]/EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|Compilation
| style="text-align:center;"| 31
| style="text-align:center;"| 100
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| 51
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|Gold
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1979
|''[[George Harrison (album)|George Harrison]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Dark Horse
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
| style="text-align:center;"| 39
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
| style="text-align:center;"| 38
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|Gold
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1981
|''[[Somewhere in England]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Dark Horse
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 31
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1982
|''[[Gone Troppo]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Dark Horse
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 108
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| 31
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1987
|''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Dark Horse
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 28
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| Platinum
| Gold<ref name="bpioro1">{{cite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=23192|title= Platinum Awards Content – Harrison, George – Cloud Nine|accessdate=16 June 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1989
|''[[Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Dark Horse
| style="text-align:center;"|Compilation
| style="text-align:center;"| 132
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| 51
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
|
|
|-
|align=center| 1992 || ''[[Live in Japan (George Harrison album)|Live in Japan]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Dark Horse/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Live
| style="text-align:center;"| 126
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2002
|''[[Brainwashed (album)|Brainwashed]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|Dark Horse
| style="text-align:center;"|Posthumous
| style="text-align:center;"| 18
| style="text-align:center;"| 29
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
| style="text-align:center;"| 62
| style="text-align:center;"| 18
| Gold
| Gold<ref name="bpioro2">{{cite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=30981|title= Platinum Awards Content – Harrison, George – Brainwashed|accessdate=16 June 2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2009
|''[[Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]/EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|Compilation
| style="text-align:center;"| 24
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 40
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
|''[[Early Takes: Volume 1]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|UMe Records
| style="text-align:center;"|Compilation
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| -
| style="text-align:center;"| - 
| style="text-align:center;"| -
| style="text-align:center;"| -
| style="text-align:center;"| -
|
|
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==References==
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{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
{{Wikiquote}}
{{Commons category|George Harrison}}
* [http://georgeharrison.com/ GeorgeHarrison.com]&nbsp;— Official Site
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/george-harrisons-greatest-musical-moments-20011205/ RollingStone.com]&nbsp;– George's Greatest Musical Moments
* {{Rockhall|george-harrison}}
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1363966/George-Harrison.html George Harrison]&nbsp;– Daily Telegraph obituary
* {{IMDb name|id=0365600|name=George Harrison}}
* {{worldcat id|lccn-n84-125470}}
* [http://www.genesis-publications.com/books/concert/index.html Genesis Publications&nbsp;– Concert for George: A Celebration of the Life of George Harrison]
* [http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=7020 Interview with Paul Cashmere]
* BBC news [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1492446.stm article on Harrison's death], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1430259.stm George Harrison: Life in pictures] and  [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/583411.stm UK version with different pictures]
* [http://www.iskconmedia.com/photos/Prabhupada_in_London/18_Beatles%20at%20Tittenhurst/ George and other Beatles at Tittenhurst Hare Krishna temple]

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