Very brave man, and I'm just privileged to have known him, and I love him like he's my brother. Great sense of humor - I was lucky enough to see him a couple of weeks ago and he was still laughing and joking. I grew up with him and I like to remember all the great times we had together in Liverpool and with the Beatles and ever since, really. The critically acclaimed doc won the prizes for Outstanding Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming.įollowing George Harrison's death, an obviously distraught Paul McCartney met the press outside his Sussex, England home and spoke lovingly about his original friend in the Beatles: “He was a lovely man, I love him dearly. In 2012, the Martin Scorsese HBO documentary George Harrison: Living In The Material World snagged two awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony held at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre. The album hit Number One on Sweden's Physical & Vinyl Chart France's Catalog Chart and the Netherlands' Physical Chart. The All Things Must Pass reissue also hit Number One on Britain's Top Vinyl Chart and Number Six on the Top Album Chart. As with all the Harrison reissues, son Dhani Harrison, supervised the recent box set. The 50th anniversary edition of All Things Must Pass has topped the Billboard Top Rock Albums, Catalog Albums, and Tastemakers charts hit Number Two on the magazine's Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts, and peaked at Number Seven on the all-important Billboard 200 albums chart. In addition to the original album, the new collection features 42 previously unreleased demos and outtakes. Harrison's All Things Must Pass “50th Anniversary Edition” has been released in a newly revamped set that pairs the main album with assorted session outtakes and jams. Over 51 years since All Things Must Pass took the rock world by storm, its golden anniversary expanded reissue is reminding people of the power of George Harrison's post-Beatles debut. The concert, which was organized by Eric Clapton, featured heartfelt performances by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jeff Lynne, and Billy Preston, among many others. November 29th also marks the 19th anniversary of the all star Royal Albert Hall tribute show for Harrison, The Concert For George.
Harrison, the first of the Beatles to embrace Eastern philosophies and culture, will also be remembered for his humanitarian efforts, such as his 1971 Concert For Bangladesh for famine relief. It was 20 years ago today (November 29th, 2001) that George Harrison died after a long battle with cancer, at age 58.
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