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George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Sitar Lesson and Within You Without You
EDIT: Ravi Shankar died yesterday, Tuesday, December 12, 2012, at the age of 92 in Southern California. RIP you beautiful man; legend of music, Beatle guru, sitar master. Orignally Published May 5, 2011- Part 56 is a double dose adventure of Indian/English fun. First we have an awesome rare clip of George Harrison in India taking…
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Prince's Timeless Performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Prince is one of my heroes, so you might be wondering why the Prince page on my website is fairly barren. Well, the truth is, I’d probably have every Prince music video and performance I could get my hands on if I could, but Prince and his legal team make it damn near impossible to…
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George Harrison, James Ray, Got My Mind Set On You
Most people know about George Harrison’s beautiful cover of the song “Got My Mind Set On You.” The original version, written by Rudy Clark and performed by James Ray way back in 1962, is basically never played anymore. I’m here to rectify that crime against music by bringing you the original version to sit along…
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The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, Lost Guitar Solo
Well, this is miraculous. Here we have a simple video of famed Beatle producer George Martin, his son Giles, and George Harrison’s son Dhani, all playing around with the master track for “Here Comes the Sun.” Off Abbey Road, “Here Comes the Sun” is probably George’s second greatest song behind “Something,” also from the same…
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George Harrison, All Those Years Ago
If you’ve read this site enough, you know that I like making declarations, so here is a strong one. “All Those Years Ago,” is required listening for Beatles fans and one of the best George Harrison songs ever. It was written by George Harrison as a song for Ringo Starr to sing, but Ringo thought…
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John Lennon, George Harrison, Oh My Love
When the Beatles split in 1970, it was mainly a split between John and Paul. It’s odd because George, Paul, and Ringo would have kept the group going, but because John wanted to end it, George and Ringo became as enthusiastic as John about kiboshing the whole affair. I suppose John had more good will…
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The Beatles, Long, Long, Long
To paraphrase George Harrison, “the “you” in the song, is God.” Gaining this insight gives the song even more creepy mysticism. “Long, Long, Long,” from the “White Album,” is officially one of my favorite Beatles songs. Like many people growing up with the Beatles, I wasn’t a fan of the song until I got much…
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John Lennon Singing Lead on Get Back
The Beatles are one of those bands so famous, that to the untrained ear of the average person, its hard to tell which Beatle is singing what. Of course, such distinctions are “Beatles 101” to hardcore fans, but part of the confusion lies in the seamless harmonic blend Lennon and McCartney produced in many of…
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George Harrison, Trailer for Martin Scorsese's Living in the Material World Documentary
I normally don’t update twice in one day, but news such as this demands action on my part. I am a massive George Harrison fan, and when I heard a few years ago that Martin Scorsese was putting together a three and a half hour George Harrison documentary, I started counting down the days. At…
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Carl Perkins and Friends, Rockabilly School
It’s a star studded part 97 on my youtube countdown, and the stakes are getting higher, and the stars are getting hotter as we close in on 100! This time I have the undeniably fantastic performance of Carl Perkins and his super friends from the 1985 concert Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session. Get this. …