TOP 10 GEORGE HARRISON SONGS
TOP 10 GEORGE HARRISON SONGS
By Glenn Gamboa. STAFF WRITER
"Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" (The Beatles "Beatles for Sale," 1964): His
lead vocals and twang guitar on this Carl Perkins' classic introduced
rockabilly swagger to a whole new audience.
"Taxman" (The Beatles, "Revolver," 1966): Satiric railing against the tax
system shows off his darker side.
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (The Beatles, "White Album," 1968): A lush
melody and tender vocal make the melancholy even more effective.
"Here Comes the Sun" (The Beatles, "Abbey Road," 1969): Pure happiness, little
darling.
"Something" (The Beatles, "Abbey Road," 1969): Vague title, simple, pinpoint
accuracy describing head-over-heels love.
"My Sweet Lord" (George Harrison, "All Things Must Pass," 1970): Makes
religious devotion a No. 1 pop sing-along.
"What is Life" ("All Things Must pass," 1970): Love song that helped launch the
album rock sounds of the '70s.
"Bangla Desh" (George Harrison, "Concert for Bangla Desh, 1971): The song and
the concert that helped introduce Eastern religions to pop culture.
"All Those Years Ago" (George Harrison, "Somewhere in England," 1981): His
lovingly honest tribute to John Lennon.
"Handle With Care" (Traveling Wilburys, "Vol. 1," 1988): Pure pop form the
unlikely supergroup of Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom
Petty.
TIMELINE
KEY EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF GEORGE HARRISON
Feb. 25, 1943 -- Harrison is born in Liverpool, England, to Harold and Louise
Harrison.
August, 1958 - He joins the Quarrymen, a group that includes schoolmate Paul
McCartney and John Lennon.
1959 - He joins McCartney, Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe in a band called the
Silver Beatles.
August, 1960 - The band, now called the Beatles, goes to Germany, quickly
becoming a popular local act.
May 9, 1962 - Producer George Martin, of EMI subsidiary of Parlophone, signs
Beatles to first record contract.
Dec. 23, 1963 - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" becomes the band's first U.S.
release, weeks later, it is their first song to top the Billboard charts.
February 1964 - eatles appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
July 1964 - First Beatles film, "A Hardy Day's Night," is released.
1967 - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," considered the band's magnum
opus, is released.
April 10, 1970 - McCartney announces he is leaving the Beatles, prompting the
band to split up.
Aug. 1, 1971 - Concert for Bangladesh is held at Madison Square Garden with
friends including Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and Ravi Shankar. Three-LP live
recording produced.
Nov. 2, 1974 - Harrison beocmes first Beatle to stage solo world tour.
Sept. 7, 1976 - HE loses lawsuit by copyright holders of Ronnie Mack's "He's So
Fine," who claim it was basis for Harrison's "My Sweet Lord."
1979 - He establishes Handmade Films to produce Monty Python's "Life of Brian."
July 1981 - Harrison's tribute to John Lennon, "All Those Years Ago," featuring
McCartney and Starr, peaks at No. 2 in United States.
June 1998 - Harrison discloses that he has been treated for throat cancer.
Dec. 30 1999 - He suffers a collapsed lung as he is stabbed several times by
deranged man who breaks into his home near London.
July 9, 2001 - He confirms that he had radiation treatment in Switzerland for a
tumor.
Nov. 29, 2001 - Harrison dies of cancer. -- AP
DISCOGRAPHY
George Harrison's U.S. Albums
1968 - "Wonderwall Music"
1969 - "Electronic Sound"
1970 - "All Things Must Pass"
1971 - "Concert for Bangla Desh"
1973 - "Living in the Material World"
1974 - "Dark Horse"
1975 - "Extra Texture"
1976 - "The Best of George Harrison"
1979 - "George Harrison"
1981 - "Somewhere in England"
1982 - "Gone Troppo"
1987 - "Cloud Nine"
1988 - "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1"
1989 - "Best of Dark Horse"
1990 - "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3"
1992 - "George Harrison Live in Japan"
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