George Harrison
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Byrd’s founder Roger McGuinn on the origins of John Lennon’s trippiest track
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist reveals the deep friendship between the Byrds and the Beatles at the dawn of the 1960s’ psychedelic era

George Harrison wanted the Beatles to record this song in 1963. It became one of the biggest hits of his solo career
By Phil Weller published
After discovering the track during a visit to America, Harrison carried it with him for nearly a quarter-century before revisiting it on ‘Cloud Nine’

Todd Rundgren recalls taking over Badfinger’s ‘Straight Up’ after George Harrison abandoned the troubled sessions
By Gary Graff published
Rundgren says Harrison left the album unfinished as Apple Records scrambled to salvage the project behind “Baby Blue” and “Day After Day.”

“He put it in our coffee and never told us.” George Harrison rejected claims the Beatles were responsible for America’s drug culture
By Phil Weller published
Harrison recalled how he and John Lennon unwittingly took acid, and argued that the media played a larger role in the drug’s popularity than the Beatles

“A Beatle touched it.” The vintage charms of Watkins’ Rapier guitar line enticed George Harrison. I understand why
By Terry Carleton published
This under-appreciated vintage gem is a clean-tone machine — and (for now) a bargain on the vintage market

Paul McCartney says the Beatles are haunting his new album
By Phil Weller published
The former Beatles star says memories of John Lennon and George Harrison helped shape ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’

“There was a box of cocaine on every shelf.” Robben Ford on his wild sessions with George Harrison
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist says joining Harrison’s 1974 band after playing with Joni Mitchell exposed him to chaotic studio nights during the ill-fated ‘Dark Horse’ era.

Pattie Boyd, muse to George Harrison and Eric Clapton, just saw Clapton play “Layla” live 37 years after their breakup
By Elizabeth Swann published
The former model who inspired classic songs attended one of Clapton’s intimate U.K. warm-up shows where she heard the tunes he wrote about her
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