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George Harrison on the night the Beatles got George Martin and his crew high
By Phil Weller published
The producer wouldn’t learn about the incident until the early ‘90s

How George Harrison, banjo and a studio accident inspired Roger McGuinn’s invention of folk rock
By Andy Ellis published
The Byrds’ guitarist was later told he influenced Harrison to write a Beatles’ classic. “We had some cross-pollination,” he says

Don Was says this modern-day guitar hero “might be better than George Harrison”
By Phil Weller published
The producer worked with Harrison while producing Bob Dylan in 1990 and says the parallels are noteworthy

What Eric Clapton learned from George Harrison that made Derek & the Dominos’ ‘Layla’ possible
By Elizabeth Swann published
Time spent working on Harrison's ‘All Things Must Pass’ album showed Clapton and bandmate Bobby Whitlock all they needed to know

Jimmy Page on the Beatle who inspired Led Zeppelin’s most beautiful song — and why it owes a debt to James Taylor
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
At least one of the Fab Four was no fan of loud guitar rock.

George Harrison said he would have formed a new group with just one Beatle
By Phil Weller published
Although his solo career was going strong, the Quiet Beatle entertained the possibility of forming a new band with one of his former Fabs

The mystery behind Eric Clapton’s guitar session on the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
By Phil Weller published
The collaboration was a first in the Beatles’ history, but those involved in its recording all share the same strange experience

John Lennon said it was the worst. George Harrison called it one of his favorites. How a “throwaway” Beatles song made it onto 'Rubber Soul'
By Phil Weller published
Paul McCartney said the track revealed Lennon's insecurities about relationships, noting, "John was always on the run, running for his life"

John Fogerty on the compliment he received from George Harrison when they both performed with Bob Dylan
By Elizabeth Swann published
The former Beatle's confidence booster came at an important time in Fogerty's career

George Harrison on the “greatest guitar solo” of all time — and the player who left a lasting impression on him
By Phil Weller published
As the Beatles return to the screen this week, we recall the guitarist whose gear choices, chord changes and lead lines inspired the Quiet Beatle most of all
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