George Harrison
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“He didn’t like being a solo guy.” Jeff Lynne reveals the truth about George Harrison after the Beatles
By Phil Weller published
Harrison quietly longed for what he lost when the band ended — and found it again in an unlikely place

Roger McGuinn on jamming with George Harrison, teaching Mike Bloomfield and confusing Bob Dylan
By Elizabeth Swann published
The folk-rock icon said the Beatles were jealous of the Byrds’ clothes. “They asked, ‘How’d you get to wear jeans? We had to wear stupid suits’”

The King of Rockabilly on the gruesome onstage accident that nearly ended his career — and his life
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Carl Perkins was friends with Elvis and inspired the Beatles. But in a split second, one of rock and roll’s pioneers was nearly silenced forever

George Harrison on the time Eric Clapton asked for a little help from his friend
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The two guitarists were growing closer as friends and musicians when they leaned on the other for assistance

How Peter Frampton discovered his signature effect while recording with George Harrison
By Phil Weller published
It was a moment that would define the rest of his career

How George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne spontaneously created the 1980s’ biggest supergroup
By Phil Weller published
Their success happened overnight, but their formation was entirely down to luck

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
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