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George Harrison circa 1990
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

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Jim McGuinn (later referred to as Roger McGuinn) and David Crosby of The Byrds at a recording session in Los Angeles, California, January 28, 1965.
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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LEFT: Don Was performs at I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell at the Forum on January 16, 2019 in Inglewood, California. RIGHT: George Harrison at the Concert for Bangladesh, August 1971
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

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LEFT: George Harrison & (cropped out) Mick Jagger perform at the 1988 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony circa 1988 in New York City. RIGHT: THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW -(Airdate: Jan. 6, 1971 - shoot date: Nov. 1970)
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

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WREJ4D Eric Clapton plays guitar onstage at the Nassau Coliseum in April 1978
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

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John Lennon of The Beatles during rehearsal for the third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Image dated August 14, 1965.
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"

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LEFT: George Harrison (playing a Gretsch 6119 Tennessean guitar with Bigsby vibrato) of English rock and pop group The Beatles performs on stage during rehearsals for the ABC Television music television show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' at Alpha Television Studios in Aston, Birmingham on 28th March 1965. The band would go on to play three songs on the show, Eight Days A Week, Yes It Is and Ticket To Ride. RIGHT: NEW YORK - 1970: John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival perform at a 1970 concert in New York, New York.
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

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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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LEFT: John Fogerty during John Fogerty in Concert at House of Blues in Los Angeles, 1997. RIGHT: Bob Dylan at Farm Aid, September 22, 1985
John Fogerty says one word from Bob Dylan convinced him to do something he’d avoided for 15 years

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Bad feelings about his Creedence Clearwater Revival days made him swear off his old hits. Dylan changed everything in a moment

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George Harrison of English rock and pop group The Beatles plays his 1963 Rickenbacker 360/12 guitar on stage during rehearsals for the ABC Television music television show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' Summer Spin at Teddington Studios in London on 11th July 1964.
George Harrison on the guitarist who changed the guitar landscape — and why he wasn't a fan of what followed

By Phil Weller Published

A resolute fan of 1950s rock and roll, he never got along with hard rock — despite his love for the guitarist who paved the way for it

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