George Harrison

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LEFT: Josh Homme of US rock band Queens of the Stone Age performs on stage during a concert in the Azkena Rock Festival in the northern Spanish Basque city of Vitoria on June 22, 2024.
When Josh Homme was stunned into silence by George Harrison's Rosewood Tele

By Phil Weller Published

The Rosewood Telecaster was a gift to Harrison from Fender, but after using it for less than a week on 'Let It Be,' he cast it aside and gave it away just months later

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George Harrison, Eric Clapton and (cropped out) Delaney Bramlett, of Delaney & Bonnie, leave the Midland Hotel, in Birmingham, England, on their way to perform at the Town Hall, December 3, 1969.
Eric Clapton on his friendship with George Harrison and the shocking time he was nearly asked to join the Beatles

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Harrison and Clapton bonded through guitars and music in 1968 at a time when both were struggling through major changes in their careers 

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A screengrab from an RCA Victor's Vault video showing George Harrison and Eric Clapton writing "Badge" while in a Los Angeles garden. Harrison is holding a 1913 Gibson Style O acoustic owned by both men
An acoustic guitar owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton — with a Beatles and Cream connection — is being sold for $1 million

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Dubbed Pattie, the guitar is named for Pattie Boyd, the former wife of both Harrison and Clapton

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Robin Nolan on collaborating with George Harrison, playing his Beatles-era guitars and completing a song the former Beatle started but never finished

By Phil Weller Published

His co-write is featured on Nolan's new album of gypsy jazz versions of Harrison songs, recorded with his Beatles guitars

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LEFT: David Crosby of The Byrds at a recording session in Los Angeles, California, January 28, 1965. RIGHT: CIRCA 1965: Guitarist George Harrison of the rock and roll band "The Beatles" records on a Rickenbacker electric guitar in the studio in circa 1965.
How David Crosby's casual recommendation changed George Harrison’s guitar playing forever

By Phil Weller Published

Harrison’s love for Ravi Shankar and his sitar experiments are well documented, and it seems Crosby got the ball rolling

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(from left) Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr perform in Twickenham Film Studios, London, in January 1969, in a scene from the Michael Lindsay-Hogg film Let It Be.
How a candid moment caught on camera became the final Beatles song the band recorded together

By Phil Weller Published

"I Me Mine" wasn’t intended to make the 'Let It Be' album, but an executive decision forced what remained of the Beatles back into the studio to record it for one last hurrah

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Albert Lee 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom
When Albert Lee received a Les Paul Custom from Eric Clapton, he had no idea how much history it held

By Phil Weller Published

Clapton made the guitar famous, but it’s been played by a host of guitar icons and was featured on two of his vital classic rock albums

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LEFT: George Harrison and (off camera) Eric Clapton play some of the guitars on offer at Christie's Auction on June 24 at Christie's. The auction is to raise money for the Crossroad's Centre in Antigua, a foundation that treats alcoholics and drug abusers in the Caribbean, June 03, 1999 in New York.; RIGHT: American musician Mike Campbell, of the group Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, plays guitar as he performs onstage during the 'Long After Dark' tour at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, March 31, 1983. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to replace his Traveling Wilbury’s solo. He tells why history proves it was the right decision

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist took up the instrument because of the Beatle. When it came to sharing a studio with him, he knew his hero would serve the song better than he ever could

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George Harrison plays a guitar at the preview part for Eric Clapton's Christie's guitar auction to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre, 1999
How a case of mistaken identity led to George Harrison's last public performance

By Jonathan Graham Published

The legend stopped by the VH1 studios with Ravi Shankar to chat about their new collaboration, leading to his impromptu solo set

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LEFT: Jimi Hendrix performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 18th February 1969. RIGHT: Andy Fairweather Low and the Low Riders perform on Day 1 of Wickham Festival on August 6, 2015 in Wickham, England.
Andy Fairweather on 3 am jams with Jimi Hendrix and sleepless nights while playing in George Harrison’s band

By Phil Weller Published

The session guitarist has played with some of the biggest names in the business – even if he was Harrison’s seventh choice for the gig

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