Who is George Harrison?
George Harrison, legendary musician and humanitarian set the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher cause. In 1971, the pioneering former Beatle, hearing fellow musician Ravi Shankar’s distress, used his fame and the power of music to organize the Concert for Bangladesh. At that time, the country was ravaged by floods, famine and civil war, which left 10 million people—mostly women and children—fleeing their homes. The Concert for Bangladesh was one of the most ambitious humanitarian efforts in rock music history. It produced an extraordinary contribution for UNICEF, exceeding $15 million. Perhaps more importantly, the concert focused global attention on the crisis in Bangladesh and raised the consciousness of other musicians and millions of their young fans to a new awareness of UNICEF and its role in the developing world. August 1, 2006 marked the 35th anniversary of George Harrison’s historic Concert for Bangladesh, which pioneered the all-star rock concert benefit mod
George was born in Liverpool, England on February 25, 1943. He passed away on November 29, 2001. Harrison is a twice-inducted member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and as a member of The Beatles, and an 11-time Grammy Award winner for his recordings with The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, and as a solo artist. Factoid: Harrison’s pseudonym on the first Wilburys’ album was “Nelson Wilbury”; he would use the name “Spike Wilbury” for the Traveling Wilburys’ second album. In addition to being a muscian and composer, he produced motion pictures. Two of those films are Time Bandits and Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. He was also an accomplished gardener! (Wow! something I have in common with him–although, I might be stretching it a bit to put “accomplished” in front of gardener for myself. You be the judge by visiting one of my lenses about gardening: My ‘Recovery’ Vegetable Garden.) The background photo for All Things Must Pass was photographed in his garden at his home, F
