McCartney set condoms on fire Oct 29, 2008
Guitarist George Harrison was deported back to the UK for lying about his age, while John Lennon followed the band back to Liverpool, UK, a few weeks after Paul and Pete were deported. Pete was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962, just before the band exploded onto the world music scene. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Live music picks Oct 17, 2008
Party time: Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) mashes together Roy Orbison, Ludacris, Radiohead, Kanye West, Heart, T.I., Siouxsie and the Banshees, George Harrison and a laundry list of other musical samplings into his latest legally questionable party album, Feed the Animals. His shows are notoriously sweat-drenched, hedonistic rave-ups, so you might want to bring a change of clothes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ringo Starr: No more fan mail Oct 15, 2008
The Beatles final photo session: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. That s the message from Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr. (KHOU.com, TX)
Ringo Starr tells fans to stop sending mail Oct 14, 2008
Starr, who with fellow Beatles Paul McCartney and the late John Lennon and George Harrison, comes from Liverpool, England, now has homes in Los Angeles and France. Starr has released more than 12 albums since The Beatles broke up in 1970, the most recent of which was Liverpool 8 in January 2008. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Four-disc box set traces Orbison’s hit-filled career Oct 13, 2008
A year later, he performed with the Traveling Wilburys, joining Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and George Harrison. Dozens of Orbison compilation CDs are available online, but none trace his overall career like The Soul of Rock and Roll. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Beatles, Cirque come together Oct 12, 2008
The idea for this unexpected marriage of artists grew out of the friendship between the late George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, who bonded over Grand Prix racing events ... Sir George even wrote a new arrangement to accompany an alternative version of George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and the film shows the string players recording their part ... There is a bizarre moment in the movie when the camera picks out George Harrison in the Vegas theatre; it's his... (Toronto Sun)
All Together Now!: All you need is Cirque Oct 11, 2008
It all began with the friendship that grew between George Harrison and Cirque founder Guy Lalibert after they kept encountering one another at Grand Prix car races ... George Harrison's hopes for the project were key to bringing in legendary Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles on to create a brilliant, digitized soundtrack of songs fit to knock the socks off even the two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. (Toronto Star)
Donovan still a Sunshine Superman at 62 Oct 11, 2008
At a festival question-and-answer session, Donovan told how George Harrison suffered stiff knees while learning the sitar. He even sang an unrecorded verse of "Hurdy Gurdy Man" written by his old Beatle chum. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Love the circus? Love The Beatles? Then youll love a Beatles circus! Oct 10, 2008
This is a documentary about the year-long choreography of Love, the 2006 Beatles-inspired Cirque du Soleil show, but it actually functions best as a look back at the band from the point of view of its surviving founders, producer and "fifth Beatle" George Martin and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison. Love grew out of the friendship between Harrison (who died in 2001) and Cirque founder Guy Lalibert, but Adrian Wills documentary picks up in Montreal some 300 days before the... (National Post)
All Together Now Oct 10, 2008
Seems the idea for the venture began with a chance meeting between George Harrison and Cirque founder Guy Lalibert, then gathered momentum after Harrison's death. The doc picks up the process at the circus's head office in snowy Montreal, with the concept taking its first baby steps on the journey to becoming an eye-popping, high-flying "rock 'n' roll poem." Pretty soon, the celebrated heavy-hitters are making an appearance: George Martin and his son, Giles, who are remixing the music for the... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Allman Brothers Band Oct 10, 2008
Over his 40-plus years in the business, he s worked with a laundry list of musical luminaries, including George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix (Mason played acoustic guitar on All Along the Watchtower ), Fleetwood Mac and Michael Jackson. 8:30 p.m. $27. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
McCartney slams McDonald's Oct 8, 2008
His picture appears alongside his band mates - the late John Lennon and George Harrison. His spokesperson Geof 00004000 f Baker said: "What sort of morons do McDonald's think Beatles fans are? It's ridiculous and insulting to use images to peddle hamburgers. Fans should boycott McDonald's - and not just in Liverpool.". (India Times)
Four-CD box set shows how Orbison evolved Oct 4, 2008
A year later, he performed with the Traveling Wilburys, joining Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and George Harrison. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Music)
New on DVD: Have a few laughs with 'Sarah Marshall' Oct 3, 2008
One show here has George Harrison, Donovan and Dion; another has Judy Collins singing both Someday Soon and My Father, plus Jonathan Winters. Brothers Tom and Dick introduce 11 programs, including one CBS refused to air. (USA Today -- Life)
McCartney prepares for Israel gig Sep 25, 2008
In January, Israel apologised for the cancellation of the 1965 concert in letters to the two surviving members of the Beatles - Sir Paul and Ringo Starr - and the families of deceased members John Lennon and George Harrison. Thursday's show is expected to draw up to 50,000 fans, even though the most expensive tickets cost almost 800. (BBC News)
Shea moment No. 7: Beatlemania Sep 25, 2008
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison started the show with "Twist and Shout," shaking the stadium and provoking camera flashes from every tier. The crowd noise was so deafening, in fact, that during "I'm Down," Lennon jokingly played the keyboards with his elbows. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
We say hello, you say goodbye Sep 23, 2008
FORTY-TWO years after Israel banned John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr from playing to the nation, the truth about its Beatlephobia has finally been revealed. Still reeling from the sight of Israeli teenagers swooning to the tunes of Cliff Richard in 1963, Israel's publicly appointed guardians of good taste and morality, the interdepartmental committee for authorising the importation of foreign artists, refused their entry. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Idol vs. Amazing Race? Sep 20, 2008
The most famous one that lost was George Harrison with My Sweet Lord sounding a lot like He s So Fine. Harrison actually lost. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Rock Music Menu: 'Total Request' is bowing out Sep 20, 2008
Two decades later, George Harrison was stabbed in the chest by an intruder in his home, and both McCartney and Ringo Starr have had issues with overzealous and disturbed fans in the past. Music columnist Michael Christopher appears Thursday nights at 9:45 p.m. on 1210 "The Big Talker" with Dom Giordano. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Beatles Cirque du Soliel Doc Coming In October Sep 19, 2008
The "Love" project, which was the brainchild of the late George Harrison and Cirque du Soliel's Guy Laliberte, resulted in the popular 2006 show, which is still playing at Las Vegas' Mirage. "All Together Now," directed by Adrian Wills, follows "Love" from inception through rehearsals and into its finished incarnation. (Billboard.com)
Gauging Biodiversity by Listening to Forest Sounds Sep 16, 2008
As a former player of the Moog synthesizer for George Harrison, the Doors and other 1960s rock musicians, he had made a spectrograph of a natural soundscape and realized that it looked like a musical score, he recalls. Each animal had its own niche, its own acoustic territory, much like instruments in an orchestra. (Scientific American)
Book claims Beatles gay fantasy Sep 13, 2008
It then follows the musical legend as he forms The Quarrymen with friends Paul and George Harrison, the band they were involved with before The Beatles. The film has been written by Matt Greenhalgh, who won a BAFTA award for his work on the Joy Division movie 'Control' and will be produced by Robert Bernstein. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Beatle Week Festival brews antidote for cultural amnesiacs Sep 7, 2008
It was under the same alley, about three decades ago, that four young British lads -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison -- cast their spell on the city, lulling them with dreams of peace, love and friendship. However, on this night the stage belonged to three American women in their 20s who call themselves the Cavern Kittens. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Hendrix guitar a "flaming bargain" Sep 6, 2008
He became their manager in 1961 but the contract was not signed by "John Winston Lennon", "George Harrison", "James Paul McCartney" and "Richard Starkey" (Ringo Starr) until January 24, 1962 ... Lennon changed the name of the song from Maharishi to Sexy Sadie in order to save fellow Beatle George Harrison from embarrassment as he still supported the man. (Independent)
Fiery Fender Sep 5, 2008
The four-page document was signed on Jan. 24, 1962, by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Richard Starkey -- Ringo Starr's real name. It is also signed by Harold Hargreaves Harrison and James McCartney on behalf of their underage sons, and marked the moment when all the pieces were in place for a global outbreak of Beatlemania. (Fox News)
Burnt Hendrix guitar for sale Sep 4, 2008
The top item is the first contract signed by The Beatles on January 24, 1962, which bears the names John Winston Lennon, George Harrison, James Paul McCartney and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr). The document is expected to sell for about STG250,000 ($A532,935). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Logging skills put to the test Sep 3, 2008
The logging competition at the jamboree has kept George Harrison Sr., of Grass Valley, coming back each year since the first go-round. "It's fun. That's the main thing," said Harrison, a 38-year veteran of timber falling who works as an independent contractor. (The Union Democrat)
George Harrison: 50-yr anniversary Aug 31, 2008
As John Lennon would later recall his decision to welcome George Harrison into the fold, "We asked George to join because he knew more chords, a lot more than we knew. We got a lot from him." ... 1962 - At the Beatles' audition for Parlophone Records, producer George Martin asks the band, "Is there anything that you're not happy about?" As George Harrison later recalls in The Beatles Anthology, "We shuffled about silently, then I said, 'Well . . . I don't like your tie!" The rest is only history... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
McCartney to perform in Israel Aug 29, 2008
John Lennon was slain by a deranged gunman in 1980; George Harrison died of cancer in 2001. is billing the Tel Aviv show his "Friendship First" concert. (CNN -- World)
Paul McCartney Gig Revives Israeli Beatles Tale Aug 28, 2008
The Beatles, with John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, from left to right. AP Article Tools. (Time.com)
"Survivor" All-Stars Ready for Battle Aug 25, 2008
Earlier this year, Israel's ambassador to Britain, Ron Prosor, sent formal letters to McCartney, , and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, that said, "There is no doubt that it was a great missed opportunity to prevent people like you, who shaped the minds of the generation, to come to Israel and perform.". No word yet on whether McCartney's allowed to. (Yahoo News -- Survivor)
Twist and shout: Make way for the genuine copy cats Aug 16, 2008
In their black suits under the bright lights, it felt like George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were really there ... Wawan, who took the role of George Harrison, previously teamed up with some friends in Matt Beetle, a band that played the Beatles' cover versions, along with Sigit, who impersonates John Lennon on stage with G-Pluck. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Petty sure hit the spot Aug 15, 2008
There were some good George Harrison riffs on Won't Back Down earlier, but the band's version of Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Bob Dylan were bullseyes. Reminded a fella of that lame It's Playoff Time song one of the radio stations did back when the Oilers used to win Stanley Cups in this very building, a nice mix of nostalgia going on there. (Edmonton Sun)
First contract signed by The Beatles set to fetch 250000 at auction Aug 14, 2008
John Winston Lennon, George Harrison, James Paul McCartney and Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) all put their names to it on January 24, 1962. Dads Harold Hargreaves Harrison and James McCartney also had to sign consent as their sons were under 21. (Mirror.co.uk)
Beatles Contract For Sale Aug 13, 2008
The signatures of John Winston Lennon, George Harrison, James Paul McCartney and Richard Starkey are dated January 24, 1962. But Epstein only signed on October 1 that year after clinching a deal with EMI for the release of single Love Me Do. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Beatles contract to be auctioned Aug 13, 2008
The names and signatures of George Harrison and Paul McCartney's fathers also appear on the contract as the pair were under 21 and needed parental consent. Epstein finally put his name to the agreement after signing the Beatles to EMI in October 1962, officially starting his management of the band from that moment. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Liam Gallagher attacks Radiohead's 'ugly' fans Aug 12, 2008
The piece covers Gallagher's country retreat in the conservative Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames - "This lady walked past, she said, 'You're the coolest person I've seen in Henley since George Harrison.'" - and that he doesn't see why his son Gene shouldn't go to private school as much as "some banker's son". The interview ends with Gallagher departing to take his son to the cinema, or as he puts it: "I'm off to f****** 'ave it with Kung Fu Panda.". (guardian.co.uk)
Wisconsin Woodsmoke Aug 8, 2008
According to George Harrison, Wisconsin writer, researchers have found that of every 10 insects that the purple martins capture, none of them are mosquitoes, but flies house flies, robber flies, crane flies and dragon flies. The martins also catch flying ants, beetles, grasshoppers and butterflies. (Forest Republican, WI)
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr prevent release of Let It Be Aug 1, 2008
The 1970 documentary reveals tensions between the Fab Four - Paul, Ringo and the late John Lennon and George Harrison - shortly before their break-up, and insiders at the band's record company, Apple, claim the two surviving members do not want it re-released ... George Harrison took exception to McCartney criticising his guitar playing, while John Lennon appeared disinterested during the entire process - preferring to spend his time with his wife Yoko Ono. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Guy Hands May Get No Satisfaction as Web's Pirates Let Music Bleed at EMI Jul 30, 2008
The mock-up, which hangs on a wall at Terra Firma's head office, superimposes Hands's head on the uniformed figure of George Harrison and substitutes the name Terra Firma for Beatles in the floral display in front of the band. Hands, who has a karaoke machine in his home, was listening on his iPod music player over the summer to Amy Winehouse, the British rhythm-and-blues singer who won five Grammy Awards earlier this year, including of the year for ``Rehab,'' about her previous defiance over... (Bloomberg)
Welcome to the Crackerbox Palace Jul 22, 2008
"Oh, I don't know. There's a George Harrison song with a lyric like that," he remembered. He started to hum. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Secular musicians display spirituality Jul 21, 2008
Eric Johnson s Ah Via Musicom, Stevie Ray Vaughn s Crossfire, Sarah MaLachlan s Surfacing, REM s Document, Eric Clapton s In The Presence Of The Lord Blind Faith 69, George Harrison s My Sweet Lord 70, Neil Young s Classics, Buffalo Springfield s For What Its Worth 67, Pink Floyd s The Wall , Charlie Daniels Steel Witness, etc, etc. My latest feast of truth and hope; The Eagles Long Road Out Of Eden 2007 double CD. Five out of 20 songs identify exactly our sad state of affairs, both religiously... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Sir Paul tells Quebec he just wants to party Jul 20, 2008
For him, George Harrison was among the first to do so with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh; Bob Geldof's Live Aid concert for famine relief in Ethiopia was another major event. I think it is quite a good idea to use your celebrity for what you see as being the good of people. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Taste in music: Readers make their picks Jul 20, 2008
Her favorite: Here Comes the Sun, written by George Harrison. "If I'm having a funky day, I put that song on and it never fails to make me smile, make me want to dance," says Smith, 45, a life coach from Clinton. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Who has Sir Paul told to 'smoke the pipes of peace'? Jul 19, 2008
Page last updated at 08:35 GMT, Friday, 18 July 2008 09:35 UK. Sir Paul in 'pipes of peace' call. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Stones keyboardist Leavell jams with House members Jul 18, 2008
Leavell has played for the Stones for 25 years, and has been a keyboardist for artists such as the Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton and George Harrison. But Wednesday night's gig, in the House Agriculture Committee hearing room, was a first. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
7/31: Ringo Starr Jul 16, 2008
by Larry Rodgers - Jul. 11, 2008 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Foreigner: The Billboard Q&A Jul 16, 2008
The Surrey, England, native had a rep as a guitar gunslinger dating back to his own band, Nero ladiators; session credits for George Harrison, Peter Frampton and Johnny Halliday; and tenures with the Leslie West Band and Spooky Tooth. But after an angry departure from the Leslie West Band, Jones was at a crossroads and looking for his next move. (Billboard.com)
Tributes to the Who, George Martin Jul 14, 2008
template_bastemplate_bas MUSIC REVIEWS. Blistering tributes honor the Who and the producer of the Beatles sound. (Los Angeles Times)
Lost Beatles tape airs on BBC radio Jul 3, 2008
Lennon and McCartney became fast friends once they found out they had skills in common, and a shared taste for American stars like Fats Domino and Little Richard and they soon joined up with teenage guitarist George Harrison to form the nucleus of what would become the Beatles. Drummer Ringo Starr would come much later, just before the group started its string of unforgettable No. 1 hits. (AZCentral -- News)
Distilling decades into fiction Jun 29, 2008
And in the early 1970s, when I was a disc jockey, I did meet John Lennon and George Harrison, but not quite as it happens in the story. Anna Mundow, a freelance journalist living in Central Massachusetts, is a correspondent for the Irish Times. (Boston Globe)
Ringo and pals deliver genial tour through hits Jun 26, 2008
Wright brought the pixie dust for his light-FM staple "Dream Weaver," the title of which was inspired by a book of Indian poems that was given to him by George Harrison. As lead guitarist, Massachusetts native Billy Squier, wearing a Red Sox tee, got a little more exposure than the rest, acquitting himself neatly on his bandmates tunes and tearing it up on his own hits "The Stroke," "Lonely is the Night," and a strong acoustic take on "In the Dark.". (Boston Globe)
Ringo Starr Cancels All Starr Show Due To Equipment Truck ... Jun 24, 2008
Highlights in the two Ontario shows included Starr's 1970's solo hits "It Don't Come Easy," "Back Off Boogaloo," "Photograph," and "Oh My My," alongside newer tracks including "Liverpool 8," "Choose Love," "Memphis In Your Mind," and his tribute to George Harrison, "Never Without You." Starr also performed such Beatles classics as "Boys," "I Wanna Be Your Man," "What Goes On," "Yellow Submarine," and "With A Little Help From My Friends.". Other songs performed were Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein"... (KBS Radio)
Local musicians to play benefit concert Jun 20, 2008
By Stacey Kilpatrick/Correspondent. Thu Jun 19, 2008, 07:43 AM EDT. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
* Daddys girl Jun 20, 2008
The recent success of Shankars own compositions and arrangements, and her long history of collaboration with musical greats from both the Western contemporary tradition X she worked with George Harrison to produce Chants of India, a collaboration between her father and the former Beatle X as well as major figures within the Indian music scene such as percussionist Tanmoy Bose. As a well-established instrumentalist, and now as a composer and producer, Shankar emerges as a musician who has a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mike Myers: Man of Mystery Jun 16, 2008
He goes on, discussing Carl Sagan, Lenny Bruce, George Harrison, the Marx Brothers, the 1970s TV show Kung Fu, and the 13th-century theologian Thomas Aquinas. He references Joseph Campbell, The 400 Blows, cognitive behavioral psychology, Quentin Tarantino, progressive rock, and the mythology of vampires as it relates to the concept of ''mojo'' in the Austin Powers movies. (Entertainment Weekly)
• From Queen to cosmos: Brian May gets his PhD Jun 7, 2008
Some musicians, such as George Harrison, are obsessed with trying to answer the big questions of life surrounding myth and religion. Is that your turn of mind. (Q13.com, WA)
Foghat and Leon Russell Coming to Spotlight 29 Casino Jun 6, 2008
In fact, it might be easier to list the artists who the multiple Grammy-winner has not collaborated with, as he has literally teamed with hundreds of singers across all genres, from Glen Campbell to Joe Cocker, Frank Sinatra to Aretha Franklin, The Beach Boys to the Rolling Stones and B.B. King to George Harrison. His pairings with Willie Nelson are legendary. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Free fallin' for Petty Jun 5, 2008
He also trotted out The Traveling Wilburys' End of the Line, a hit of his late '80s supergroup with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, and the late George Harrison and Roy Orbison, his own The Waiting with its catchy, "yeah, yeah" chorus, and the slower Face In the Crowd, with outstanding guitar and piano work from Campbell and Tench, respectively. Winwood, who alternated between playing organ and guitar, is touring in support of his month-old new album, Nine Lives, featuring the first single, Dirty City,... (Toronto Sun)
Paul McCartney at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool Jun 4, 2008
Only the response which met a version of George Harrison s Something performed on George s beloved ukelele exceeded that of McCartney s own songs. Radiating a canine sense of glee at his moment of wish-fulfilment, a guesting Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters chorused along with Band On the Run, and bashed at the drums like Animal from the Muppets on Back in the USSR. Over the last decade, Hey Jude has been a staple McCartney set closer, almost to the point of overfamiliarity. (Times Online)
'A hodgepodge of hash, yoga and LSD' Jun 4, 2008
Most famously, Shankar became the guru who turned George Harrison - and, by extension, the Beatles - on to Indian music, culture and philosophy. When he met Harrison, in 1966, Shankar knew very little of the Beatles' music: he hadn't heard Norwegian Wood, Harrison's first attempt at composition on the sitar. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Santa Ana Star Casino Honors Music Legends with New Concert Series Jun 3, 2008
Based on the Broadway musical Beatlemania, the Fab Four is played by David Leon as John Lennon, Alan LeBoeuf as Paul McCartney, David Brighton as George Harrison, and Carroll Parker as Ringo Starr. David Leon has had the longest run of any individual cast member. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Anoushka plays in Singapore May 31, 2008
And thats not all she has played with the likes of George Harrison, Sting, Herbie Hancock and Elton John. Her growing audience and influence are evident. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Back to basicsSteve Winwood on "organic" recording - and his free bus pass May 30, 2008
" Winwood is now at the start of a three-month tour of North America as the support act for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. "I'd worked with Tom very briefly at a tribute to George Harrison and I know a couple of guys in his band," he explains. "He's a good guy. The call just came through, the offer was there and I took it. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Scarlett Johansson, Joe Cocker have new CDs May 24, 2008
Sympathetic song choices abound, from a restrained but forceful version of Stevie Wonders You Havent Done Nothin and a rich take on the Meters Love Is for Me to sublime renderings of lesser-known songs by Bob Dylan (Ring Them Bells), George Harrison (Beware of Darkness) and John Fogerty (Long As I Can See the Light). His cover of the Beatles Come Together from the Across the Universe soundtrack only strengthens a set that already shows... (MSNBC -- Music)
