Artist Info: George Harrison

George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) born in Liverpool, UK, was an English musician, singer-songwriter and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles, along with mainstream success as a solo artist. Initially writing few songs, by 1965 Harrison was allowed two songs per album and begun to lead the Beatles’ sound into folk rock and Indian classical music because of his use of the sitar and tambura. [read more...]