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George Harrison, born on February 24, 1943 and passing on November 29, 2001, was a renowned British musician, who made his mark as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer. He is particularly remembered for his role as a member of the legendary band, The Beatles.

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The Early Harrison
Life as a Beatle

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Life as a Beatle
George Harrison, known as the creative soloist of the Beatles, had many of his greatest and most famous solos ordered by Paul and John.

Despite his musical talents, he gained a reputation as "the quiet Beatle" during the height of "Beatlemania" for his tendency to remain silent during press-conferences. George was more interested in the band's economy, and he studied situations and people carefully.

In 1963, while taking a sick day, Harrison wrote his first song, "Don't Bother Me", which he viewed as an exercise to test his songwriting abilities.

The song was later featured on multiple Beatles albums, including "With the Beatles," "Meet the Beatles!" and "A Hard Day's Night."

Following this initial success, Harrison contributed two songs, "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much," to the album "Help!" which were both well-received.

Notably, Harrison was the lead vocalist on all of the songs he wrote independently, including "Don't Bother Me."

However, he also sang lead on several other tracks, including "Chains" and "Do You Want to Know a Secret" on "Please Please Me," "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Devil in Her Heart" on "With the Beatles," "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" on "A Hard Day's Night," and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" on "Beatles for Sale."

In 1965, Harrison's career took a turn when his friend David Crosby of The Byrds introduced him to Indian classical music and Ravi Shankar, a renowned sitar player.

This inspired Harrison, who became fascinated with the sitar and Indian music in general. He purchased a sitar and was the first Western popular musician to play one on a pop record, on the track "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" from the album "Rubber Soul." Harrison's passion for Indian music was instrumental in popularizing it in the West.