George Harrison Dies: The Quiet Beatle Falls Silent
George Harrison died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on November 29, 2001, at fifty-eight. The Beatle who didn't want to be famous. He fled the screaming crowds into Hinduism, studied sitar under Ravi Shankar, and wrote "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" because he opened a book to a random page and decided to write about whatever line he landed on. His 1970 triple album "All Things Must Pass" outsold anything John or Paul released solo that decade. He organized the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. The first major charity rock concert in history. He did it in six weeks.
December 1, 2001
25 years ago
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