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Over 20 years after the death of George Harrison, his widow Olivia Harrison will publish a book of poems dedicated to the late Beatles legend.
Came the Lightening, a collection of 20 poems Olivia penned for George following his 2001 death, is set for release on June 21 via Genesis Publications.
“Here on the shore, 20 years later, my message in a bottle has reached dry land,” Olivia said of Came the Lightening in a statement. “Words about our life, his death but mostly love and our journey to the end.”
My book of 20 poems for George
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Fifty-two years after the release of their final studio album, The Beatles remain among the most well-documented and extensively researched subjects of the 20th century, having transcended mere pop stardom into the realm of historical significance before any of the members had aged past their twenties. No corner of the world was untouched by their influence, and time has done nothing to soften the fervor of their fans or dull our affection. On the long timeline of popular culture, their arrival was a bridge between the past and future, the tornado that swept us away from the black and white and carried us firmly into vibrant technicolor.
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Paul McCartney and George Harrison had very different experiences at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in Rishikesh, India. In 1968, the leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement invited The Beatles to come to the retreat he held annually for Westerners who wanted to learn about the movement.
It was peaceful and quiet inside the ashram bubble—perfect conditions for writing songs, however, not for George. He had to remind Paul that they weren’t in India to write the next Beatles album. They were there to meditate. Telling Paul not to write songs was like telling him not to breathe, though.
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Eric Clapton and George Harrison were life-long friends. They shared the same love for music, and although they also shared the same love for a woman, nothing came between them.
So when George died of cancer in 2001, Clapton was beside himself. He had to do something to honor his friend, even if that meant doing something George would never have wanted.
George Harrison and Eric Clapton recording a TV special in 1985.
After George died, Clapton wanted to do something to pay tribute to his life-long friend. So, he came up with Concert for George, a star-studded tribute concert.
“It was [Clapton’s] idea,” George’s widow, Olivia, told Rolling Stone. “He phoned me not long after George died and said, ‘I’d like to do something.’ Eric was a very deep friend of George’s, so I felt confident and relieved that it was Eric coming to me.”
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Australian retailers (and we assume retailers also in the rest of the world) received the following notification today.
We have just been informed by Disney that the below title has been delayed indefinitely, due to authoring challenges:
162580 – BLR The Beatles: Get Back
Our order with Disney has been cancelled and we are instructed to re-order once a new date is set.
We recommend you do the same via your All Interactive Distribution login.
We will endeavour to update you, once we have confirmation on the new release date.
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Get back to where you once belonged! Paul McCartney, 79, and Ringo Starr, 81, were spotted having a good ol’ time together last week in Los Angeles, sharing a low-key dinner with their wives, Nancy Shevell, 62, and Barbara Bach, 74. The duo, who worked together on such beloved Beatles hits like “Help!”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and “Let It Be”, both wore casual black looks for the outing and were spotted chit-chatting after the meal and also sharing a tender hug before heading off.
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In the mid-1970s, George Harrison was in a bad place. He needed someone to pull him out of the dark pit he’d entered during his separation from his first wife, Pattie Boyd. That person ended up being George’s future wife, Olivia Arias. She was the embodiment of all the things George craved. Shelter from a storm.
In 1972, Olivia Arias started working at A&M Records. She began having regular correspondence with George over the phone because A&M was distributing George’s new record label, Dark Horse.
After many phone calls, George became impressed with Olivia and arranged for her to work at Dark Horse. The first time they met in person, Olivia greeted George outside the new record label’s offices on its launch day.
No one arranged a welcoming party for George nor a celebration for the launch, yet Olivia felt like someone should greet him.
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JOHN LENNON spoke candidly about The Beatles' longevity during the band's early days. And shortly after they made their debut in the USA he revealed he thought the band was a passing "fad", but he also thought the British group would "not last another five years".
The Beatles became one of the biggest bands in the UK in just a few years. So it made sense for the Fab Four to cross the pond and venture to the USA to "take on America" - a feat not yet achieved by any other rock act at the time - but The Beatles managed it. In fact, when they arrived in the USA they were greeted by an almost violent fervour known as Beatlemania.
But despite how popular The Beatles were when they touched down, John Lennon was never convinced it would last very long.
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A unique and never-before-heard demo of The Beatles’ ‘Hard Days Night’ is to be sold at auction.
The demo is unlike the single as it features John Lennon saying ‘1,2,3,4’ as he counts in the band.
t has come from the library of one of the largest music publishing companies in the world - EMI.
Auctioneers say it has been sat in the archives for almost 60 years. It will be sold on Friday April 22 at 10am.
The demo recording features John Lennon counting in the band. Photo: Wessex Auction Rooms / SWNS
A spokesman said: “Beatles demos are highly sought after by fans around the world.
“But what makes this so special is that it isn’t a demo in the traditional sense where a load of demo singles were pressed and sent to radio stations and tastemakers.
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Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash says George Harrison is one of his influences. It might be hard to imagine that the guitarist who wrote “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” inspired the guitarist who continues to melt faces on hard rock staples like “Paradise City.” However, if you listen carefully, you can hear George in Slashes playing.
George might have inspired Slash’s guitar playing, but his sitar playing crushed one of Slash’s dreams.
The “Sweet Child O’ Mine” guitarist used a sitar on “Spirit Love,” which appeared on his solo album 4. However, Slash contemplated whether to use the instrument due to its connection with George. The Beatles’ guitarist used the Indian instrument on many Beatles songs, including “The Inner Light,” “Within You Without You,” and “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).”
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Paul McCartney said a song from The Beatles’ White Album is supposed to be like a short play. Paul is especially fond of one of the jokes in the song. The White Album became a massive hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The Beatles’ Paul McCartney said one of the “quirky” songs from The White Album reflects his personality. He said the main character of the song was supposed to be a parody of Westerns. In addition, he compared the main character of the song to a famous American historical figure.The White Album is an eclectic album. It contains a lot of humor. The record includes everything from a Beach Boys parody (“Back in the U.S.S.R.“) to a satire of class relations (“Piggies”).
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Paul McCartney said John Lennon had intentions of being a writer. In the same vein, Paul said John drew inspiration from a famous poem while writing The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever.” Paul said another Beatles song was influenced by the same poem.
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed John’s relationship to literature. “John had done a little poem that [his aunt] had framed in the kitchen,” Paul recalled. “It was nice: ‘A house where there is love …’ John had writing aspirations.”
Paul discussed the first book of short stories John wrote. “At first he was writing what turned out later to be In His Own Write,” Paul said. “He would show me what he’d been typing. I would sometimes help him with it. We would sit around giggling, just saying puns really, that’s basically what it was; ‘In the early owls of the Morecambe,’ I remember, ‘a cup o-teeth’ was one section that was in the typewriter when I was around there. But I would like all that and I was very impressed.”
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The Beatles Childhood Homes ... Take A Tour!
The Beatles' childhood homes helped shape the artists that would take over the world ... and they're now in perfect condition for vacationers who want to visit or even stay.
George Harrison's Liverpool home has been recently renovated ... it's now an Airbnb thanks to superfan Ken Lambert. He snagged the property at auction back in November with a $250k bid.
The house doubles as a museum for weekly tours. The band rehearsed there in the late '50s -- back when they called themselves The Quarrymen.
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Someone who wasn’t a musician helped Paul McCartney write The Beatles‘ “Hello, Goodbye.” Paul wrote the song to express a positive message relating to a “deep theme of the universe.” Subsequently, audiences in the United States and the United Kingdom had similar reactions to the song.Alistair Taylor was the assistant of Brian Epstein, The Beatles’ manager. According to the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Taylor recalled helping Paul create “Hello, Goodbye” in his book Yesterday. “Paul marched me into the dining room, where he had a marvelous old hand-carved harmonium,” Taylor recalled. “‘Come and sit at the other end of the harmonium.’
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It's now just two years shy of The Beatles’ first visit to Edinburgh in 1964, April 29 to be exact, when the only place to be for Capital Beatlemaniacs keen to indulge in a bit of Beatlemania was the ABC Cinema on Lothian Road or, failing that, outside the picture house as they waited to mob their heart-throbs on their arrival.
On that night, midway through the band’s 1964 Spring tour, the Fab Four played two concerts in the city before heading to Glasgow the following evening. A young kilted fan gets to meet the Beatles at the ABC cinema in Edinburgh in 1964 - (l-r) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison...
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