Remembering the moment George Harrison joined Deep Purple for a very special jam in 1984

35 years ago, one of the founders of heavy metal, Deep Purple were joined on stage by their longtime friend and Beatles guitarist George Harrison to deliver a stunning jam in Sydney, Australia.

The connection between George Harrison and Deep Purple’s drummer Ian Paice, who were also one time neighbours, and the band’s late keyboardist Jon Lord clearly runs very deep. One moment you can see this strong bond is in this footage which sees Harrison join the band for a special performance.

Harrison had been on holiday in Australia when Paice and Lord got in contact with The Beatles man to invite him to perform in Sydney. One fun moment in the performance is how Harrison was introduced, the band reference Harrison’s childhood address by welcoming “Arnold Grove from Liverpool”.

With Harrison on board, there was only one more thing left to bring, the rock and roll. So Deep Purple, accompanied by George Harrison, run through an extended jam session on Little Richard’s iconic bop, ‘Lucille’.

Source: Jack Whatley/faroutmagazine.co.uk

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