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George Harrison of The Beatles pop group pictured at the Apple Headquarters in London, 2nd January 1969
Did George Harrison contribute to more Beatles songs than he is given credit for?

By Neil Crossley Published

"I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

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George Harrison wears all white and plays an acoustic guitar during his 1974 Dark Horse tour.
“When I first met George I was speechless”: Robben Ford on what it was like working with a Beatle at the age of 22

By Jonathan Horsley Published

By his own admission, Ford was “green” when he was called into play on George Harrison’s Dark Horse but there was no pressure to be anything other than himself

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John Mayer [left] plays his signature PRS Silver Sky live onstage in 2025. George Harrison plays a Les Paul during a 1975 live performance.
Don Was on how John Mayer “might” be even better than George Harrison – but they definitely have one thing in common

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The producer of Sob Rock says Mayer is the best arranger he has ever worked with – and he has the late Beatle’s gift for creating guitar sounds that transform a song

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How a song rejected three times by The Beatles became the centrepiece of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass

By Neil Crossley Published

At one point Harrison considered offering the song to Frank Sinatra

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Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde tear it up onstage in 1989. Ozzy is shirtless. Wylde his shirtless, too – and he plays his bullseye graphic Les Paul.
“That actually came from me and Oz jamming on the piano in my apartment in North Hollywood”: From Ozzy Osbourne to Papa Roach, Fleetwood Mac to George Harrison, here's 5 career-defining songs you didn’t know were written on the piano

By Daryl Robertson Published

We take a deep dive into classic guitar-driven songs that actually started life on the piano

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“Such an emotive player... so cool": Finneas names his 5 favourite guitarists

By Will Simpson Published

“She’s really a guitar hero of mine,” he says

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How to play like George Harrison on The Beatles' Abbey Road

By Total Guitar Published

Learn the guitar style of the most expressive and accomplished playing The Beatle would ever commit to tape

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“The nicest, funniest guy I'd ever hung out with": Steve Lukather on meeting his hero, George Harrison

By Will Simpson Published

Toto man shared stage with both Harrison and Eddie Van Halen

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1968: Three Beatles; from left to right John Lennon (1940 - 1980), George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and Paul McCartney, record voices in a studio for their new cartoon film 'Yellow Submarine'
"They tell the real story of what led to one of the best-selling bands in history splitting up": Legal documents relating to The Beatles' break-up to be auctioned off

By Will Simpson Published

The papers, used by lawyers during the legal battle that led to the band's split in 1974, are expected to fetch up to £8000

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English singer-songwriter, guitarist and former Beatle, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Cannes, France, 30th January 1976
“I’m not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me”: The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear

By Neil Crossley Published

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

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