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"This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison, released on his 1975 studio album Extra Texture (Read All About It). Harrison wrote the song as a sequel to his popular Beatles composition " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ", in response to the personal criticism he had received during and after his 1974 ...
Rolling Stone ranked "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 136th on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", [108] seventh on the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time", [109] and at number 10 on its list of "The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs". [110] [111] Clapton's performance was ranked 42nd in Guitar World ' s 2008 list of the "100 Greatest ...
Harrison's place of birth and first home – 12 Arnold Grove George Harrison was born at 12 Arnold Grove in Wavertree, Liverpool, on 25 February 1943. [6] [nb 2] He was the youngest of four children of Harold Hargreaves (or Hargrove) Harrison (1909–1978) and Louise (née French; [11] 1911–1970).
The addition of pedals made steel guitar a country music staple, while blues and jazz musicians adopted the slide guitar, which utilized a similar gliding technique while holding the guitar upright.
You Can Play These Songs with Chords is an early (1996–97) demo from the rock band Death Cab for Cutie, which at the time consisted entirely of founder Ben Gibbard.This demo was originally released on cassette by Elsinor Records.
[30] [31] [nb 1] Harrison's musical contributions to the recording included all the guitar parts on the song, as well as synthesizer. [ 14 ] [ 28 ] Leng describes the musical arrangement as typical of Harrison's work at the time: "layers of acoustic guitars topped by picking light electrics, understated keyboards, and lots of slide riffs". [ 18 ]
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"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded in 1928 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) and Willis B. Harris (vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife. [1]