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The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. [1] The event was organised by Harrison's widow, Olivia , and his son, Dhani , and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton .
In 2018, Concert for George was released in several packages and formats, including 180-gram vinyl LP records, to celebrate Harrison's 75th birthday. [9] The new vinyl and digital edition included additional tracks not present on both the original and 2018 reissue CD editions: "Sit on My Face" and "The Lumberjack Song" by Monty Python, and ...
She toured with him from 1988 to 1992, again in October 1997, and again on his 1999 tour of Japan. She sang backing vocals during the George Harrison/Eric Clapton tour of Japan in 1991 and for Clapton's Unplugged concert in 1992. Niles also appeared at Clapton's Crossroads Benefit Concert on 30 June 1999 and the Concert for George on 29 ...
On 29 November 2002, Mann performed in the "Concert for George", alongside Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney and many others, [4] playing Harrison's parts. In 2004, Mann played lead guitar along with Prince when Harrison was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the song " While My ...
Following Harrison’s death Leland directed the documentary “Concert For George” (2003), a memorial concert featuring the remaining Beatles McCartney and Starr, as well as Eric Clapton and Petty.
Brown's recording band was a collection of session musicians, and was named the Bruvvers by Jack Good, to give Brown the identity of having his own backing band for record releases. It was in 1962, when he needed a band to tour with him, that 'Joe Brown and the Bruvvers' was cemented, containing two members of the Spacemen, brothers Tony and ...
Boy George, previously on Broadway in 2004 with "Taboo," is a trailblazer in fashion and music, with a string of hits including “Karma Chameleon,” “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” and ...
The 1974 tour was the first in North America by a former member of the Beatles since the band's 1966 visit. [5] [8] Raising expectations further among fans and the media, it marked the first live performances by Harrison since his successful staging of the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh shows, [13] which had also featured Shankar and Preston. [14]