George Harrison

George Harrison MBE
Harrison at the White House in 1974
Born	George Harold Harrison 25 February 1943 Liverpool, England
Died	(2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Occupations	Musician singer-songwriter music and film producer
Years active	1958–2001
Spouses	Pattie Boyd ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1977)​ Olivia Arias ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	Dhani Harrison
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop Indian classical
Instruments	Guitar vocals sitar
Labels	Parlophone Capitol Swan Apple Vee-Jay Dark Horse Gnome
Formerly of	The Quarrymen, The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys
Website	georgeharrison.com
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George Harold Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 – (2001-11-29)29 November 2001) was an English musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.^[1] After the group broke up in 1970, he had a solo career. He made many albums and worked with other musicians including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Phil Spector, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Ravi Shankar. He was also interested in Eastern mysticism and charitable causes.

1. ↑ Hear George Harrison (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).