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Date of Birth
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25-February-1943
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Place of Birth
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Liverpool
(United Kingdom, England, Merseyside, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories, Lancashire, North West England)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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George Harrysong, The Quiet Beatle, George Harold Harrison, George, Nelson Wilbury, George O'Hara-Smith, Carl Harrison, L'Angelo Misterioso, Hari Georgeson, Jairaj Hari san, George Harrison, MBE, Carl Harrison, L'Angelo Misterioso, Hari Georgeson, Nelson Wilbury, Spike Wilbury, George Harrysong, George O'Hara-Smith, Jairaj Hari san, Spike Wilbury, Nelson Wilbury, Nelson, Spike Wilbury, George Harrysong, George O'Hara, Carl Harrison, The Beatles
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Profession
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Singer, Musician, Record producer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Organist, Keyboard Player, Film Producer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Film Score Composer
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George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Although John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the band's primary songwriters, most of their albums included at least one Harrison composition, including "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something", which became the Beatles' second-most-covered song.
Harrison's earliest musical influences included Big Bill Broonzy, George Formby and Django Reinhardt; Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry and Ry Cooder were significant later influences. By 1965 he had begun to lead the Beatles into folk rock through his interest in the Byrds and Bob Dylan, and towards Indian classical music through his use of the sitar on "Norwegian Wood". He developed an interest in the Hare Krishna movement and became an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, introducing them to the other members of the Beatles and their Western audience by incorporating Indian instrumentation in their music. After the band's break-up in 1970, Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass, from which two hit singles originated. He also organized the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Ravi Shankar, a precursor for later benefit concerts such as Live Aid. Harrison was a music and film producer as well as a musician; he founded Dark Horse Records in 1974 and co-founded HandMade Films in 1978.
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