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How Norman Harris helped reunite a Beatle with his long-lost Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
The Lucy Les Paul was gifted to Harrison by Eric Clapton and used on a score of iconic recordings. When it was stolen, Harris came to his rescue

Meet Robin Nolan, the Gypsy jazz guitarist who collaborated with a Beatle
By Bill DeMain published
For the Love of George is not only a tribute to the late George Harrison, it's a celebration of friendship and ultimately a collaboration, featuring a track co-written by Nolan from a chord progression from the late Beatle

Why Robben Ford didn’t learn much from touring with George Harrison
By Phil Weller published
The Beatle’s music may not have put the fusion star’s guitar skills through their paces, but the tour proved the making of him in other ways

Traffic co-founder and George Harrison session player Dave Mason cancels all of his 2025 tour dates after a health setback
By Phil Weller published
The tour, which was supposed to take place last year, was postponed to this year – and subsequently canceled – as the guitarist continues to battle a serious heart condition

Remembering when Josh Homme played George Harrison’s Rosewood Tele – and lost the ability to speak
By Jonathan Horsley published
We've all been there, one of the most legendary techs in guitar history hands you a Beatle's guitar and it is all too much

A 1913 Gibson acoustic – played and owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton – has been listed on Reverb
By Phil Weller published
The historically significant guitar was featured on the final albums by the Beatles and Cream and helped launch the guitarists' solo careers

How Robin Nolan went from busking in Amsterdam to collaborating with George Harrison
By Phil Weller published
The gypsy jazz virtuoso would later go on to complete a long-lost Harrison song that had been scribbled on an envelope

The Byrds needed a hit or they’d be dropped. Releasing a cover of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man as their first single was a gamble that paid off
By Janelle Borg published
Byrds guitarist Roger McGuinn was the third person to ever own a Rickenbacker 12-string, following George Harrison – and his timely purchase would completely transform the Dylan song, and the band's entire trajectory
![[L-R] George Harrison, Aashish Khan and John Barham collaborate in the studio](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VANJajEM56nLiJATg4P5Po.jpg)
John Barham on orchestral manoeuvres with George Harrison, Indian music and the spectre of Spector
By Bill DeMain published
Barham's arrangements sweetened everything from 1968’s Wonderwall Music to 1973’s Living in the Material World and beyond, and in this rare interview he talks Harrison the songwriter, producer and collaborator
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