<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in George-harrison ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/george-harrison Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:05 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I talked my folks into buying me a plane ticket to London. I took my guitar and some songs, and I ran into some people…” How the Beatles launched the career of one of the all-time great songwriters ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/james-taylors-beatles-break k33ZrU3Vq7B8FoCVBuPTR6 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:05 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:27:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was very fortunate to have played with so many great artists, even just for a moment”: Dave Mason, Traffic co-founder who played with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and George Harrison, dies aged 79 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dave-mason-dies-aged-79 XVRD746PWmejkHmZdbgMnT Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:21:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guitar that sits at the intersection of love, collaboration and some of the most influential songwriting of the late 1960s”: The 1913 Gibson used to write Here Comes the Sun and Let It Rain – owned by Eric Clapton – is now up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/the-1913-gibson-used-to-write-here-comes-the-sun-and-owned-by-eric-clapton-is-up-for-auction exz3raWE7gB9sSyd4wuMV4 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:13:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob let him play one overdub, then cut him off. George said to me, ‘Don’t let him do that again’”: The time Bob Dylan and a Beatle were at odds over a guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-time-don-was-had-to-mediate-between-bob-dylan-and-a-beatle-to-nail-a-guitar-solo nERqDxL5eAkQt9oNK4Maaf Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:07:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A prototype given to George Harrison was prominently featured in the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night, inspiring insatiable lust for the electric 12”: How the Rickenbacker 360/12 revolutionized the sound of ’60s guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rickenbacker-360-12-12-string qgA988Lpufhgoj2w7PzueM Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Harrison put the SG into immediate use on recording sessions for Revolver”: George Harrison’s 1964 Gibson SG Standard is officially part of the multi-million dollar guitar club – but as a piece of Beatles history it’s priceless ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/1964-gibson-sg-george-harrison-beatles UHJhkKmrzb9VDLjXH4fnTW Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:05:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lot after lot we felt like we were making history”: World record for most expensive guitar shattered three times in one night as Jim Irsay auction sees David Gilmour's Black Strat fetch $14.5m ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/jim-irsay-collection-guitar-auction-final-results r8x5LXstnFudBfrpcYospB Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:23:25 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:42:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I freaked out. I couldn’t believe it. Nobody else was doing that at the time”: The Beatles made the Leslie speaker an iconic guitar tone. But a pioneering “all-female” rock band were one of the first to take it out on the road ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/fanny-guitarist-june-millington-on-how-the-let-it-be-solo-transformed-her-rig ARLFvjYGPUxSRz4TRnbs2j Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:08:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jim Irsay was an incredible collector with an eye for rare treasures”: Details emerge of the historic guitars in the Jim Irsay Collection auction – including David Gilmour’s Black Strat and Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/details-emerge-of-the-historic-guitars-in-the-jim-irsay-collection-auction qKsmXH2AcdRf5KMWRP5CbP Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:24:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It ain’t gonna sit well with people, but he might be better than George Harrison”: Why John Mayer might be better than a Beatle, according to producer Don Was ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-john-mayer-might-be-better-than-george-harrison 57GyqwizmA5TYf8QcP3xTV Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:47:55 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:52:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An icon of late 1960s rock history”: George Harrison and Eric Clapton both married the same woman. Now the historic 1913 Gibson acoustic named after Pattie Boyd is headed to auction – months after it was listed on Reverb for almost $1,000,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/eric-clapton-and-george-harrisons-1913-gibson-pattie-acoustic-auction-november-2025 UQyoCqqGiViiPQPcrSidWk Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:42:49 +0000 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:50:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric said that the only way he’d play on it is if he sounded like the Beatles”: Legendary Abbey Road record producer, Ken Scott, explains how Eric Clapton ended up playing an uncredited solo on a Beatles classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-eric-clapton-ended-up-playing-an-uncredited-solo-on-a-beatles-classic kmqQ5yhXibMrNjF23A8ivG Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:33:19 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:00:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was just too frightened – it was too big a moment with everyone looking at the guitar player. I couldn’t do it”: Paul McCartney was meant to be the Beatles’ lead guitarist – then stage fright led him to George Harrison ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/how-george-harrison-became-the-beatles-lead-guitarist JUezmj7SixUm3HFEjcpHpQ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:36:52 +0000 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:48:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jim Carrey stormed the stage mid-song to air guitar his right leg like a maniac”: From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/top-50-snl-guitar-moments 74hqPhFYSyE35ewqdBsEUD Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:53:19 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John Lennon’s 12-string has a similar trebly edge to it… this guitar passes the ‘Fab Four’ test”: Framus Hootenanny 12-string and 6-string review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/framus-6-and-12-string-hootennany-review 6AQjDFbcDMuqAtLYxMfhR6 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:13:52 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:12:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I asked Olivia, ‘I’d love to play one of George’s guitars.’ She just said, ‘Of course – which one?’” How a Gypsy jazz guitarist came to play George Harrison’s iconic Beatles guitars on a new tribute album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robin-nolan-for-the-love-of-george-guitarist-interview 4xcoNuBah3npod9C3s5Th7 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:15:24 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:51:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had just done 9 months with Joni Mitchell… But that whole Dark Horse tour was a really weird thing. George was uncomfortable being a band leader”: Robben Ford on the highs and lows of touring with George Harrison ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robben-ford-reflects-on-touring-with-george-harrison H8KXAc34jaVzp4FNbCP8wK Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:30:29 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:02:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My friend calls and says, ‘I’ve got this customer. I need you to come down here right away. It's George Harrison'”: How Norman Harris helped reunite a Beatle with his long-lost Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-norman-harris-helped-george-harrison-get-his-lucy-les-paul-back RcChhZvSsTJzmri8aPkBZk Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:09:11 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:23:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Heturned out to be George Harrison’s gardener. He gave the CD toGeorge… Next thing I know George and Olivia call to ask if we’d play at their Christmas party”: Meet Robin Nolan, the Gypsy jazz guitarist who collaborated with a Beatle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robin-nolan-for-the-love-of-george gcmDqRGWWEkGT3h4NCJJqJ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:30:12 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:57:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Recovery is a long road”: Traffic co-founder and George Harrison session player Dave Mason cancels all of his 2025 tour dates after a health setback ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dave-mason-cancels-2025-tour-dates bvKD7oxjdKc3UpDJodres9 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:27:23 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:38:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some things you are supposed to touch, and some things you are never supposed to touch”: Remembering when Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme played George Harrison’s Rosewood Telecaster – and got so star-struck by the guitar he couldn’t speak ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/josh-homme-plays-george-harrisons-rosewood-telecaster WeDWta7RhsGmTFdMqsWeDL Sun, 18 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:01:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A rare and culturally critical guitar directly tied to the end of the Beatles and Cream”: A 1913 Gibson acoustic – played and owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton – has been listed on Reverb ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/acoustic-guitars/1913-gibson-o-style-acoustic-george-harrison-eric-clapton fCWHM4xAcj88NJ4c8d3fXe Fri, 16 May 2025 10:44:04 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:31:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He gave the CD to George. The next thing I know he calls to ask if we’d play at their Christmas party”: How Robin Nolan went from busking on the streets of Amsterdam to collaborating with George Harrison – and hanging out with Paul McCartney ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robin-nolan-from-busking-to-becoming-friends-with-george-harrison rwQHRDcUfcX9QbJoZLGBPD Tue, 13 May 2025 12:22:07 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:03:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “David Crosby said, ‘I don't like it, man. That folky 2/4 time never gonna play on the radio’”: 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 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-the-byrds-bob-dylan-mr-tambourine-man-first-single jRVwYBY7N4hQPY3KfL6Vbe Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:16:41 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:23:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got the impression that he needed to be quite forceful to get his songs onto Beatles records”: George Harrison orchestrator John Barham reflects on their shared love of Indian music and being conducted by Phil Spector ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-barham-on-george-harrison-beatles-indian-music-phil-spector odpcijExvoiCifiAoQJC5C Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:59:16 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:31:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From Paul Kossoff to Eric and then to John Lennon and George Harrison”: Albert Lee reveals the history of his ’58 Les Paul Custom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/albert-lee-reveals-the-history-of-his-58-les-paul-custom DSiteQ4nQgznPAMRVGE4kV Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:16:06 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He only had that little spotlight in every Beatles song – George Martin telling him what he could or couldn’t play. That’s what helped create that later style”: Dhani Harrison on the making of Living in the Material World – and George’s slide style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dhani-harrison-on-george-harrison-living-in-the-material-world gSmxjt5pn7KRMZGN82gt8X Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:17:19 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:00:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t think I played that well. I had a hunch he could pull something out with the slide. I handed him the guitar, and he just did it”: The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-mike-campbell-asked-george-harrison-to-take-over-his-own-solo kjtSaShqBMTA9pxvdSKaoY Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:37:44 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:28:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If we had tried to plan it, it would’ve never happened. The thing happened just by magic”: From Beatlemania to All Things Must Pass and beyond – the definitive guitar history of George Harrison's greatest recorded works ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-best-of-george-harrison-from-the-beatles-to-his-solo-adventures RL9EMEnkpTxogutFezuwFj Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:19:42 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 12:21:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think I sort of smoked something, and I didn't really know what I was doing”: George Harrison typically sketched out his solos in advance – his iconic lead break on this classic Beatles track was a notable exception ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/george-harrison-the-beatles-something-solo GVWiKNZANzAGfWXSUKh6m7 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:19:00 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:26:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He flips a bass upside down, and we do Otis Redding. Then I got a phone call, ‘Jimi’s in the studio. Would you come down?’” How a 3am jam with Hendrix led Andy Fairweather Low to guest on a Jimi classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andy-fairweather-low-jamming-with-hendrix UuT4qSuQdJsnsTCrUbSQm6 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:31:49 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:34:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “George gets up and says, ‘Andy was not the first choice. There were seven guitarists and he was the seventh choice’”: Before Andy Fairweather Low joined George Harrison’s band, the Beatle was eyeing up Gary Moore and Alvin Lee ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andy-fairweather-low-joining-george-harrisons-band Txt2Fq9okhmH3NbubW75UR Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:11:25 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:27:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like unraveling a mystery, trying to imagine what George might have meant”: Lost chords that George Harrison wrote down before his passing have been turned into a new song – and it was recorded using three of his famed Beatles guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/for-the-love-of-george-harrison-lost-chords qsfuo7UNbxdAftfsUgbYQi Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:51:57 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ George Harrison's amazing career as a guitarist, during and after the Beatles – only in the new Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/magazines/guitar-world-april-2025-issue 8JE8tQXRD5z9hCz8U8kB2L Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:56:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A meeting was arranged, but the guy took off and drove to Guadalajara”: It was used for one of the greatest guitar solos of all time, then “kidnapped” and driven to Mexico – the Hollywood-like story of one of George Harrison's most famous guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/the-story-of-the-george-harrison-lucy-les-paul bL64YSZAWWVmbTrbCuFc3U Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:33:01 +0000 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:17:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I figured people would call me a liar so I didn’t take it. That guitar may be the most valuable guitar in history”: Norman Harris on the one vintage guitar that got away ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/norman-harris-the-one-guitar-that-got-away 2XDSnwtktTsAH8tRJZkDv7 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:02:54 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:13:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I sang this song with George Harrison on Saturday Night Live in 1976”: Paul Simon teams up with Sabrina Carpenter for Simon & Garfunkel classic during SNL's 50th anniversary special ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/paul-simon-sabrina-carpenter-snl 8D6Y79ipQ7K8EhqMBGE9un Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:54:29 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:22:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It threw me off completely. Here I am in front of 16,000 people, on the stage where Jeff Beck stood, where The Beatles stood, and where Jimi Hendrix stood”: Steve Lukather on wielding Beck’s Strat, jams with George Harrison –and his best solo slip-up ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-lukather-jeff-beck-guitar KAhnz6hxKYUiqTsA5CcbV Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:03:52 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:31:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I gave him my Les Paul to use, which, just by him holding it, increased its value by like a million dollars”: In 1992, Steve Lukather was still getting over meeting his Beatles icon – then there was a knock on the stage door ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-lukather-on-playing-with-george-harrison VP3Uo4s6vpMcLuAmdjZyfh Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:44:34 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:00:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The interviewer asked Joe Satriani, ‘Why Andy Fairweather Low?’ And that’s exactly the question I would’ve asked, too”: He's played with Eric Clapton, George Harrison and David Gilmour, but now, this rhythm guitar hero is ready to take center stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andy-fairweather-low-the-invisible-bluesman HdXCeun3UMGfirgM5RjKW5 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:13:00 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:47:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The instruments he’s sold have been used to make music that’s changed the landscape of rock ‘n’ roll”: The highly anticipated Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary gets its first trailer – and an official Netflix release date ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/normans-rare-guitars-documentary-release-date D8iSWFFj8tb7HEbRjxfQc4 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:50:16 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:20:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Clapton’s manager says, ‘George Harrison wants you to do the tour and play all the slide parts – he doesn’t want to do it’”: When rhythm guitar hero Andy Fairweather Low was recruited by a Beatle to play slide – even though he’d never played slide before ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andy-fairweather-low-george-harrison-japan-tour-slide q2JnJMUZgDXgHb7HZKTwbM Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:15:14 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:48:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Beatles ’64 doc is essential viewing for every Fab Four fan – and you can sign up to watch it on Disney+ for just $2.99 a month in this Black Friday streaming deal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/beatles-64-documentary-disney-plus-black-friday-streaming-deal 4wbXehX2Lg6SVVdxhkotkS Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:20:34 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:41:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the most important guitars in rock and roll history”: George Harrison’s Futurama smashes auction estimate and sets a new record with staggering $1.27 million sale ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/george-harrison-futurama-sells-at-auction vofSKfypq2hhJhJePynXKG Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:35:37 +0000 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:41:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said very politely, ‘Can I get up on stage with you and use your guitar?’ It was very overwhelming to play with a Beatle”: That time Ritchie Blackmore and George Harrison jammed Little Richard at a Deep Purple concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ritchie-blackmore-george-harrison-deep-purple-jam rF85BMtwPvQgnyZW4dFhEH Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:02:13 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the holy grails of historic Beatles guitars”: George Harrison’s Futurama – which starred in over 300 early Beatles shows, including the Fab Four’s historic Hamburg tour – is heading to auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-beatles-george-harrison-futurama-auction 3izLuuaPyMF7nP2tR54Ku8 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:37:31 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:16:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a bit of a number for me to have to dare to tell George Harrison not to play guitar. It was like an insult”: Paul McCartney turned down George Harrison's proposed guitar parts for Hey Jude ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/george-harrison-paul-mccartney-beatles-hey-jude-guitar-part zKEtobCYV9vr3sdMWteHbb Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:11:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:48:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had a little too much Jack Daniels and went to sleep. Early the next morning, I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: Session pro George Terry recalls the first time he met a Beatle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/george-terry-eric-clapton-meeting-a-beatle GJuYMiMNtQU7AJpbHm5Mwh Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:22:17 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:47:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nothing was even mic'd up through the P.A. – they just listened to our amps and the two vocal mics. Sometimes we'd just play rubbish”: The Beatles on their struggles to be heard over the screams of Beatlemania – and the toll it took on their performances ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-beatles-onstage-struggles 8MdiwYkc7ufRPqnHryzbU8 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:39:12 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:52:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric called and said, ‘Buddy Guy, George Harrison and I are playing tonight. You’re going to come and jam’”: Richie Sambora recalls receiving Eric Clapton’s spontaneous invite to a star-studded jam session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/richie-sambora-eric-clapton-jam CEeR3iUPpt4f3uXxWgyoUX Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:48:13 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:55:51 +0000