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Robin Nolan and George Harrison
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

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American musician and frontman for The Byrds on set for the band's performance on Ready Steady Go!, August 6, 1965, in London, United Kingdom
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

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[L-R] George Harrison, Aashish Khan and John Barham collaborate in the studio
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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Albert Lee playing his replica 1958 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Albert Lee reveals the history of his ’58 Les Paul Custom

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

Gibson calls its replica the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul Custom, but Clapton is only one of the stars to have owned and played this storied guitar

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George Harrison wears white and plays acoustic guitar onstage in 1974
Dhani Harrison on the making of Living in the Material World – and George’s slide style

By Bill DeMain Published

If All Things Must Pass was Harrison in minor key, Material World is the sound of him turning towards the light. His son, Dhani, tells us about its creation, and its stunning (and essential) reissue

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Left-Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers performs onstage at the Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway on June 22, 2013 in Dover, Delaware; Right-George Harrison performing at The Cow Palace in Daly City, California on November 7, 1974
The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo

By Janelle Borg Published

Campbell recalls rejecting his own solo on the Traveling Wilburys' debut single – and why Harrison's playing style was a better fit

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George Harrison, suited, booted, in the Fab Four's trademark mop-top hairstyle, plays a Gretsch live onstage in South Australia with the Beatles in 1964.
Beyond Beatlemania: The definitive guitar history of George Harrison's greatest recorded works

By Damian Fanelli Published

Guitar World's Beatlemaniacs assemble for the deepest of deep dives into the recorded output of a pop-cultural icon and genius player to find that there was no one quite like George Harrison

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George Harrison (left) and John Lennon play the song Something in a scene from the 2021 film, Get Back
George Harrison typically sketched out his solos in advance – his lead break on this classic Beatles track was an exception

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Harrison told GW that while he was happy to improvise when needed, when it came to laying something down in the studio, he was far more comfortable charting out a path in advance

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Jimi Hendrix and Andy Fairweather Low
How a 3am jam with Hendrix led Andy Fairweather Low to guest on a Jimi classic

By Phil Weller Published

Low says he played poorly during the impromptu jam, but he evidently impressed Hendrix enough to get a studio invite

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Andy Fairweather Low of Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders performs at the Cardiff Motorpoint on May 14, 2011 in Cardiff, Wales AND George Harrison wowed fans by turning up unannounced to play with close friend Gary Moore. 6th October 1992; Gary Moore concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Before Andy Fairweather Low joined George Harrison’s band, the Beatle was eyeing up Gary Moore and Alvin Lee

By Matt Owen Published

The prolific session player joined Harrison for his 1991 tour of Japan, but it turns out he was rather low on the pecking order when the Beatles legend came to assembling his band

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