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George Harrison gave Bob Geldof some valuable advice when the latter formed Band Aid, the supergroup that recorded 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Hannah Wigandt. Published on December 23, 2021.
George Harrison knew a bit of what Bob Geldof went through organizing Live Aid in 1985. ... Bob Geldof used the same formula and blew it up a million times 14 years later.
Shankar, Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, and Billy Preston performed. (George asked all his former bandmates to perform, but both John and Paul McCartney declined to ...
George Harrison wasn’t a fan of Neil Young. In a piece of rare footage from 1992, George works in the studio with Dave Stewart, Bob Geldof, and Chucho Merchán. While they work, ...
George Harrison was painfully honest at times, ... During a 1992 recording session with Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof (via YouTube), George lays into Young, saying, “I hate it.
How George Harrison ‘invented the idea of rock ‘n’ roll giving back to the people’ In late 1971, George’s long-time friend and mentor, Ravi Shankar , told him about the humanitarian ...
Remembering George Harrison. November 30, 2001 / 8:39 AM EST / AP ... But he did very well," said Sir Bob Geldof, a fellow rock musician, in an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. radio.
While talking with Bob Geldof in 1992, Harrison leveraged his astute opinion to dig at Young. “I’m not a Neil Young fan,” Harrison said . “I hate [his playing].
Guitars throughout the world are gently weeping at the news that George Harrison, the "quiet Beatle," has died of cancer at 58. Fox ... very well," rock star and activist Bob Geldof told BBC radio.
In 1992, While Harrison was in the studio working on a recording of his 1975 song “This Guitar (Can’t Keep from Crying)” from Extra Texture with Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart, Bob Geldof was in ...