George Harrison birthday

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles.Often referred to as “the quiet Beatle”,Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as their Western audience.Following the band’s break-up he was a successful solo artist, and later a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys.

Harrison was also a session musician and a film and record producer. He is listed at number 11 in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.

On This Day …

1914 – Riccardo Zandonai’s opera “Francesco da Rimini,” premieres in Turin
1964 – UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US
1974 – 1st American Music Award:
1977 – 19th Grammy Awards: This Masquerade, Starland Vocal Band
1978 – Coleman, Comden & Green’s musical premieres in NYC
1981 – George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for “subconscious plagiarism” “My Sweet Lord” with “He’s So Fine”
1992 – Ken Ludwig’s musical “Crazy for You,” premieres in NYC

On This Day …

1818 – Composer Henry Charles Litolff was born.
1943 – Frank Sinatra made his debut as vocalist on radio’s “Your Hit Parade.”
1970 – John Lennon’s “Instant Karma” with Yoko Ono’s “Who Has Seen the Wind?” was released in the U.K.
1981 – Former Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison teamed up to record a musical tribute to John Lennon. The song “All Those Years Ago” was the result.
1987 – Joan Jett made her acting debut in “Light Of Day.”
1990 – Billy Idol broke several bones in a serious motorcycle accident. As a result he could not appear in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” in a major role.
2002 – Celine Dion’s “A New Day Has Come” was released for radio play. It was her first new song in two years.
2003 – 50 Cent’s debut album “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” was released.

On This Day …

1934 – The musical “Anything Goes,” by Cole Porter, opened. 1963 – The Elvis Presley film “Fun in Acapulco” premiered.
1960 – George Harrison was deported from Germany for being too young to perform there with the Beatles.
1975 – Elton John received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
1978 – Prince’s second single “Just As Long As We’re Together” was released.
1980 – A one-hour documentary film, “Van Morrison in Ireland,” was premiered at London’s National Film Theater.
1988 – “The Delicate Sound Of Thunder” by Pink Floyd was released.
1990 – Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall were married in Bali, Indonesia.
1993 – The musical “Cyrano – The Musical” opened.

On This Day …

1661 – Composer George Bohm was born.
1814 – The composer Mihaly Mosonyi was born.
1862 – Composer Alphons Diepenbrock was born.
1917 – Composer Laurindo Almeida was born.
1924 – The operetta “Rose Marie”, by Rudolf Friml, opened on Broadway.
1927 – Sophie Tucker recorded her song “Some of These Days.”
1931 – The radio show “15 Minutes with Bing Crosby” debuted on CBS.
1935 – George Gershwin completed the orchestral score for the opera Porgy and Bess.
1963 – The Angels become the first white all-female group to have a No.1 record. The song was “My Boyfriend’s Back.”
1965 – The Beatles received a gold record for the song “Help!”
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1965 – The Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show “Ready Steady Go!” Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe.”
1965 – The Beatles released “Yesterday.”
1976 – The first issue of Musician magazine was published.
1978 – George Harrison married Olivia Trinidad Arias. She was a secretary at his Dark Horse record company.
1978 – The “Animal House” soundtrack was released.
1981 – The single “Controversy” was released by Prince.

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1875 – Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born.
1890 – Composer Jacques Ibert was born.
1939 – “The Wizard of Oz” premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie’s song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
1941 – “Au Revoir, Pleasant Dreams” was recorded by Ben Bernie and his orchestra.
1958 – Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago were married in a private ceremony at his parents home in Lubbock, TX.
1965 – The Beatles set a record for having the largest single crowd at a concert at Shea Stadium in New York. Attendance was 56,000.
1969 – The Woodstock Music and Art Fair began in Bethel, NY. The three-day concert featured 24 bands and drew over 400,000 people.
1980 – George Harrison’s book “I Me Mine” went on sale.
1987 – On the tenth anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley thousands of people marched past his grave in Memphis, TN.
1991 – Paul Simon played a free concert at New York’s Central Park in front of an estimated 750,000 people.

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1689 – Composer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was born.
1709 – Composer Jean-Noel Hamal was born.
1959 – The Drifters recorded “This Magic Moment.”
1964 – The Beach Boys made their first appearance on “Shingdig!”
1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s “Foxy Lady” was released.
1969 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin began writing songs together.
1972 – John Lennon’s film “Imagine” premiered on national TV.
1974 – George Harrison released a holiday single, “Ding Dong, Ding Dong.”
1978 – Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” was released.

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1791 – Composer Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner was born.
1837 – Composer Charles-Emile Waldteufel was born.
1882 – Composer Joaquin Turina was born.
1963 – The first Supremes album, “Meet the Supremes,” was released.
1964 – The John Coltrane Quartet recorded “Love Supreme.”
1972 – Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock” was released.
1974 – George Harrison released his first album on his Dark Horse label, entitled “Dark Horse.”
1984 – The Jacksons played their last show together in Los Angeles, CA.
1992 – Bill Wyman left the Rolling Stones after over 30 years with the group.
1993 – The musical revival of “My Fair Lady” opened.

On This Day …

1739 – Composer Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf was born.
1915 – Composer Douglas Lilburn was born.
1962 – The Elvis Presley film “Girls! Girls! Girls!” premiered.
1963 – The Beach Boys’ “Be True To Your School” was released.
1968 – Stevie Wonder’s “For Once In My Life” was released.
1974 – George Harrison began his first tour in eight years.
1998 – Atlantic Records launched an online music video service, Instavid.