George Harrison

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George Harrison was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and lead guitarist of The Beatles, known for his distinctive guitar work and spiritually influenced songwriting.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf film producer
guitarist
human
musician
philanthropist
record producer
singer-songwriter
associatedAct Bob Dylan
Eric Clapton
Jeff Lynne
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ravi Shankar
Ringo Starr
The Beatles
Tom Petty
Traveling Wilburys
birthDate 1943-02-25
birthPlace England
Lancashire
Liverpool
United Kingdom
causeOfDeath lung cancer
child Dhani Harrison
coFounded HandMade Films
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 2001-11-29
deathPlace California
Los Angeles
United States
familyName Harrison
founded Dark Horse Records
fullName George Harrison
gender male
genre Indian classical music
pop music
psychedelic rock
rock music
givenName George
hasSignatureStyle melodic slide guitar playing
hasSignatureTheme spiritually influenced songwriting
honor Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as member of The Beatles
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as solo artist
influenced The Beatles' incorporation of Indian music
influencedBy Indian classical music
Ravi Shankar
instrument guitar
harmonica
keyboards
sitar
vocals
memberOf The Beatles
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent Concert for Bangladesh
notableWork All Things Must Pass
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
Got My Mind Set on You
Here Comes the Sun
My Sweet Lord
Something
Taxman
What Is Life
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Within You Without You
occupation film producer
guitarist
music executive
musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
positionHeld lead guitarist of The Beatles
religion Hinduism
residence Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames
spouse Olivia Harrison
Pattie Boyd


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