Macca on his Sinatra knock back
Paul McCartney told Virgin Radio that Frank Sinatra rejected a song he sent him, a track called 'Suicide', which Sinatra apparently took as a joke.…
George Harrison
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New Harrison single due for release
EMI will release a new single, Any Road, from George Harrison's posthumous album Brainwashed this month, with an enhanced version including a video.…
Previously unheard Macca track to appear on Beatles DVD
A mid-nineties jam between McCartney, Starr and Harrison, with a previously unreleased McCartney track, will feature on a DVD out on 31 March.…
DVD of Beatles jam planned
A DVD will include footage of a 1994 jam session between Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison at Harrison's Oxfordshire home.…
Harrison tribute album out in February
A tribute album, Songs From The Material World, featuring Todd Rundgren, Dave Davies and others covering George Harrison songs, will be released on 25 February.…
Rockers pay tribute to Harrison
5,200 fans watched McCartney, Starr, Clapton, Tom Petty and others pay tribute to George Harrison at the Albert Hall, a concert staged in aid of his Material World Charitable Foundation.…
Harrison album posher than he would have liked
Jeff Lynne, who completed George Harrison's posthumous album, admits it is posher than Harrison would have wished, with son Dhani adding guitar parts.…
Skiffle pioneer Lonnie Donegan dies
Skiffle pioneer Lonnie Donegan has died in Peterborough aged seventy-one, and is credited with inspiring John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Townshend to take up guitar.…
George Harrison to receive award for support of British film
George Harrison will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Independent Film Awards for supporting British film through Handmade Films.…
George Harrison tribute ballet
The American Ballet Theatre will stage a new ballet, Within You And Without You, paying tribute to George Harrison with his solo and Beatles songs.…
Lennon represents music in Great Britons top ten
John Lennon is the only musician in the BBC's top ten of Greatest Britons, which moves to a second voting stage to pick the overall winner.…
Harrison tribute tickets go on sale
Tickets go on sale for a 29 November George Harrison tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall, raising money for the Material World Charitable Foundation.…