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Friday, June 12, 2009
'He would have considered a Beatles reunion... he had great love for them'
GEORGE HARRISON was the youngest Beatle, the gentle one, the most handsome. As a songwriter, he was the "Dark Horse", living in the shadow of the towering Lennon-McCartney axis. But the Fab Four guitarist spent the Sixties quietly honing writing skills which were to blossom spectacularly. Three Beatles songs written by George during the latter stages of the band's career, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Something and Here Comes The Sun, are all-time classics. And when they split, it was George who returned with probably the greatest solo album by an ex-Beatle - the sublime triple-vinyl LP All Things Must Pass. [read more]
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