On Aug. 1, 1971, George Harrison leveraged his status as one of the biggest rock ‘n’ roll stars on the planet to help fight a humanitarian crisis that few in the Western hemisphere knew anything about ...
Long before the triumph of Live Aid in 1985 there was the Concert for Bangladesh. Comparatively modest in scope, the historic August 1971 concerts marked perhaps George Harrison’s finest moment, a ...
George Harrison’s Grammy award-winning The Concert for Bangladesh has arrived on streaming platforms for the first time. Considered one of the most significant benefits of its day, the event took ...
Fifty-four years ago this month, George Harrison headlined the star-studded charity event, The Concert for Bangladesh. The show took place August 1, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
In 1975, Lennon reflected on a recent Harrison concert he attended. It hadn’t impressed him. “It wasn’t the greatest thing in history,” he told Rolling Stone. “The guy went through some kind of mill.
Long before the triumph of Live Aid in 1985 there was the Concert for Bangladesh. Comparatively modest in scope, the historic August 1971 concerts marked perhaps George Harrison’s finest moment, a ...