George Harrison was an English musician, singer, songwriter, and producer who gained immense fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. He was ranked at number #11 in the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” list curated by Rolling Stone magazine. Alongside his Beatles bandmates, he was appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in June 1965.
Age
He was born on February 25, 1943.
Died
He passed away due to lung cancer at the age of 58 on November 29, 2001, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Sun Sign
Pisces
Genre
Rock, Pop, Indian Classical
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Sitar, Arp Bass, Violin, Tamboura, Dobro, Tabla, Organ, Piano, Moog Synthesizer, Harmonica, Autoharp, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Claves, African Drum, Conga Drum, Tympani, Ukulele, Mandolin, Marimba, Jal-Tarang
Labels
Parlophone, Capitol, Swan, Apple, Vee-Jay, Dark Horse, Gnome
Girlfriend / Spouse
George Harrison had dated –
- Monika Pricken
- Twinkle
- Jennifer Brewer (1954)
- Iris Caldwell (1957-1958)
- Ruth Morrison (1958)
- Pauline Behan (1960)
- Judith Everly (1960-1961)
- Bernardette Farrell (1962-1963)
- Ann Guirron (1962)
- Estelle Bennett (1964)
- Pattie Boyd (1964-1977)
- Hayley Mills (1964)
- Joey Heatherton (1964) – Rumor
- Charlotte Martin (1968-1969)
- Krissy Wood (1973)
- Maureen Starkey (1973-1974)
- Kathy Simmonds (1974)
- Lory Del Santo (1991)
- Olivia Harrison (1974-2001) – He got married to author and film producer Olivia Trinidad on September 2, 1978, and the duo remained together until his death in 2001. They were also blessed with a son named Dhani Harrison (b. August 1, 1978).
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Sported a beard
- Long hair
George Harrison Facts
- He collaborated with the Indian “Sitar maestro” Ravi Shankar on his album titled Chants of India and also wrote the introduction to a biography.
- Some of George Harrison’s musical influences included George Formby, Cab Calloway, Django Reinhardt, Hoagy Carmichael, Carl Perkins, and Lonnie Donegan.
- He studied meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, a city located in northern India.
- In February 2015, he was posthumously honored with The Recording Academy’s Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards.
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Facts of George Harrison
- Gender Male
- full nameGeorge Harrison
- nicknamesMagpie, The Quiet Beatle
- birthplaceLiverpool, England, United Kingdom
- Date of Birth February 25, 1943
- Age 81 years 6 months
- Horoscope Pisces
- Lucky Number 8
- Lucky Stone Aquamarine
- Lucky Color Sea Green
- Best Match for Marriage Cancer, Scorpio
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundIrish, English, Scottish, Manx (Isle of Man), and Welsh
- nationalityAmerican
- religionHinduism
- net worth$400 million
- professionMusician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
- weight70 kg or 154.5 lbs
- height5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
- hair colorDark Brown
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildSlim
- high schoolLiverpool Institute High School
- motherLouise
- fatherHarold Hargreaves
- brothersHarold , Peter
- sistersLouise