George Harrison was born on February 24, 1943 in the Wavertree area of Liverpool.
George was keenly interested in music at an early age. His mother bought him his first
guitar at the age of 13, and he formed a group of his own called "The Rebels."
George and Paul McCartney took the same bus to the Liverpool Institute, and they soon
discovered that they had music and guitars in common. At the time, Paul was already a
member of John Lennon's group, The Quarrymen, and he invited the 14 year old George
to see the band. Eventually, with George always "hanging around," John asked George
to join the band.

In 1960, the Quarrymen had a new name: The Beatles. The youngest member of The Beatles George Harrison was often considered "the shy one." In fact, his strong voice was arguably the most underrated of the four. George was always an integral part of what was happening to the group. At the time of their appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," polls showed Harrison to be the most popular Beatle with American audiences.

When Harrison's first solo recording, All Things Must Pass, was released, many music critics felt that the triple album's fruitfulness was a direct result of Lennon and McCartney's neglect.

Music enthusiasts credit him for integrating eastern sounds into western music - Harrison introduced the sitar and Indian ragas to pop music. He also spearheaded the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, a music festival assembled to benefit Bengali refugees of the India-Pakistan war. Harrison passed away on Nov. 29, 2001, in Los Angeles after losing a prolonged battle with cancer.