Happy Birthday George Harrison

George Harrison: 25 February, 1943 - 29 November 2001

In 1997, the great George Harrison and his Indian home slice Ravi Shankar swung by a VH1 show hosted by John Fugelsang to plug Ravi's new album Chants of India, which George produced. Legend has it that a staffer on the show had brought in a guitar there in case George decided to play, and he did.

"All Things Must Pass" 1997, VH1


George is in great spirits throughout the interview, probably because he doesn't have to talk about the Beatles. It was one of Harrison's last TV appearances and of course, his choice of song takes on added poignancy in light of his passing four years later.

You can see more of the fascinating interview below.

Part I
Part II
Part III

And here's a nice clip of Macca doing "All Things Must Pass" in Madrid in 2004 for his fallen friend.
RIP George.