This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso | TMR This Day in Music, November 29: L'Angelo Misterioso November 29, 2011 By Neil Cossar , Contributor On this day in 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer, aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. George was the youngest member of The Beatles (16 when he joined), and went on to release the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single “My Sweet Lord.” This was a sad day, the second Beatle to leave us and at just 58. Who'd of thought that by the turn of the century, we would've lost two Beatles? First John and now George. I'm sure, like myself growing up with the Fabs, you just thought they would be around forever. There is so much to say about Harrison; he achieved so much in his post-Beatle life.

George was the mastermind behind the first major musical live fundraiser with The Concert For Bangladesh. Many critics say that his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass is the finest solo Beatles effort. It is a great body of work which, with the release of the worldwide hit "My Sweet Lord," well and truly established Harrison as an equal to Lennon and McCartney. By the end of The Beatles, George had accumulated hundreds of songs, many of which found a home on All Things Must Pass. He went on to make another eight solo albums during his career. Harrison had formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "Badge" which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso," meaning "The Mysterious Angel" in Italian. George became an accomplished gardener; he restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in Henley-on-Thames. Several Harrison videos were filmed on the grounds, including "Crackerbox Palace.

In addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover of All Things Must Pass. He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well. Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician; his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere." George had standout tracks on every Beatles album from Revolver through to Abbey Road: "Taxman," "Within You Without You," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Something" (which is the second-most covered Beatles' song after "Yesterday"). Harrison was quoted as saying that his favourite cover of the song was James Brown's, and he kept Brown's version in his personal jukebox.

Olivia Harrison said of her late husband, "There was a quote by the Indian poet Tagore that George read to me one day that said, 'Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.' And I think it's safe to say, that, despite his immense fame, his truth will never be out-shined or forgotten." Eric Clapton said of Harrison, "He was just a magical guy. He would show up with his guitar and come in and you'd start playing. He started to sing, would start to sing 'Here Comes the Sun.'" I could be wrong, but in another world, where John Lennon wasn't murdered and George didn't die, would The Beatles have ever got back together? Lennon and McCartney had become friends again, but George was still the dark horse. You know the multi-million dollar offers would've been on the table, but you know what? I don't think George would've done it. And I think that would've been the right decision. Let it be, as all things must pass.

Share this story This Day in Music - L'Angelo Misterioso - Musicroom Blog - Everything for the Musician York This Day in Music – L’Angelo Misterioso On this day in 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys . George was the youngest member of The Beatles, (aged 16 when he joined), and went on to release the acclaimed triple album, All Things Must Pass, in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single “My Sweet Lord.” This was a sad day, the second Beatle to leave us and at just 58. Who’d of thought that by the turn of the century, we would’ve lost two Beatles. First John and now George. I’m sure like myself growing up with the fabs you just thought they would be around forever. There is so much to say about Harrison, he achieved so much in his post Beatle life. George was the mastermind behind the first major musical live fundraiser with The Concert For Bangladesh.

Many critics say that his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass is the finest solo Beatles effort. It is a great body of work, which with the release of the worldwide hit “My Sweat Lord” well and truly established Harrison as an equal to Lennon and McCartney. By the end of The Beatle, George had accumulated 100’s of songs, many of which found a home on All Things Must Pass. He went on to make another 8 solo albums during his career. Harrison had formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song “Badge”, which was released on Cream’s Goodbye album in 1969. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym “L’Angelo Misterioso”, meaning “The Mysterious Angel” in Italian. George became an accomplished gardener; he restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in Henley-on-Thames. Several Harrison videos were filmed on the grounds, including “Crackerbox Palace”; in addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover of All Things Must Pass.

He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well. Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician; his autobiography is dedicated “to gardeners everywhere” George had standout-tracks on every Beatles album from Revolver through to Abbey Road. “Taxman”, “Within You Without You”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Here Comes the Sun” and “Something”, (which is the second-most covered Beatles’ song after “Yesterday”). Harrison was quoted as saying that his favourite cover of the song was James Brown’s, and he kept Brown’s version in his personal jukebox. Olivia Harrison said of her late husband, “There was a quote by the Indian poet Tagore that George read to me one day that said, ‘Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.’ And I think it’s safe to say, that, despite his immense fame, his truth will never be out-shined or forgotten.” Eric Clapton said of Harrison, “He was just a magical guy.

He would show up with his guitar and come in and you’d start playing. He started to sing, would start to sing ‘Here Comes the Sun.'” I could be wrong, but in another world, where John Lennon wasn’t murdered and George didn’t die, would The Beatles have ever got back together? Lennon and McCartney had become friends again, but George was still the dark horse. You know the multi million $ offers to reform would’ve been on the table, but you know what, I don’t George would’ve done it. And I think that would’ve been the right decision. Let it be, as all things must pass. Reference Library - Dr. Winston O' Who? - Internet Beatles Album Reference Library: Dr. Winston O' Who? From: "Edward J. Igoe" <ejigoe@ix.netcom.NET> Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles Subject: Re: Pseudonyms Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 17:21:06 -0500 Kevin Chaple wrote: > I know George used L'Angelo Mysterioso with Cream, John used a whole > slew of fake names- does anybody know any others?

Did Ringo or Paul > ever use any? And what were all the ones John used? From my P.N.T.B.P. book: Which two Beatles contributed to Cream's hit song "Badge"? George and Ringo both helped writing. For this song, George used the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso" ("Mysterious Angel"). George also used this pseudonym on an August 1969 Jack Bruce album titled "SONGS FOR A TAILOR", when he played guitar on the song "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune". "Badge" first appeared on a February 1969 Cream album titled "GOODBYE", and later on a single, and several "Greatest hits" compilation albums. Which Beatles appeared on a song titled "If You've Got Love" on Dave Mason's album "IT'S LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT"? George, under the pseudonym "Son Of Harry". Which Beatle once used the pseudonym "Mel Torment"? John, on his song "Scared" from "WALLS AND BRIDGES". Who used the pseudonyms "Roy Dyke" and "Eddie Clayton" on George's solo album "WONDERWALL MUSIC"?

Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton. Who was Hari Georgeson? As one might suspect, "Hari Georgeson" was George Harrison. George used this pseudonym on: The Ravi Shankar album "SHANKAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS" (Acoustic and Electric Guitars, and Autoharp) The Splinter Album "CHINA LIGHT" (Acoustic Guitar and Mandolin). The Splinter songs "Costafine Town" (Bass and Eight String Bass), "Drink All Day" (Six, Twelve String Guitars and Dobro), "Elly-Mae" (Acoustic Guitar), "Gravy Tain" (Guitar), "Haven't Got Time" (Guitar), "Lonely Man" (Guitar), "The Place I Love" (Acoustic and Electric Guitar), "Situation Vacant" (Guitar), "Somebody's City" (Six, Twelve String, and Electric Guitars). The Billy Preston song "That's Life" (Acoustic guitar and Mandolin) from the album "IT'S MY PLEASURE".

George used the pseudonym of "Jai Raj Harisein" while playing percussion on The Splinter songs "Costafine Town", "Drink All Day", "Haven't Got Time", "The Place I Love", "Somebody's City" from the album "THE PLACE I LOVE" (Which he also Produced). As "George H.", Harrison played lead guitar on Billy Preston's album "I WROTE A SIMPLE SONG". Who were Dr. Winston, and Booker Table and The Maitre D's? Alias: John Lennon on the song "Beef Jerky", the "B" side of "Whatever Get's You Through The Night". "Whatever Get's You Through The Night" also appeared on John's "WALLS AND BRIDGES" album. Who was Percy Thrillington, and what connection did he have with The Beatles? Percy Thrillington (An Irish bandleader) was an alias used by Paul McCartney on an instrumental version of his "RAM" album, released by MPL Productions. Who was The Reverend Fred Gherkin? Another alias used by John Lennon on his song "Bless You" from the "WALLS AND BRIDGES" album.

John also used the names "The Reverend Thumbs Gherkin", on the song "Old Dirt Road", and "Dr. Winston O'Ghurkin" on Going Down On Love" from the same album. Who were "The Siamese Quads"? This was a humorous nickname Ringo gave The Beatles. Who was "Beatcomber"? This is one of the many pen names John Lennon used when writing to and for Liverpool's "Mersey Beat" Magazine. Bill Harry chose the name for John, because he enjoyed the humor of J.B. Morton's "BEACHCOMBER" which was a regular column in The Daily Express. Who was Kaptain Kundalini? One more of John Lennon's many pseudonyms, this time on the song "What You Got", the "B" side of "No. 9 Dream". "No. 9 Dream" featured John using the pseudonym "Dr. Dream". Both of these songs appeared on his "WALLS AND BRIDGES" album. Who was Billy Martin? Paul McCartney used this name to book studio time while secretly working on his first solo album "McCARTNEY". Who was John O'Cean?

Another John Lennon alias, taken from the English translation of Yoko's name: "Ocean Child". John used the name while appearing on Yoko's album "FEELING THE SPACE". What group consisted of Johnny Silver, Paul Ramon, Carl Harrison, Stu DeStael, and Tommy Moore? Except for Moore, these were stage names used by The Silver Beatles while touring Scotland May 20-28, 1960 with Johnny Gentile. George's name "Carl" was in honor of one of his guitar heroes, Carl Perkins. Stu Sutcliffe, an artist in his own right, took the last name of a famous painter. Nicholas deStael, who also coincidentally died early in life. Paul used the pseudonym "Paul Ramon" here, and again when he played drums, bass guitar, and sang backing vocals on the song "My Dark Hour" by The Steve Miller Band. "My Dark Hour" appeared on Miller's album "BRAVE NEW WORLD" and on an American single on June 6, 1969. John later vehemently denied ever using the name "Johnny Silver", but other members still claim it's true. Who was Apollo C. Vermouth?

Paul McCartney used this name when he made an appearance as producer of a song titled "I'm The Urban Spaceman" by The "Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band". Paul also used the name when producing a song on which Ringo played drums, titled "New Day" by Apple artist Jackie Lomax. "I'm The Urban Spaceman" appeared on The "Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band" albums "PROGRESSIVE HEAVIES", and "THE BEAST OF THE BONZOS" appearing on the Liberty (UK) and IMPERIAL (US) record labels. The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band also appeared in the Beatle film "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR" as the musical accompaniment for the stripper scene. Who was Richie Snare? This was an alias used by Ringo Starr on Harry Nilsson's album "SON OF SCHMILSSON". George Harrison also appeared on the album, playing slide guitar on the song "You're Breakin' My Heart" using the pseudonym George Harrysong. Who was Dwarf McDougal? John used this name on his "WALLS AND BRIDGES" album.

The name refers to the Bob Dylan style of guitar playing John used on some of the tracks. Dwarf was the name of Dylan's music company, while McDougal was the name of the street Dylan's Greenwich Village apartment was on. -Ed Igoe George Harrison Tweet All Things Must Pass On November 29th 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer, aged 58. Following the breakup of The Beatles, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys. George was the youngest member of The Beatles (16 when he joined), and went on to release the acclaimed triple album, "All Things Must Pass", in 1970, from which came the worldwide No.1 single "My Sweet Lord." This was a sad day, the second Beatle to leave us and at just 58. Who'd of thought that by the turn of the century, we would've lost two Beatles? First John Lennon and now George. I'm sure, like myself growing up with the Fabs, you just thought they would be around forever.

There is so much to say about Harrison; he achieved so much in his post-Beatle life. George was the mastermind behind the first major musical live fundraiser with The Concert For Bangladesh. Many critics say that his 1970 triple album "All Things Must Pass" is the finest solo Beatles effort. It is a great body of work which, with the release of the worldwide hit "My Sweet Lord," well and truly established Harrison as an equal to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. By the end of The Beatles, George had accumulated hundreds of songs, many of which found a home on All Things Must Pass. He went on to make another eight solo albums during his career. Harrison had formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song "Badge" which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso," meaning "The Mysterious Angel" in Italian.

George became an accomplished gardener; he restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in Henley-on-Thames. Several Harrison videos were filmed on the grounds, including "Crackerbox Palace". In addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover for his 1970 triple album release "All Things Must Pass". He employed a staff of ten workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well. Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician; his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere." George had standout tracks on every Beatles album from Revolver through to Abbey Road: "Taxman," "Within You Without You," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Here Comes the Sun," and "Something" (which is the second-most covered Beatles' song after "Yesterday." ) Harrison was quoted as saying that his favourite cover of the song was James Brown's, and he kept Brown's version in his personal jukebox.

Olivia Harrison said of her late husband, "There was a quote by the Indian poet Tagore that George read to me one day that said, 'Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.' And I think it's safe to say, that, despite his immense fame, his truth will never be out-shined or forgotten." Eric Clapton said of Harrison, "He was just a magical guy. He would show up with his guitar and come in and you'd start playing. He started to sing, would start to sing 'Here Comes the Sun." I could be wrong, but in another world, where John Lennon wasn't murdered and George didn't die, would The Beatles have ever got back together? Lennon and McCartney had become friends again, but George was still the dark horse. You know the multi-million dollar offers would've been on the table, but you know what? I don't think George would've done it. And I think that would've been the right decision. Let it be, as all things must pass.

More on George Harrison The Beatles: 50 Facts for the 50th Anniversary | Ed Sullivan Show The Beatles: 50 Facts for the 50th Anniversary The Beatles: 50 Facts for the 50th Anniversary 1. John Lennon met Paul McCartney at a Liverpool church fair where Lennon’s band The Quarrymen were playing. Paul would join the group shortly thereafter. 2. Though not widely known, Stuart Sutcliffe was an original member of The Beatles, playing bass in the group’s early years. John Lennon and Stuart were art school friends and after he sold one of his paintings was encouraged to buy a musical instrument: either bass or drums as the band was in need of both. 3. John Lennon met his first wife, Cynthia, at art school in Liverpool. They married on August 23rd, 1962. John was 21 and Cynthia 22. 4. The band’s manager, Brian Epstein, insisted that Lennon’s marriage and subsequent child be kept secret so as not to dissuade the band’s growing legion of female fans. 5. The group’s first professional recordings were as the backing band for singer Tony Sheridan. 6.

The version of “Love Me Do” heard on The Beatles first album, Please, Please Me, features session drummer Andy White, not Ringo Starr. George Martin wasn’t happy with original drummer Pete Best during the band’s first session and booked White as a back-up. The version featuring Starr was released as a single in the UK, however. A version featuring Pete Best from the band’s test session can be heard on the Anthology 1 compilation. 7. Producer George Martin insisted the group record and release the song “How Do You Do It” by Mitch Murray as their first single. While they did record the song, Martin eventually went with their original composition “Love Me Do,” a bold move in a time where most recording artists were expected to sing songs written by professional songwriters. 8. “How Do You Do It” was eventually recorded and released by another Liverpool band, Gerry & the Pacemakers. It reached #1 in the UK. 9. “I Wanna Be Your Man,” the second single for The Rolling Stones, was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and wound up being a hit for The Stones. The Beatles would release the song on their 1963 album With The Beatles. 10.

Just a month prior to The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show the group sold 1 million copies of “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” their first US single. 11. On February 9, 1964, The Beatles played a set of 5 songs on The Ed Sullivan Show: “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You,” “She Loves You,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” 12. After their Ed Sullivan Show performance, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” would go on to sell another 2 million copies. 13. There were 0 reported crimes in New York City that night of February 9, 1964. 14. At the time, Ringo Starr was 23, as was the slightly younger John Lennon. Paul McCartney was 21, and George Harrison, the youngest, was a mere 20 years old. 15. That evening 73 million people watched The Beatles on Ed Sullivan which was over 23 million households. This was equal to the 45% of the US population. 60% of televisions were watching The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show that evening.

16. Over 50,000 requests for seats were submitted. The CBS Theater held 700 that night. 17. The title for “A Hard Day’s Night” came from an off-hand remark by Ringo Starr, who was known for his odd sayings, sometimes known as Ringoisms. 18. George Harrison met his future wife Patty on the set of “A Hard Day’s Night” where she was cast as an extra. 19. Some of the dialog in the film was taken from actual interviews The Beatles gave, especially the parade of questions the group receives from various partygoers in the film. 20. “Yesterday,” one of The Beatles most popular songs, originally had the working title “Scrambled Eggs.” 21. In the summer of 1964, a legendary get-together with Bob Dylan took place in New York City. Dylan offered The Beatles marijuana, turning them onto the drug for the first time. 22. The meeting between Dylan and The Beatles would have a profound impact on both artists. The Beatles album Rubber Soul featured many folk and acoustic arrangements while Dylan would ignite a firestorm of controversy by giving his first electric performance a few months later.

23. The blistering guitar solo featured on the George Harrison penned “Taxman,” which kicks off the album Revolver, was actually played by Paul McCartney. 24. One of the many recording innovations that were used on Revolver was the first notable use of a “backwards” guitar solo. This can be heard prominently on “I’m Only Sleeping.” The technique was discovered by accident when an engineer loaded a tape in backwards. George Harrison then carefully wrote out his guitar solo so that he would be able to record it playing it in reverse. The solo was then played-back backwards, giving it a strange, ethereal effect. 25. A real life Eleanor Rigby did live in Liverpool, however this was unknown to any of The Beatles. In an even more astounding coincidence, her gravestone lies in the cemetery next to the church where John and Paul first met. 26. John Lennon met his future second wife, Yoko Ono, at the Indica Gallery, London, during one of her exhibitions. Yoko Ono supposedly had never heard of The Beatles. 27. Though Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band is considered to be one of the first concept albums, a close observation reveals that the conceit of Sgt.

Pepper mostly dissipates after “With a Little Help From My Friends.” John Lennon was reported in interviews saying that none of his contributions to the album were based around the Sgt. Pepper theme. 28. The song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” though widely thought to be a reference to the drug LSD, was said by John Lennon to be inspired by a drawing his son Julian brought home from school. 29. According to a recent interview with Julian Lennon, the “Lucy” drawing is currently owned by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmore. 30. Shortly after John and Cynthia Lennon divorced, Paul paid an unexpected visit to check in on Cynthia and young Julian. On the way home, Paul would come up with the idea for “Hey Jude.” 31. The prominent guitar solo on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was played by George Harrison’s friend Eric Clapton. He was brought in during the difficult sessions for The White Album in the hopes that an outsider would force the band members to act more professional. 32. Harrison returned the favor by recording guitar for Clapton’s band Cream on the song “Badge” under the pseudonym L’Angelo Misterioso. 33.

Harrison again employed this method when he brought in keyboardist Billy Preston during the “Get Back” sessions, which later morphed into the album Let It Be. Billy Preston was the only non-Beatle to receive a performance credit on a proper Beatles release. 34. The song “Dear Prudence” was written by John Lennon while on The Beatles meditation retreat in India. The Prudence mentioned in the song is the sister of actress Mia Farrow. While many of the guests at the retreat would socialize with each other, Prudence Farrow often spent intense hours meditating alone in her bungalow. 35. During the sessions for The White Album, Ringo Starr briefly quit the band. As a result, Paul McCartney can be heard playing drums on “Back in the USSR” and “Dear Prudence.” 36. John Lennon learned the finger-picking guitar style used on “Dear Prudence” from folk singer Donovan, who was also attending the retreat. 37. The song “Helter Skelter” was written in response to a statement made by The Who’s Pete Townshend commenting on how loud a recent recording of theirs was (believed to be the song “I Can See For Miles”).

The Beatles recorded the track very intensely, which led to Ringo Starr’s infamous cry at the end of the recording: “I got blisters on me fingers!” 38. During what was known at the time as the Get Back sessions, George Harrison also quit the band briefly after becoming frustrated by the ceaseless tension amongst the group. 39. The Beatles infamous Apple Rooftop concert was the result of a compromise to get George to rejoin the band. The Get Back concept originally was to include a series of live performances shot for a television film. This was nixed due to Harrison’s objections and the decision was made to shoot a performance outside, on top of The Beatles corporate headquarters. This would be the band’s final concert. 40. The Beatles essentially washed their hands of the Get Back sessions and instead focused on recording Abbey Road. After The Beatles rejected two different mixes of an album, John Lennon handed the session tapes over to producer Phil Spector, who remixed it, adding orchestrations that were not there before. This resulted in the album Let It Be. 41. Not all of The Beatles agreed on the final product that was Let It Be.

While John Lennon was pleased with the results, Paul McCartney in particular was not happy with the alterations. In 2003, a remix of the album, Let It Be…Naked was released, stripping away much of the Phil Spector post-production. 42. “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” The Beatles 1969 single, is an autobiographical account of John Lennon’s marriage to Yoko Ono and subsequent honeymoon. The lyrics reference their wedding in Gibraltar, Spain as well as their “Bed-In” protests against the Vietnam War. The song was hastily recorded with just Lennon and McCartney while the other members were unavailable. 43. Despite being the last album The Beatles released, Let It Be was actually recorded before Abbey Road. This would be the group’s final effort as a band. 44. The Beatles originally thought of shooting the cover for the album that became Abbey Road at Mount Everest. Instead they decided to shoot the iconic album cover right outside their studio. 45. Abbey Road concludes with a medley of songs that takes up the bulk of its second side: “You Never Give Me Your Money,” “Sun King,” “Mean Mr.

Mustard,” “Polythene Pam,” “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight,” and “The End.” These were essentially scraps of songs that the band never got a chance to finish writing. 46. “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” was inspired by The Beatles enthusiasts who would hang around the band member’s homes and offices. Paul McCartney in particular was subject to various break-ins by fans searching for souvenirs. 47. The final track on Abbey Road, “Her Majesty,” was originally supposed to be slotted between “Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam” on the album’s closing medley, but McCartney decided he didn’t like the song and ordered it cut. Under instructions not to throw away anything The Beatles recorded, the studio engineer spliced it on to the end of the reel after several seconds of blank tape. McCartney liked it much better that way and so it remained there for the commercial release. 48. The character of Pam in the song “Mean Mr. Mustard” (“His sister Pam works in the shop”) was originally called Shirley.

John Lennon changed it so the song would fit better with the subsequent track, “Polythene Pam.” 49. “The End” features the only drum solo recorded by Ringo Starr as a member of The Beatles. 50. “The End” also features a climatic jam with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison all providing guitar solos. Related Posts: All Things Must Pass | The Huffington Post All Things Must Pass 25/02/2014 09:49 | Updated 26 April 2014 Neil Cossar More music trivia than you can shake a stick at - editor of This Day in Music Born on this day 25 Feb 1943, George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles, the world's most successful group. There is so much to say about Harrison; he achieved so much in his post-Beatle life. George was the mastermind behind the first major musical live fundraiser with The Concert For Bangladesh. Many critics say that his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass is the finest solo Beatles effort.

It is a great body of work which, with the release of the worldwide hit My Sweet Lord, well and truly established Harrison as an equal to Lennon and McCartney. By the end of The Beatles, George had accumulated hundreds of songs, many of which found a home on All Things Must Pass. He went on to make another eight solo albums during his career. Harrison had formed a close friendship with Eric Clapton in the late 1960s, and they co-wrote the song Badge which was released on Cream's Goodbye album in 1969. Harrison also played rhythm guitar on the song. For contractual reasons, Harrison was required to use the pseudonym 'L'Angelo Misterioso,' meaning 'The Mysterious Angel' in Italian. George became an accomplished gardener; he restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in Henley-on-Thames. Several Harrison videos were filmed on the grounds, including Crackerbox Palace. In addition, the grounds served as the background for the cover for his 1970 triple album release All Things Must Pass.

He employed a staff of 10 workers to maintain the 36-acre (150,000 m2) garden, and both of his older brothers worked on Friar Park as well. Harrison took great solace working in the garden and grew to consider himself more a gardener than a musician; his autobiography is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere." George had standout tracks on every Beatles album from Revolver through to Abbey Road: Taxman, Within You Without You, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Here Comes the Sun, and Something (which is the second-most covered Beatles' song after Yesterday). Harrison was quoted as saying that his favourite cover of the song was James Browns', and he kept Brown's version in his personal jukebox. On 29 November 2001, former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles of lung cancer, aged 58. George was the youngest member of The Beatles (16 when he joined).

Olivia Harrison said of her late husband, "There was a quote by the Indian poet Tagore that George read to me one day that said, 'Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.' And I think it's safe to say, that, despite his immense fame, his truth will never be out-shined or forgotten." Eric Clapton said of Harrison, "He was just a magical guy. He would show up with his guitar and come in and you'd start playing. He started to sing, would start to sing Here Comes the Sun." I could be wrong, but in another world, where John Lennon wasn't murdered and George didn't die, would The Beatles have ever got back together? Lennon and McCartney had become friends again, but George was still the dark horse. You know the multi-million dollar offers would've been on the table, but you know what? I don't think George would've done it. And I think that would've been the right decision. Let it be, as all things must pass. Follow Neil Cossar on Twitter: More: PROGRAMME DELANEY AND BONNIE PLUS ERIC CLAPTON AND GEORGE HARRISON OF THE BEATLE...

on eHive PROGRAMME DELANEY AND BONNIE PLUS ERIC CLAPTON AND GEORGE HARRISON OF THE BEATLES About this object PROGRAMME FOR A CONCERT BY THE ORIGINAL DELANEY AND BONNIE AND FRIENDS WITH ERIC CLAPTON. GEORGE HARRISON OF THE BEATLES ALSO APPEARED AS A SPECIAL GUEST. THERE WERE TWO SHOWS AT FAIRFIELD AND MATERIAL FROM BOTH WERE USED ON THE DELANEY AND BONNIE LIVE ALBUM 'ON TOUR WITH ERIC CLAPTON'. GEORGE APPEARED UNDER THE PSEUDONYM ' L'ANGELO MISTERIOSO'. MANY OF THE MUSICIANS IN THIS BAND'S LINE-UP WOULD GO ON TO APPEAR ON GEORGE'S SOLO ALBUM 'ALL THINGS MUST PASS'. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THAT A BEATLE APPEARED AT FAIRFIELD HALLS...ALTHOUGH WE LIVE IN HOPE.

Date Made Harrison, George, 1943-2001 - LC Linked Data Service | Library of Congress Harrison, George, 1943-2001 Sources found: OCLC 5373972: His George Harrison [SR] p1979 (hdg.: Harrison, George, 1943- ; usage: George Harrison) found: Baker, 8th ed. (Harrison, George; b. 2-25-43, Liverpool; English rock singer, member of The Beatles) found: Washington post WWW site, 11-30-01 (George Harold Harrison, 58, former Beatles lead guitarist, d. Thursday [Nov. 29, 2001], Los Angeles) found: Wikipedia, Nov.

2, 2012 (George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943-29 November 2001); English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles; also known as: Carl Harrison; L'Angelo Misterioso; Nelson Wilbury; Spike Wilbury; in 1988, Harrison played an instrumental role in forming the Traveling Wilburys with Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty; Harrison's pseudonym on their first album was "Nelson Wilbury"; he would use the name "Spike Wilbury" for the Traveling Wilburys' second album; genres: Rock, pop, world music, experimental; occupations: Musician, singer-songwriter, record and film producer) Harrison Might Not Be On New Clapton Album After All February 24, 2016 Harrison Might Not Be On New Clapton Album After All There seems to be a great deal of confusion over whether the late George Harrison appears on Eric Clapton's upcoming album or not.

Last week's announcement of the album indicated that unreleased vocal and guitar tracks by Harrison -- under his late 60s pseudonym L'Angelo Misterioso -- would be part of the song "I Will Be There" from the I Still Do album, which will be released May 20. Earlier this week, however, a message appeared on Clapton's Facebook page stating "There is no truth to the rumor that George Harrison plays or sings on the forthcoming album I Still Do" -- but was subsequently removed. Despite Clapton effectively stealing Harrison's wife Pattie Boyd (the subject of Clapton's classic track "Layla"), the two were close friends who periodically collaborated and even toured together during the early 90s. Harrison used the L'Angelo Misterioso alter ego to play on Cream's 1969 single "Badge," which he co-wrote. Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Related posts:

Question: Which member of The Beatles used the pseudonym L’Angelo Misterioso?
Answer: George Harrison