{"id":25034,"date":"2023-04-22T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=25034"},"modified":"2023-02-22T04:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:53:55","slug":"take-5-george-harrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/22\/take-5-george-harrison\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: George Harrison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 25 marked the 75th anniversary of George Harrison\u2019s birth. Between the later years of The Beatles and his untimely death in 2001, Harrison helped out his musical friends may times. He is credited with more than 100 guest spots \u2013 variously playing guitar (acoustic, electric and\/or slide) and\/or percussion, singing and even lending a production hand. These activities were all beyond his work on solo albums, the Concert for Bangla Desh, his time in the Traveling Wilburys, his work as a film producer and philanthropist. Here are five notable guest spots featuring the guitar work of George Harrison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBadge\u201d from <em>Goodbye<\/em> (Cream, 1969)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe complicated personal relationship between Harrison and longtime pal Eric Clapton is well documented. But their musical associations were uniformly excellent; at George\u2019s behest, Clapton added electric guitar on The Beatles, \u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps,\u201d and George returned the favor by playing on Cream\u2019s \u201cBadge,\u201d a song with a title inspired by Ringo Starr. This guest spot was the first in which George used a playful pseudonym: this time the guitarist was billed as L\u2019Angelo Misterioso.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5TH32ercNP0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m Your Spiritual Breadman\u201d from <em>The Worst of Ashton, Gardner &amp; Dyke<\/em> (1970)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile they\u2019re chiefly remembered only for their sole hit single, 1971\u2019s \u201cResurrection Shuffle,\u201d this British trio had a long association with Harrison. Tony Ashton had been a member of The Remo Four, a beat combo who appeared on Harrison\u2019s soundtrack for <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/19\/george-harrisons-wonderwall-music-at-50\/\"><em>Wonderwall<\/em><\/a>. George played on that track, as well as this one from a couple of years later. On lead guitar, he was billed here as George O\u2019Hara Smith, a moniker he also used on his own <em>All Things Must Pass<\/em> triple LP: \u201cThe George O\u2019Hara Smith Singers\u201d are credited with that album\u2019s massed backing vocal choruses.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tjW0eRQbWko\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019re Breakin\u2019 My Heart\u201d from <em>Son of Schmillson<\/em> (Harry Nilsson,<\/strong> 1972)<br \/>\nRaconteur <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/15\/eveybodys-talkin-about-harry-nilsson-part-1\/\">Harry Nilsson<\/a> was playfully named as The Beatles\u2019 \u201cfavorite group.\u201d He was a core member of the rabble-rousing Hollywood Vampires drinking club, and a close friend of many in the rock world. George guested on slide guitar (credited as \u201cGeorge Harrysong\u201d on this classic \u2013 if NSFW song. Sing along, why don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MiLKTKd5pgs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf You\u2019ve Got Love\u201d from <em>It\u2019s Like You Never Left<\/em> (Dave Mason, 1973)<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer Traffic guitarist <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/05\/new-crest-on-an-old-wave-the-dave-mason-interview-part-one\/\">Dave Mason<\/a> was part of the massive musical cast on Harrison\u2019s <em>All Things Must Pass<\/em>, and George reciprocated by adding his distinctive signature slide guitar to this cut from Mason\u2019s fourth solo album. George uses the pseudonym Son of Harry.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/flz7fSmY61E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThat\u2019s Life\u201d from <em>It\u2019s My Pleasure<\/em> (Billy Preston, 1975)<\/strong><br \/>\nAnyone who watched Peter Jackson\u2019s epic Get Back film knows just how important the appearance and participation of Billy Preston was to the Beatles\u2019 recording sessions in January 1969. The former child prodigy had met the Beatles was back in their pre-fame days in Hamburg; at the time Preston was organist for Ray Charles. They stayed in touch \u2013 especially Billy and George \u2013 and Preston was eventually signed to the Beatles\u2019 Apple Records. This track dates from after the end of his time on Apple, but old pal George (in his Hari Georgeson guise) lends support on electric guitar.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-HF78sRfGA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 25 marked the 75th anniversary of George Harrison\u2019s birth. 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