George+Harrison

As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

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During his time as a Beatle and a solo artist, George Harrison played pop music. Pop music is a wide variety of music styles, generally characterized by their easy accessibility to wide audiences. These compositions are usually of modest length, with prominent and memorable melodies, and a simple unassuming harmonic language. However, Harrison put his own spin on pop music by adding Eastern scales and harmonies to create a new sound. He even learned to play Indian music on the sitar. Harrison also learned to play the slide guitar after realizing that he wasn't as brilliant at guitar playing as other guitarists during his time, but still wanted to be a pop musician.

Harrison was born on February 25, 1943 in Liverpool, England. His father was a school bus driver. He got his first guitar as an adolescent but was unsuccessful in creating the "right sound." After breaking the guitar and hiding it in his closet, Harrison turned to trumpet playing, but was unsuccessful. He turned back to guitar playing when his brother fixed his guitar, and he became friends with Paul McCartney, a fellow student at the Liverpool Institute. The two would often go camping and brought their guitars along. Harrison later joined the band that McCartney had formed with John Lennon. Their group would become know as the famous pop group, the Beatles. The Beatles were an iconic pop group and though McCartney and Lennon were thought as the front men, Harrison was one of the more noticed members after the band split. He overcame many obstacles in his life and solo career and even started producing movies, but he lost his battle with cancer. George Harrison died on November 29, 2001 in Los Angeles, California. He was 58 years old.

The first album of Harrison's solo career, All Thing Must Pass, was released in 1971. This album showed his love for the Indian music and eastern culture. Many of the songs on the album were very spiritual, but it was relatively successful, especially compared to the albums he sold later in his career. This showed Harrison's true style that was often hidden by the compositions of Lennon and McCartney when he played for The Beatles. His very last album was called Brainwashed. The album was released 1 year after his death in 2001. This album was written during Harrison's battle with cancer. The album continued his legacy even though its composer was no longer alive. The album was a great success and it once again brought together modern pop music and eastern culture to create the sound that he was famous for.

Harrison's legacy has influenced many popular artists of today. He introduced Eastern scales and harmonies that influenced many of the psychedelic styles that were heard after the breakup of the Beatles. He also brought a more spiritual side to popular music. Today, many artists use the same technique and mix different cultures of music to create a new sound. During his time, the new style wasn't respected, but now people draw from their spiritual side and look up to Harrison's work. He changed people's view of pop music and put his own spin on it. By doing something that was so different for his time, he has influenced young artists to take chances and experiment with different sounds.

George Harrison was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice. His first time was as a Beatle. In 2004 he was inducted again for his solo career. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009. Ten years earlier, in 1999, Harrison was attacked in his home by an intruder. Though he was stabbed in the stomach he fought the intruder and recovered from his wounds. During his solo career, Harrison also co-owned a movie production company called Hand Made Films. Although the company wasn't very successful, Harrison enjoyed the change. He was always viewed as the "quiet one" when he was part of the Beatles, but after they broke up ,H arrison was arguably the most well-known of the the group. Even after his death, George Harrison's legacy lives on.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. sample: "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

"George Harrison." //Contemporary Musicians //. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 1989. //Biography In Context //. Web. 1 May 2013.
 * Your Source List:**

Molenda, Michael. "Divine light: George Harrison's fab life of innovation and exploration." //Guitar Player// Mar. 2002: 92+. //Biography In Context//. Web. 3 May 2013. Itzkoff, Dave. "Within him, without him." //New York Times// 25 Sept. 2011: 1(L). //Biography In Context//. Web. 3 May 2013.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || 58 years old ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || Pop ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || George Harrison ||
 * This guitarist lived from __to__ ___ || February 25, 1943 Liverpool, United Kingdom- November 29, 2001 Los Angeles, California, United States
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || Pop(ular) music- a wide variety of music styles, generally characterized by their easy accessibility to wide audiences. These compositions are usually of modest length, with prominent and memorable melodies, and a simple unassuming harmonic language.

Eastern music- || Ravi Shanker || Gretsch Duo Jet Slide Guitar || He became friends with Paul McCartney, a fellow student at Liverpool Institute and later joined the band that McCartney formed with John Lennon. || He and Paul McCartney often went camping and brought along their guitars. || He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 as a solo artist and later received a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame in 2009. || This was the first album of his solo career that he released after the Beatles broke up. Brainwashed- 2002 The final album of his solo career, Harrison wrote all of the songs in this album during his battle against cancer. || What do you like about his/her style? || Today this style is being played by ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || He was self-taught as an adolescent. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Indian/Eastern Music ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy,
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || He learned to play Indian music of the sitar. ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Futurama,
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || When he was experimenting with his first guitar, the instrument fell apart and then turned to playing the trumpet, but found no success.
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || He experimented with a guitar at home and played the trumpet.
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || After the Beatles broke up, he became the co-owner of a production company called Hand Made Films. In 1999 Harrison was attacked in his home by an intruder. Though he was stabbed, he eventually recovered.
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || All Things Must Pass- 1971
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || He introduced Eastern scales and harmonies that influenced many of the psychedelic styles that were heard after the breakup of the Beatles. He also brought a more spiritual side to popular music ||