The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country's name was originally spelt) was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist...
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The Concert for Bangladesh (originally spelt The Concert for Bangla Desh) is a live triple album credited to "George Harrison & Friends" and released on...
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The Concert for Bangladesh is a film directed by Saul Swimmer and released in 1972. The film documents the two benefit concerts that were organised by...
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The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his...
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George Harrison (redirect from The George O'Hara-Smith Singers)
artist, the slide guitar. He also organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, a precursor to later benefit concerts such...
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Olivia Harrison (redirect from Came the Lightening)
booklet. She co-produced the Concert for Bangladesh Revisited documentary accompanying the 2005 reissue of the Concert for Bangladesh album and film. She was...
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debut album, If Not for You. That same year, Harrison and Dylan rehearsed the song for possible inclusion in the Concert for Bangladesh shows at Madison...
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Traveling Wilburys (redirect from The wilburys)
album from the Concert for Bangladesh for release, Dylan's label, Columbia, presented the main stumbling block. In the album credits, the "Wilburys" joke...
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performed the song together in August 1971 at Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh shows in New York City, a recording from which was released on the live album...
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hiatus was interrupted only by his participation in Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh shows in August 1971, along with a large cast of musicians, including...
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Straight Up (Badfinger album) (redirect from Sing for the Song)
production, only for him to become preoccupied with organizing the Concert for Bangladesh, at which Badfinger also performed. Harrison then handed the project...
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Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, in "Marwa Blues", at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004. Harrison participated in the Concert for George...
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been four "live" albums to win the award: Judy at Carnegie Hall, The Concert for Bangladesh, and two MTV Unplugged albums (Eric Clapton's and Tony Bennett's)...
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Bangla Desh (song) (redirect from Bangladesh (song))
days before the Harrison-sponsored Concert for Bangladesh shows at New York's Madison Square Garden. The single became a top ten hit in the United Kingdom...
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political cause. In the modern era, the first benefit concert is generally seen as the 1971 Concert For Bangladesh. Comprising two shows on the same day at Madison...
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on separate songs. With Starr's participation, Harrison staged the Concert for Bangladesh in New York City in August 1971. Other than an unreleased jam...
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Pattie Boyd (category Wives of the Beatles)
artist, and his Bangladesh aid project. The couple's divorce was finalised on 9 June 1977. Boyd's solicitor, Paddy Grafton-Green of the London firm Theodore...
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Concert for George is a live tribute soundtrack album in honour of George Harrison, recorded on the first anniversary of his death, and issued in 2003...
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Pete Ham (redirect from The Keyhole Street Demos 1966–67)
duet on "Here Comes the Sun" with Harrison at The Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, documented in the theatrical film of the concert. In 1972, Badfinger...
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While organising the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, Harrison recorded the charity single "Bangla Desh". The Concert for Bangladesh live album included...
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Friar Park (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the ODNB)
2003's Concert for George, the 2005 Concert for Bangladesh DVD release, and Martin Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World in 2011 were...
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Ravi Shankar (category Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
Album of the Year for The Concert for Bangladesh in 1973. Shankar was born on 7 April 1920 in Benares (now Varanasi), then the capital of the eponymous...
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Collaborations between ex-Beatles (redirect from The Beatles reunions)
recording from 1969. With Starr's participation, Harrison staged the Concert for Bangladesh in New York City in August 1971. Other than an unreleased jam...
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as one of the best tracks on All Things Must Pass. Harrison performed "Beware of Darkness" with Leon Russell at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Eric...
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charity project, the Concert for Bangladesh, it was among the most highly anticipated releases of that year. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry...
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released the Concert for Bangladesh triple live album (credited to George Harrison & Friends) to raise further funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation...
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the UK Singles Chart, and is one of Preston's best-known songs. Backed again by Harrison and Clapton, Preston sang it at the Concert for Bangladesh in...
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Love Minus Zero/No Limit (category The Walker Brothers songs)
Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, as well as on the reissued Concert for Bangladesh album by George Harrison & Friends. Live...
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went on to work with George Harrison, performing at the ex-Beatle's 1971 Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden, along with Ringo Starr, Billy...
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inspiration for projects that followed, such as Live Aid. The Concert for Bangladesh was the first-ever benefit concert in history. The concerts were followed...
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