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Concert for George

October 14, 2023

This article is about the concert. For the album, see Concert for George (album). For the film, see Concert for George (film).

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 death.[1] The event was organised by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and his son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton. The profits from the event went to the Material World Charitable Foundation, an organisation founded by Harrison.

Performances Edit

The concert opened with a traditional Sanskrit invocation, the Sarvesham chant, followed by Indian music starting with Anoushka Shankar, daughter of Ravi Shankar, playing "Your Eyes". Next, Anoushka Shankar, Dhani Harrison, and Jeff Lynne performed "The Inner Light", followed by a Ravi Shankar composition "Arpan" (Sanskrit for 'to give'), specially written for the occasion.

Next, there was a comedy interlude with four of the surviving members of the Monty Python troupe (Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones along with Python contributor Neil Innes) performing "Sit on My Face". Then, Michael Palin came out as an over-the-top announcer who eventually states that he only ever wanted to be a lumberjack. He was then joined by the Pythons, Innes, Carol Cleveland, Tom Hanks, and The Fred Tomlinson Singers to perform "The Lumberjack Song".[2]

The remainder of the concert featured "George's Band" and included the surviving members of the Beatles (Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr), Harrison's son Dhani Harrison, as well as musicians Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Billy Preston, Jools Holland, Albert Lee, Sam Brown, Gary Brooker, Joe Brown, Ray Cooper, Andy Fairweather-Low, Marc Mann, Dave Bronze, Klaus Voormann, Jim Keltner and several other musicians who had appeared on Harrison's recordings over the years.[3]

They played a selection of mostly Harrison's songs, from both Beatles and post-Beatles eras, generally staying faithful to Harrison's arrangements. Performances included Lynne on "I Want to Tell You" and "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)"; Clapton on "If I Needed Someone" and "Beware of Darkness"; Petty on "I Need You" and "Taxman"; Petty, Lynne, Dhani Harrison, and Jim Keltner on "Handle With Care" (reuniting most of the surviving Traveling Wilburys except for Bob Dylan); Clapton and Preston on "Isn't It a Pity"; Starr on "Photograph" and "Honey Don't"; McCartney on "For You Blue" and "All Things Must Pass"; McCartney and Clapton on "Something" (McCartney opening with a solo ukulele accompaniment that shifts into a full band version featuring Clapton); Clapton, McCartney, and Starr reuniting on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; Preston on "My Sweet Lord"; and the group performance of "Wah-Wah".

Joe Brown closed the show with a rendition of "I'll See You in My Dreams" on ukulele, one of Harrison's favourite instruments.

The event was filmed and a motion picture version, directed by David Leland and photographed by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Chris Menges, was released on DVD on 17 November 2003. A compact disc version was also released on the same date although the Monty Python and Sam Brown tracks were not included on the CD. A Blu-ray version was released by Rhino Records on 22 March 2011.[4]

In 2018, to honour what would have been Harrison's 75th birthday, the concert made its debut on streaming services, and was issued on a vinyl LP set for the first time.[2]

Set list Edit

  1. "Sarveshaam"
    • Traditional prayer – including a dedication by Ravi Shankar
  2. "Your Eyes" (Ravi Shankar) – 8:22
    • Anoushka Shankar: sitar; Tanmoy Bose: tabla
  3. "The Inner Light" (Harrison) – 3:01
    • Anoushka Shankar: sitar; Jeff Lynne: lead vocals, acoustic guitar; Dhani Harrison: backing vocals, piano; Rajendara Prasanna: shahnai; Tanmoy Bose: tabla; Sunil Gupta: flute; M. Balanchandar: mridangam; Unidentified musicians: other instruments
  4. "Arpan" (Ravi Shankar) – 23:01
    • Anoushka Shankar: conductor; Sukanya Shankar: vocal-shloka; M. Balanchandar: mridangam; Rajendara Prasanna: shahnai; Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: mohan vina; Tanmoy Bose: tabla, dholak; Chandrasekhar, Balu Raghuraman: violins; Eric Clapton: acoustic guitar; Pedro Eustache: wind instruments; Sunil Gupta: flute; Anuradha Krishamurthi, O.S. Arun: lead vocals; Jane Lister: harp; Gaurav Mazumdar: sitar; Snehashish Mzumdar: mandolin; Ramesh Mishra: sarangi; Pirashanna Thevarajah: percussion; Kenji Ota: tanpura; Barry Phillips: cello; Emil Richards: marimba; Partho Sarathy: sarod; Hari Sivanesan, Sivaskti Sivanesan: veena; Boys and Girls Choir courtesy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; English Chamber Choir; London Metropolitan Orchestra (Andrew Brown, Roger Chase, Chris Fish, Helen Hathorn, Lynda Houghton, Ian Humphries, Zoe Martlew, Stella Page, Debbie Widdup)
    • Michael Kamen – string conductor, string arrangement
  5. Comedy Interlude including four members of Monty Python: Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Also performing: Neil Innes, Carol Cleveland, Tom Hanks, and The Fred Tomlinson Singers.
  6. "I Want to Tell You" (Harrison) – 2:52
    • Jeff Lynne: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  7. "If I Needed Someone" (Harrison) – 2:28
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  8. "Old Brown Shoe" (Harrison) – 3:48
    • Gary Brooker: lead vocals, electric piano
  9. "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" (Harrison) – 3:29
    • Jeff Lynne: lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  10. "Beware of Darkness" (Harrison) – 4:00
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  11. "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) – 3:09
    • Joe Brown: lead vocals, acoustic guitar; Neil Gauntlett: acoustic guitar; Dave "Rico" Niles: bass; Phil Capaldi: drums; Andy Fairweather-Low: electric guitar
  12. "That's the Way It Goes" (Harrison) – 3:39
    • Joe Brown: lead vocals, mandolin; Neil Gauntlett: acoustic guitar; Dave "Rico" Niles: bass; Phil Capaldi: drums; Andy Fairweather-Low: slide electric guitar
  13. "Horse to the Water" (George Harrison / Dhani Harrison) – 5:08
    • Sam Brown: lead vocals; Jools Holland: piano; Jim Capaldi: drums
  14. "Taxman" (Harrison) – 3:10
  15. "I Need You" (Harrison) – 3:00
    • Tom Petty: lead vocals, 12-string acoustic rhythm guitar; Mike Campbell: lead guitar; Benmont Tench: electric piano; Ron Blair: bass; Steve Ferrone: drums; Scott Thurston: backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  16. "Handle with Care" (George Harrison / Jeff Lynne / Roy Orbison / Tom Petty / Bob Dylan) – 3:27
    • Tom Petty: lead vocals, 12-string acoustic rhythm guitar; Jeff Lynne: lead vocals, rhythm guitar; Dhani Harrison: acoustic rhythm guitar; Scott Thurston: backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica; Mike Campbell: lead guitar; Benmont Tench: electric piano; Ron Blair: bass; Steve Ferrone: drums; Jim Keltner: drums
  17. "Isn't It a Pity" (Harrison) – 6:58
    • Billy Preston: lead vocals, Hammond organ; Eric Clapton: lead vocals, lead guitar solos; Marc Mann: slide guitar
  18. "Photograph" (George Harrison / Richard Starkey) – 3:56
    • Ringo Starr: lead vocals; Jim Horn: sax solo
  19. "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) – 3:03
    • Ringo Starr: lead vocals; Albert Lee: lead guitar solo; Gary Brooker: piano solo; Billy Preston: Hammond organ
  20. "For You Blue" (Harrison) – 3:04
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr: drums; Marc Mann: slide guitar; Gary Brooker: piano solo
  21. "Something" (Harrison) – 4:25
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocals, ukulele, acoustic rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr: drums; Eric Clapton: lead vocals, rhythm guitar; Marc Mann: lead guitar
  22. "All Things Must Pass" (Harrison) – 3:33
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocals, acoustic guitar; Ringo Starr: drums; Eric Clapton: 12-string acoustic guitar; Dhani Harrison: electric guitar; Klaus Voormann: bass; Marc Mann: slide guitar
  23. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) – 5:57
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocals, lead guitar solos; Paul McCartney: harmony vocals, piano; Ringo Starr: drums; Dhani Harrison: acoustic guitar; Marc Mann: lead guitar
  24. "My Sweet Lord" (Harrison) – 5:02
    • Billy Preston: lead vocals, Hammond organ; Paul McCartney: piano; Ringo Starr: drums; Eric Clapton: 12-string acoustic guitar; Dhani Harrison: backing vocals, acoustic guitar; Marc Mann: slide guitar; Jeff Lynne: acoustic guitar
  25. "Wah-Wah" (Harrison) – 6:06
    • Eric Clapton: rhythm guitar/vocals; Jeff Lynne: acoustic rhythm guitar/vocals;[5] Paul McCartney: piano; Ringo Starr: drums; Andy Fairweather-Low: rhythm guitar/vocals; Supergroup of Guest Musicians: other instruments
  26. "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones / Gus Kahn) – 4:01
    • Joe Brown: lead vocals, ukulele; Neil Gauntlett: acoustic guitar; Dave "Rico" Niles: bass; Phil Capaldi: drums

George's Band (after interlude) and guests Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ The Concert for George, Catalogue number: 0349702412
  2. ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (17 January 2018). "All-Star George Harrison Tribute Concert Gets Massive Vinyl Reissue". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ . Concertforgeorge.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Blu-ray.com Review". Blu-ray.com\accessdate=2017-07-09.
  5. ^ concert for george album

External links Edit

  • Official website
  • USA Today review
  • Looking Back at the Concert for George review

October 14, 2023
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This article is about the concert For the album see Concert for George album For the film see Concert for George film 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 death 1 The event was organised by Harrison s widow Olivia and his son Dhani and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton The profits from the event went to the Material World Charitable Foundation an organisation founded by Harrison Contents 1 Performances 2 Set list 3 George s Band after interlude and guests 4 References 5 External linksPerformances EditThe concert opened with a traditional Sanskrit invocation the Sarvesham chant followed by Indian music starting with Anoushka Shankar daughter of Ravi Shankar playing Your Eyes Next Anoushka Shankar Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne performed The Inner Light followed by a Ravi Shankar composition Arpan Sanskrit for to give specially written for the occasion Next there was a comedy interlude with four of the surviving members of the Monty Python troupe Eric Idle Terry Gilliam Terry Jones along with Python contributor Neil Innes performing Sit on My Face Then Michael Palin came out as an over the top announcer who eventually states that he only ever wanted to be a lumberjack He was then joined by the Pythons Innes Carol Cleveland Tom Hanks and The Fred Tomlinson Singers to perform The Lumberjack Song 2 The remainder of the concert featured George s Band and included the surviving members of the Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Harrison s son Dhani Harrison as well as musicians Eric Clapton Jeff Lynne Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Billy Preston Jools Holland Albert Lee Sam Brown Gary Brooker Joe Brown Ray Cooper Andy Fairweather Low Marc Mann Dave Bronze Klaus Voormann Jim Keltner and several other musicians who had appeared on Harrison s recordings over the years 3 They played a selection of mostly Harrison s songs from both Beatles and post Beatles eras generally staying faithful to Harrison s arrangements Performances included Lynne on I Want to Tell You and Give Me Love Give Me Peace on Earth Clapton on If I Needed Someone and Beware of Darkness Petty on I Need You and Taxman Petty Lynne Dhani Harrison and Jim Keltner on Handle With Care reuniting most of the surviving Traveling Wilburys except for Bob Dylan Clapton and Preston on Isn t It a Pity Starr on Photograph and Honey Don t McCartney on For You Blue and All Things Must Pass McCartney and Clapton on Something McCartney opening with a solo ukulele accompaniment that shifts into a full band version featuring Clapton Clapton McCartney and Starr reuniting on While My Guitar Gently Weeps Preston on My Sweet Lord and the group performance of Wah Wah Joe Brown closed the show with a rendition of I ll See You in My Dreams on ukulele one of Harrison s favourite instruments The event was filmed and a motion picture version directed by David Leland and photographed by Academy Award winning cinematographer Chris Menges was released on DVD on 17 November 2003 A compact disc version was also released on the same date although the Monty Python and Sam Brown tracks were not included on the CD A Blu ray version was released by Rhino Records on 22 March 2011 4 In 2018 to honour what would have been Harrison s 75th birthday the concert made its debut on streaming services and was issued on a vinyl LP set for the first time 2 Set list Edit Sarveshaam Traditional prayer including a dedication by Ravi Shankar Your Eyes Ravi Shankar 8 22 Anoushka Shankar sitar Tanmoy Bose tabla The Inner Light Harrison 3 01 Anoushka Shankar sitar Jeff Lynne lead vocals acoustic guitar Dhani Harrison backing vocals piano Rajendara Prasanna shahnai Tanmoy Bose tabla Sunil Gupta flute M Balanchandar mridangam Unidentified musicians other instruments Arpan Ravi Shankar 23 01 Anoushka Shankar conductor Sukanya Shankar vocal shloka M Balanchandar mridangam Rajendara Prasanna shahnai Vishwa Mohan Bhatt mohan vina Tanmoy Bose tabla dholak Chandrasekhar Balu Raghuraman violins Eric Clapton acoustic guitar Pedro Eustache wind instruments Sunil Gupta flute Anuradha Krishamurthi O S Arun lead vocals Jane Lister harp Gaurav Mazumdar sitar Snehashish Mzumdar mandolin Ramesh Mishra sarangi Pirashanna Thevarajah percussion Kenji Ota tanpura Barry Phillips cello Emil Richards marimba Partho Sarathy sarod Hari Sivanesan Sivaskti Sivanesan veena Boys and Girls Choir courtesy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan English Chamber Choir London Metropolitan Orchestra Andrew Brown Roger Chase Chris Fish Helen Hathorn Lynda Houghton Ian Humphries Zoe Martlew Stella Page Debbie Widdup Michael Kamen string conductor string arrangement Comedy Interlude including four members of Monty Python Eric Idle Terry Gilliam Terry Jones and Michael Palin Also performing Neil Innes Carol Cleveland Tom Hanks and The Fred Tomlinson Singers Sit on My Face Eric Idle Harry Parr Davies 0 44 The Lumberjack Song Terry Jones Michael Palin Fred Tomlinson 4 09 I Want to Tell You Harrison 2 52 Jeff Lynne lead vocals rhythm guitar If I Needed Someone Harrison 2 28 Eric Clapton lead vocals rhythm guitar Old Brown Shoe Harrison 3 48 Gary Brooker lead vocals electric piano Give Me Love Give Me Peace on Earth Harrison 3 29 Jeff Lynne lead vocals acoustic guitar Beware of Darkness Harrison 4 00 Eric Clapton lead vocals rhythm guitar Here Comes the Sun Harrison 3 09 Joe Brown lead vocals acoustic guitar Neil Gauntlett acoustic guitar Dave Rico Niles bass Phil Capaldi drums Andy Fairweather Low electric guitar That s the Way It Goes Harrison 3 39 Joe Brown lead vocals mandolin Neil Gauntlett acoustic guitar Dave Rico Niles bass Phil Capaldi drums Andy Fairweather Low slide electric guitar Horse to the Water George Harrison Dhani Harrison 5 08 Sam Brown lead vocals Jools Holland piano Jim Capaldi drums Taxman Harrison 3 10 Tom Petty lead vocals rhythm guitar Mike Campbell lead guitar Benmont Tench electric piano Ron Blair bass Steve Ferrone drums Scott Thurston backing vocals rhythm guitar I Need You Harrison 3 00 Tom Petty lead vocals 12 string acoustic rhythm guitar Mike Campbell lead guitar Benmont Tench electric piano Ron Blair bass Steve Ferrone drums Scott Thurston backing vocals rhythm guitar Handle with Care George Harrison Jeff Lynne Roy Orbison Tom Petty Bob Dylan 3 27 Tom Petty lead vocals 12 string acoustic rhythm guitar Jeff Lynne lead vocals rhythm guitar Dhani Harrison acoustic rhythm guitar Scott Thurston backing vocals rhythm guitar harmonica Mike Campbell lead guitar Benmont Tench electric piano Ron Blair bass Steve Ferrone drums Jim Keltner drums Isn t It a Pity Harrison 6 58 Billy Preston lead vocals Hammond organ Eric Clapton lead vocals lead guitar solos Marc Mann slide guitar Photograph George Harrison Richard Starkey 3 56 Ringo Starr lead vocals Jim Horn sax solo Honey Don t Carl Perkins 3 03 Ringo Starr lead vocals Albert Lee lead guitar solo Gary Brooker piano solo Billy Preston Hammond organ For You Blue Harrison 3 04 Paul McCartney lead vocals acoustic rhythm guitar Ringo Starr drums Marc Mann slide guitar Gary Brooker piano solo Something Harrison 4 25 Paul McCartney lead vocals ukulele acoustic rhythm guitar Ringo Starr drums Eric Clapton lead vocals rhythm guitar Marc Mann lead guitar All Things Must Pass Harrison 3 33 Paul McCartney lead vocals acoustic guitar Ringo Starr drums Eric Clapton 12 string acoustic guitar Dhani Harrison electric guitar Klaus Voormann bass Marc Mann slide guitar While My Guitar Gently Weeps Harrison 5 57 Eric Clapton lead vocals lead guitar solos Paul McCartney harmony vocals piano Ringo Starr drums Dhani Harrison acoustic guitar Marc Mann lead guitar My Sweet Lord Harrison 5 02 Billy Preston lead vocals Hammond organ Paul McCartney piano Ringo Starr drums Eric Clapton 12 string acoustic guitar Dhani Harrison backing vocals acoustic guitar Marc Mann slide guitar Jeff Lynne acoustic guitar Wah Wah Harrison 6 06 Eric Clapton rhythm guitar vocals Jeff Lynne acoustic rhythm guitar vocals 5 Paul McCartney piano Ringo Starr drums Andy Fairweather Low rhythm guitar vocals Supergroup of Guest Musicians other instruments I ll See You in My Dreams Isham Jones Gus Kahn 4 01 Joe Brown lead vocals ukulele Neil Gauntlett acoustic guitar Dave Rico Niles bass Phil Capaldi drumsGeorge s Band after interlude and guests EditEric Clapton electric and acoustic guitars musical director Jeff Lynne Marc Mann Andy Fairweather Low Dhani Harrison Albert Lee Tom Petty Joe Brown Paul McCartney electric and acoustic guitars Gary Brooker Chris Stainton Billy Preston Jools Holland Paul McCartney keyboards Dave Bronze Klaus Voormann bass Henry Spinetti Jim Keltner Ringo Starr Jim Capaldi drums Ray Cooper Emil Richards Jim Capaldi percussion Jim Horn tenor saxophone Tom Scott alto saxophone Katie Kissoon Tessa Niles Sam Brown backing vocalsReferences Edit The Concert for George Catalogue number 0349702412 a b Kreps Daniel 17 January 2018 All Star George Harrison Tribute Concert Gets Massive Vinyl Reissue Rolling Stone Concert for George Performers Concertforgeorge com Archived from the original on 7 July 2013 Retrieved 24 October 2013 Blu ray com Review Blu ray com accessdate 2017 07 09 concert for george albumExternal links EditOfficial website USA Today review Looking Back at the Concert for George review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Concert for George amp oldid 1176986634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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