Entries categorized as ‘George Harrison’
We have assembled live performances from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Elton John and Bob Dylan into a “Rock and Roll Legends” collection. Now available for purchase and download on iTunes Stores, these performances were captured live between 1965 to 1987, are among the most treasured moments in rock history. Title by title information follows…
GEORGE HARRISON
→While My Guitar Gently Weeps 
George Harrison teamed up with Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr in this celebrated performance at the 1986 Prince’s Trust Rock Gala. One of the few live performances that featured Harrison, Clapton, and Starr, and a best-selling video worldwide. Running Time: 5:48 File Size: 74.8 MG
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PAUL McCARTNEY
→I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney is joined by Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and other music legends at the 1986 Prince’s Trust Rock Gala. The performance was recorded on June 20, 1986 at Wembley Arena (London). Running Time is 4:00 minutes. File size is 51.8 MG.
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Categories: Bob Dylan · Elton John · Eric Clapton · George Harrison · Paul McCartney
Tagged: Bob Dylan, Elton John, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, I Saw Here Standing There, iTunes, Long Tall Sally, Maggie's Farm, Music History, Paul McCartney, Rock Legends, Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting), Tearing Us Apart, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Your Song
George Harrison's performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps was the highlight of the 1987 Prince's Trust Rock Gala, which won the Grammy Award for Live Performance Video
While My Guitar Gently Weeps has been among the Top 25 Rock Videos on iTunes for nearly two weeks, and today rose to Number 6. It trails videos by Linkin Park, Nickelback, and U2, and recently surpassed videos from Daughtry and Shinedown. (more…)
Categories: George Harrison · Music
Tagged: Best Selling Music Videos, Best Selling Rock Music Videos, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, iTunes, Ringo Starr, While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Australian music site, undercover.com.au, re-published a candid interview with George Harrison conducted by Paul Cashmere. Harrison discusses the recording of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and remembers his collaboration with Eric Clapton for The Prince’s Trust. A video of Harrison performing the song with Clapton & Ringo Starr is available for download and sale on iTunes.
Categories: George Harrison · Music
The long anticipated retrospective of Harrison's career, the first to feature his music at Apple and at Dark Horse, was released June 16
The reviews are starting to come in for the new retrospective of George Harrison’s career, “Let It Roll.”
David Quantick wrote a thoughtful, five-star review for the UK’s UnCut magazine, which can be accessed here. The album includes the track “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” recorded at The Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden (1971). We have released a live performance of the song from the 1987 Prince’s Trust Rock Gala, with Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and Phil Collins. Available on iTunes Stores worldwide.
Categories: George Harrison · Music
George Harrison's performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps was the highlight of the 1987 Prince's Trust Rock Gala, which won the Grammy Award for Live Performance Video
On June 6, 1987, The Prince’s Trust organized an “All Star” concert at Wembley Arena. While the 1986 concert was hailed for a rare Paul McCartney performance, the 1987 Gala brought George Harrison and Ringo Starr on stage.
The highlight of the concert was a rare live performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” by George Harrison, with help from some of his friends—Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Howard Jones, Ray Cooper, Midge Ure, Jeff Lynne and Mike King. (more…)
Categories: Eric Clapton · George Harrison · Music · Ringo Starr
Tagged: 1987, Beatles, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Prince's Trust, Wembley Arena, While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Great performances from the mythical Prince’s Trust concerts will be available for purchase on the iTunes Store by June 1. The first three to roll-out are from the “All Star” Concerts of ‘86 and ‘87:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, performed by George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Star, Phil Collins, Elton John, Jeff Lynne, Ray Cooper & Mike King
Get Back, performed by Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Elton John, Mark Knopfler, Paul Young, Bryan Adams, Rick Parfitt & Phil Collins
Tearin’ Us Apart, performed by Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Midge Ure, Elton John & Ray Cooper
More information will be available on this blog as we countdown to the release date. Keep checking back.
Categories: Concerts · Elton John · Eric Clapton · George Harrison · Music · Ringo Starr · Tina Turner
Tagged: 1986, 1987, All Star Concert, Elton John, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Prince's Trust, Ringo Starr, Tina Turner, Wembley Arena
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