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Bigger Screen Stars Than Jesus

Poolio — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:03:43 -0800

The Beatles in film: A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help! (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Yellow Submarine (1968) and, finally, Let It Be [Apple rooftop concert only] (1970)

With A Little Help From Their Friends

Poolio — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:52:02 -0800

In 1971, George Harrison^RIP and Ravi Shankar organized, promoted, and put on The Concert for Bangladesh – the first high-profile rock concert to raise money (administered by UNICEF) for humanitarian causes – at NYC's Madison Square Garden.

Performances: Ravi Shankar { Bangla Dhun } George Harrison and band { Wah Wah, My Sweet Lord, Awaiting On You All, That's The Way God Planned (composed/performed by Billy Preston), It Don't Come Easy (composed/performed by Ringo Starr), Beware of Darkness (featuring Leon Russell on guest vocals), While My Guitar Gently Weeps (featuring Eric Clapton on lead guitar), Jumping Jack Flash/Young Blood Medley (performed by Leon Russell), Here Comes The Sun (featuring Pete Ham) } Bob Dylan { A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall/It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry, Blowin' In The Wind, Just Like A Woman, Love Minus Zero/No Limit, If Not For You (soundcheck duet with George Harrison) } [Encore!, Encore!]

The Maestro

chuckdarwin — Fri, 25 May 2007 01:57:28 -0800

Being a huge fan of the late, great Mr Harrison, I was hunting around youtube and found this video of a sitar lesson... which led me to this stunning performance by Ravi Shankar on Dick Cavett's show. [Previously]

"Window in the Sky", a U2 montage of 137 video clips

stbalbach — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:20:28 -0800

"Window in the Sky" is a YouTube style video synch mash-up done on a professional budget with the magic of copyright clearances. "It's a triumph of postmodern reconstruction" says the Washington Post.

Within Uke Without Uke

Robot Johnny — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:09:57 -0800

While My Ukulele Gently Weeps Kick off the weekend with some crazy uke playing from Jake Shimabukuro.

dness2 — Fri, 30 Nov 2001 00:30:17 -0800

George Harrison is gone. It's not totally unforseen, but is still a little sad. Here comes the sun has always been one of my favorites. It has a gentle way of making me smile. That's a nice legacy to leave people .