The Cheat Sheet

George Harrison Said Indian Music Sounded Familiar When He First Heard It, Like It Was ‘Calling Him Back to a Place He Already Knew’

George Harrison preferred Indian music to any other form of music, even rock ‘n’ roll. Of course, George had a profound experience hearing Elvis Presley and Fats Domino for the first time. However, ...
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George Harrison Once Said Indian Music Shouldn’t Be in Rock Music Again Because No One in the West Liked It

George Harrison fell in love with Indian music on the set of The Beatles’ Help! The sounds intrigued him so much that he started incorporating them into Beatles songs. Suddenly, George introduced the ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2012, We Lost the Musician Who Taught George Harrison Sitar and Helped Inspire The Beatles’ Psychedelic Rock Sound

Following Harrison’s passing, Shankar continued being a musician, composer, and cultural ambassador on behalf of India up until he died in 2012. In 2012, Shankar passed away at 92 years old in San ...
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John Barham on orchestral manoeuvres with George Harrison, Indian music and the spectre of Spector

John Barham wrote the orchestral and choral arrangements for two of George Harrison’s most celebrated albums: 1970’s All Things Must Pass and 1973’s Living in the Material World. Barham, who was ...