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Hace 2 días · 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 George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar.The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international awareness of, and fund relief for refugees from East ...
Hace 3 días · In the last chapter of Rock Chronicles, we found George Harrison totally invested in the Badfinger band’s progress as they were serving as early roster artists on the Apple label. At the end of May, 1970, Harrison had taken over the project, officially serving as the band’s producer—he held the sessions in Abbey Road’s Studio #2, where he’d recorded some of his own songs for All ...
Hace 1 día · He organized the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 to raise awareness and funds for refugees, reflecting his commitment to humanitarian causes. 3. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr’s Contributions. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr also explored spiritual themes in their solo work, although to a lesser extent than Lennon and Harrison.
Hace 6 días · Outside of becoming the first Beatle to have a hit album on the charts, Harrison also managed to put on the first-ever charity benefit gig by musicians in The Concert for Bangladesh, which involved him getting everyone from Ravi Shankar to Ringo Starr to Bob Dylan under one roof to put on a show.
Hace 4 días · In late 1971, Rundgren was recruited to finish Badfinger's third album Straight Up, a project George Harrison had abandoned to organize the Concert for Bangladesh, in London.
Hace 2 días · George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass”, his second solo album in 1971 put him on the map as a major solo artist. His album “Concert for Bangladesh” that same year showed the power of rock music to transcend borders and social classes and to bring the global community together to address major socio-political issues.
Hace 5 días · The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the Bangladesh genocide.
