George Harrison - Los Angeles, CA. 1974 | A FLOPPY BOOT STOMP SPECIAL (just ask The Boss!)

 GEORGE!

George Harrison Live in North America 1974

This is nice! and timely somehow , we love some George don’t we . . . .. if you are reluctant check out the vid first maybe . . . . . it’ll have you dancing around the pergola in your pants!

George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour was a 45-show concert tour of the United States and Canada, undertaken by English musician George Harrison and Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar in November and December 1974. It is often referred to as the Dark Horse Tour, since the concerts served as a launch for Harrison's record label Dark Horse Records, and Harrison's concurrent single was the song "Dark Horse" The release of his delayed album, also titled Dark Horse, followed towards the end of the tour. The shows featured guest spots by Harrison's band members Billy Preston and Tom Scott.

The 1974 tour was the first in North America by a former member of the Beatles since the band's 1966 visit. Raising expectations further among fans and the media, it marked the first live performances by Harrison since his successful staging of the 1971 Concert for Bangladeshshows, which had also featured Shankar and Preston. Harrison had no wish to revisit his Beatles past, however. In his set list for the tour, Harrison included just four Beatles songs: his own compositions "Something", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "For You Blue", and the Lennon–McCartney song "In My Life".

The response from music critics varied significantly throughout the tour. Some reviewers were scathing in their assessment: Harrison was criticized for failing to respect the public's nostalgia for the Beatles, his choosing to afford considerable stage-time to Shankar's ensemble, his spiritual pronouncements and on-stage demeanor, and particularly the rough quality of his singing voice, caused by overexertion in the months leading up to the opening concert. Other reviews were highly favorable, admiring Harrison's humility in sharing the spotlight with his fellow musicians and the lack of overly theatrical presentation, and praising the breadth and adventurousness of the musical program (Wiki).

George Harrison's Band:

George Harrison – Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars

Billy Preston – Vocals, Organ, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals

Tom Scott – Saxophones, Flute

Robben Ford – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals

Jim Horn – Saxophones, Flute

Chuck Findley – Trumpet, Flute

Emil Richards – Marimba, Percussion

Willie Weeks – Bass

Andy Newmark – Drums

Kumar Shankar – Percussion, Backing Vocals

Ravi Shankar - Sitar & Conductor for Shankar's orchestra