Remembering George - February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001

 

Remembering George Harrison, The quiet Beatle

February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001

“George was a giant, a great great soul with all of the humanity

all of the wit & humour ~ all of the wisdom ~ the spirituality ~

the common sense of a man & compassion for people.

He inspired love & had the strength of a hundred men.

He was like the sun, the flowers & the moon

& we will miss him enormously.  

The world is a profoundly emptier place without him.”   

Bob Dylan

"The Concert for George" was a tribute to George Harrison, held one year after his passing on November 29, 2002, at London's Royal Albert Hall.  Unable to attend, Dylan instead performed "Something" in Harrison's honor as a special, extra third encore at his show on November 13, 2002 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

In an emotional voice Dylan told the audience, "There’s a tribute going on, I guess it’s next week or the week after, it’s over in England, for George Harrison.   And, you know there’s all kinds of people going over there, I’m not sure who.  But we can’t make it, and that’s why I'm going to do this song now in remembrance of George."

“I just want to do this song for George,” he told those present, “because we were such good buddies.”

Something  - Bob Dylan (Madison Square Garden)

Bob and George at Dylan’s 1968

If Not For You George and Bob Bangladesh rehearsals 1971