George Harrison (1943–2001) was the Beatles' lead guitarist and the owner of one of rock's great slide-guitar voices. All Things Must Pass (1970), the triple album co-produced with Phil Spector, is the towering solo statement; Cloud Nine (1987) is the warm late-career return. Dig into George Harrison vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
George Harrison was born in Liverpool on February 25, 1943. He joined what became the Beatles in 1958 (then called the Quarrymen) at age 15. After the Beatles' dissolution in 1970, his triple-album All Things Must Pass (1970, co-produced with Phil Spector) became a commercial and critical success and is widely regarded as one of the foundational post-Beatles solo albums. He founded Dark Horse Records in 1974 and Handmade Films in 1978. He was a member of the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys (1988-1990) with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne. He died from non-small cell lung cancer on November 29, 2001 at age 58. The Beatles' 2023 single Now and Then included posthumous Harrison guitar work from late-1990s sessions.
George Harrison's solo catalog combines rock, pop rock, soft rock, folk rock, and Indian classical music influence (sitar, raga forms) alongside Christian and Hindu spiritual lyrical content. His distinctive slide guitar playing is widely cited as one of the most influential guitar voices in popular music.
Original Apple and Dark Horse pressings of the George Harrison catalog are foundational items in classic rock collecting. Multiple anniversary editions, audiophile reissues, and the comprehensive Apple Years 1968-75 box set have been released.
Listeners new to George Harrison typically start with All Things Must Pass (1970) or Cloud Nine (1987).
