George Harrison would be turning 73 today if he hadn't died of lung cancer in 2001.
George Harrison and The Beatles affected more than music, religion and society. They influenced fashion and even food.
Harrison's All Things Must Pass, a massive three-album solo record, showed how many songs, licks and jams George had up his corduroy sleeves.
George Harrison invented the benefit concert with his relief concert and album "The Concert for Bangladesh." He had been told of massive famine caused by flooding in India by his friend Ravi Shankar and immediately wanted to know how to help.
George Harrison started HandMade Films for the sole purpose of seeing Monty Python's The Life of Brian. The film company would go on to produce other classics like "Time Bandits," "Whitnail and I" and "The Long Good Friday" before it was sold, when it would then release "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
Harrison formed The Traveling Wilburys with his friends Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynn. The band would put out two albums, Volume I and Volume III.
Ever the natural comedian, George Harrison wanted to collect a full $3,600 from Lorne Michaels who offered the Fabs the money to fully reunite.
Harrison's last album "Brainwashed," included his son Dhani Harrison on guitar. They reproduced some Harrison classics as bonus songs.
Happy Birthday, George.
