George Harrison

:This article is about songwriter and musician George Harrison. For the early twentieth century singer, see Clinton Ford. For Nintendo's Senior VP of Marketing and Corporate Communication, see George Harrison (Executive).

Death

George died at the home of a friend, Gavin de Becker, in Los Angeles, California on November 29 2001, at the age of only 58. His death was ascribed to lung cancer that had metastasized to the brain. He was cremated, and although it was widely reported that his ashes were scattered in the River Ganges, the ceremony was not conducted at the expected time http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/11/30/1038386359453.html. The actual disposition of the ashes has not been publicly disclosed.

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Los Angeles - California - November 29 - 2001 - Lung cancer - Metastasized - Brain - Cremated - Ganges

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After his death, the Harrison family released the following statement: "He left this world as he lived in it: conscious of God, fearless of death and at peace, surrounded by family and friends. He often said: 'Everything else can wait, but the search of God cannot wait; and love one another.'"

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God

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Harrison and Aaliyah Haughton made UK chart history when they scored the first (and so far the only) pair of back-to-back posthumous number one hits as Haughton's "More than a Woman" (released on January 7 2002 and topped the chart on January 13 2002) was followed by Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" (re-released on January 14 2002 and topped the chart on January 20 2002).

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Aaliyah Haughton - January 7 - 2002 - January 13 - My Sweet Lord - January 14 - January 20

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Harrison's final album, Brainwashed, was completed by Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne and released on November 18 2002.

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Brainwashed - Dhani Harrison - Jeff Lynne - November 18 - 2002

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On November 29 2002 – the first anniversary of George Harrison's death – the Concert for George saw the two remaining Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr join many of Harrison's other friends for a special memorial concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London that benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation. Some of the highlights of the concert were:

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November 29 - 2002 - Concert for George - Paul McCartney - Ringo Starr - Royal Albert Hall - London - Material World Charitable Foundation

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• "The Inner Light" performed by Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka Shankar with Jeff Lynne.
• "The Lumberjack Song" sung by members of Monty Python (Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, together with Tom Hanks).
• "If I Needed Someone" sung by Eric Clapton.
• "Here Comes the Sun" sung by Joe Brown.
• "Horse to the Water" sung by Sam Brown.
• "Taxman" and "I Need You" performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (with Jools Holland and Sam Brown).
• "Handle With Care" performed by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison.
• "Isn't It a Pity" sung by Billy Preston.
• "Photograph" performed by Ringo Starr.
• "For You Blue" performed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
• All of the artists came on stage to perform "Something", "All Things Must Pass", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "My Sweet Lord" and "Wah-Wah".
• Joe Brown concluded with the Gus Kahn/Isham Jones classic "I'll See You In My Dreams".

Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15 2004.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - March 15 - 2004

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