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As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

George Harrison
George Harrison was a member of the Beatles. The Beatles were originally a skiffle band. Skiffle is "a British popular music style, popular in the 1950s. These bands were formed around often homemade and easy-to-play instruments" (Student Encyclopedia of Music). The group then shifted their style to rock and roll. The Quarrymen, as they were known at the time, were a blues rock group. Blues rock is "an especially British genre.., with a strong dose of guitar (also keyboard and harmonica) improvisation" (Student Encyclopedia of Music). Harrison also studied Indian music (sitar).

George Harrison was born on February 25, 1943 and died November 29, 2001. He had two older brother, Harold and Peter, and a sister, Louise. When Harrison was a child he attended Dovedale Primary School which happened to be the same school John Lennon went to; however, they didn't meet there. His family's working-class life was seldom eventful, apart from a seven-week hospitalization with nephritis when he was thirteen. He finally met John Lennon after he went to see Lennon's band play in February 1958. He "auditioned" for the band at Paul McCartney's request and they played their first set (as the Beatles) in Germany on August 17, 1960. Also, later on in his life (March 12, 1969), the police raided Harrison's house in Claremont Drive, Esher, and he and Patti (his wife) were charged with illegal possession of cannabis. They appeared in court on March 31 and were each charged 250 euros.

It all started when Harrison was cycling past an open window and heard a snippet of Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel,' so rock and roll music was really the first to influence him. However, his musical interests were really influenced by his parents who bought him a guitar for 3 euros. All this led to him joining John Lennon's band. In October 1962, the 'Fab Four' released their first single, 'Love Me Do'. It was released while the world was enduring the Cuban missile crisis, but it was important because it was their first single, the first taste, of the band. After the Beatles released their 12th and final studio album, 'Let it Be' they finally went their separate ways, some going on to solo careers.

George Harrison and the Beatles' blues rock style has influenced many modern day bands, such as, the Black Keys. I enjoy listening to this style because I don't prefer the heavy metal screaming sort of rock bands. I like the softer side of rock music. Harrison earned a reputation as one of the world's most talented and innovative musicians and songwriters. As a Beatle, he was responsible for writing some of the group's most beloved songs, including, 'Here Comes the Sun'. In addition he studied the sitar in India, and began a lifelong friendship with sitar master, Ravi Shankar; their collaborations proudly influenced the introduction of Indian music to the West.

In November 1986 Harrison made a special trip. He traveled to Woodstock to meet Bob Dylan and the Band. He brought back some of their 'back-to-roots' approach for the Beatles' final albums. He wrote many of the Beatles most popular songs, such as, 'Here Comes the Sun,' 'Something,' and 'When My Guitar Gently Weeps'. He played a Rickenbacker electric twelve string guitar and a Ramirez 'classical' guitar. Sadly, Harrison died November 29, 2001 of lung cancer.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. sample: "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

"George Harrison." (n.d.): Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
 * Your Source List:**

Rooksby, Rikky. "Harrison, George 1943 – 2001." //Oxford Dictionary Of National Biography// (2010): 1. //Biography Reference Center//. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.

Kuhn, Laura. //Student Enycylopedia of Music v. 3.// Vol. 3. NY, NY: Schirmer, 1999.

//George Harrison//. N.p., 21 Sept. 2011. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.

"Grooveshark - Free Music Streaming." //Grooveshark//. N.p., 2013. Web. 26 Oct. 2013.

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || an especially British genre, taking both rural and urban blues into a rock context, with a strong dose of guitar (also keyboard and harmonica) improvisation || Elvis was a rock and roll artist. || Ramirez ‘classical’ guitar ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || rock and roll ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || George Harrison ||
 * This guitarist lived from _ to __ || February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001 (of cancer) ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || //blues rock-//
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || Harrison's musical interests were encouraged by his parents, who bought him a guitar for £3. Louise Harrison supported her son through his initial difficulties with learning the instrument. ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Harrison allegedly experienced his musical revelation when, cycling past an open window, he heard a snatch of Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel'.
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Elvis Presley ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || skiffle ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Rickenbacker electric twelve-string guitar
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || 1. George had two older brothers, Harold //b//. 1934 and Peter 1940–2007, and a sister, Louise //b//. 1931.

2. He attended Dovedale primary school (the same school as John Lennon, though they didn't meet there).

3. Compared to the early lives of the other Beatles, Harrison's family life in working-class Liverpool was uneventful, apart from a seven-week hospitalization with nephritis when he was thirteen.

Harrison went to see them play in February 1958 and met Lennon afterwards. ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || Innate intelligence enabled him to get by with little study, and any potential academic interests were swiftly eclipsed by an attraction to music. On leaving Liverpool Institute with one O-level in art, he took an electrician's apprenticeship at Blacklers, the Liverpool department store. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || 1. They played their first set (as the Beatles) in Germany on 17 August 1960.

2. In November 1968 he made an important trip to Woodstock to meet Bob Dylan and the Band, bringing back some of their ‘back-to-roots’ approach and style for the final Beatles albums.

3. On 12 March 1969 the police raided Harrison's house in Claremont Drive, Esher, and he and Patti (his wife) were charged with the illegal possession of cannabis. They appeared in court on 31 March, and were each fined £250. ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || In October 1962, while the world endured the Cuban missile crisis, the ‘Fab Four’ released their first single, 'Love Me Do'. This was important because it was the first single they released.

'Let it Be' was the 12th and final studio album released by the Beatles. It was a hit. || What do you like about his/her style? || Imagine Dragons - alternative rock The Black Keys - blues rock ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || George Harrison earned a reputation as one of rock’s most talented and innovative musicians and songwriters. As a Beatle, Harrison was responsible for writing some of the group’s most beloved songs, including “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Here Comes the Sun,” and “Something.” In addition, Harrison’s spiritual quest led him to India where he studied the sitar, and began a lifelong friendship with Indian sitar master, Ravi Shankar; their collaborations profoundly influenced the introduction of Indian classical music to the West ||