George Harrison & Bob Dylan “If Not For You” Concert For Bangladesh rehearsal, July 31, 1971.
George playing i threw it all away during the get back sessions before bob released the song is so crazy to me. His vocals were barely audible. Do you think thst when nashville skyline came out they were like "hey george this song on bob's new album kinda sound like something you did some months ago"
George Harrison’s handwritten lyrics for ‘Art of Dying’
‘Art Of Dying’ is believed to have been written by George Harrison in 1966, but was not recorded until 1970.
Harrison’s original handwritten lyrics reveal mentions of Brian Epstein. In the final version, released on Harrison’s 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass, ‘Mr Epstein’ was reborn as ‘Sister Mary.’
George Harrison and Bob Dylan, Concert for Bangladesh, 1 August 1971; photo by Bill Ray (?).
Q: “One of the coups of [the Concert for] Bangladesh was Dylan’s appearance, because he had done so little since his motorcycle accident in 1966. Was he initially reluctant to do Bangladesh?”
George Harrison: “He was. He never committed himself, right up until the moment he came onstage. On the night before Bangladesh, we sat in Madison Square Garden as the people were setting up the bandstand. He looked around the place and said to me, ‘Hey, man, you know, this isn’t my scene.’ I’d had so many months… it seemed like a long time of trying to get it all together, and my head was reeling with all the problems and never. I’d gotten so fed up with him not being committed, I said, ‘Look, it’s not my scene, either. At least you’ve played on your own in front of a crowd before. I’ve never done that.’ So he turned up the next morning, which looked positive. I had a list, a sort of running order, that I had glued on my guitar. When I got to the point where Bob was going to come on, I had Bob with a question mark. I looked over my shoulder to see if he was around, because if he wasn’t, I would have to go on to do the next bit. And I looked around, and he was so nervous — he had his guitar and his shades — he was sort of coming on, coming [pumps his arms and shoulders]. So I just said, ‘My old friend, Bob Dylan!’ It was only at that moment that I knew for sure he was going to do it. After the second show, he picked me up and hugged me and said, ‘God! If only we’d done three shows.’” - Rolling Stone, 5 November 1987 (x)
Feeling ill about bob hugging george and saying "if only we'd done three shows!" after the concert for bangladesh and about him calling george after the traveling wilburys vol.1 and asking when they were going to make another wilbury record . Stay up for updates
THE BEATLES during their MBE Interview. June 12, 1965.
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez, 1964 © Daniel Kramer.
The way bob dylan awkwardly half-waves when he comes on stage. dylarrison is literally awkwardgirl4awkwardgirl
Sometimes i think about george waiting for a signal of approval from bob when the beatles showed revolver to him and i always feel so sick
ONE THING ABOUT GEORGE HARRISON IS HES GONNA DANCE WHILE PLAYING HIS GUITAR !!!