Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to the art of story telling -- in prose and poetry, in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is a story of February 25th
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It is the 56th day of the year, leaving 309 days remaining in 2022.
Although he was dubbed "the quiet Beatle," Harrison could arguably be called the most revolutionary and innovative Beatle. And the Beatles tell -- and, indeed, are the precursors of -- the story of the British invasion in American rock and roll.
Harrison, the band's lead guitarist, helped pull the Beatles from boy-band pop into folk rock and Indian spiritual music.
As the Beatles grew more popular in the mid-1960s, Harrison's songwriting duties increased. His song Taxman, from the 1966 album Revolver, opened the group to more topical lyrics. Its music music was influenced by soul and rhythm & blues melodies, and it in turn inspired British psychedelic rock and mod pop -- and even early punk.
Harrison brought the sitar to Beatles rock, starting with Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown). He also exposed John, Paul, and Ringo to Transcendental Meditation, also influencing their music.
After the Beatles broke up, Harrison launched his solo career with the triple album, All Things Must Pass, which included his classic song, My Sweet Lord.
He began the era of rock concert as fundraisers, with his 1971 Concert for Bangladesh.
He later joined with The Traveling Wilburys, an improvised group that included Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty.
Harrison died in 2001 in Los Angeles.
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