Great Super Group Performance! RIP George and Billy. It makes me smile whenever I see George's son Dhani playing with the group. He moves around the stage just like his dad did.
Harri - You really should watch the entire "Concert For George" which was performed by George Harrison's best musician friends... exactly one year after he died. It is one of the best concerts you will ever see.
This "Concert for George", the year after his pass beyond the mortal realm, held in 2002 is a celebration of their friend by many. I watch this concert, at least every year (and have the CD too)
special performance, the whole concert, creme-de-la-creme of the musical world. Billy used to tour with Eric, so they were good friends, and you can see the interaction as friends on this song. The crowd was lit, by the magic moment.
A guy called Marc Mann played the slide guitar lead here. He was in Oingo Boingo with Danny Elfman and played with Jeff Lynne. He helped finish George's last album with Jeff and Dhani after George had passed.
I remember that reaction Hari. I'm not religious by nature, but this by George has always meant something to me. I was probably about 12 when this cameo out.
Your reaction to the original of "My Sweet Lord" is the reason I became a patron on your channel. It was so genuine. I would encourage anybody reading this to go back and watch it. Moving forward, this performance is "epic". The legends on the same stage. Thank you Anne for bringing this one to Harri ....and all of us. I applaud you.👋👋👋
The talent on that stage is something I think only Eric Clapton can seem to put together. the amount of times he's put together a show with the best people is remarkable
Most people don't know that George Harrison gave this song to Billy Preston - and Billy recorded it and released it before George did. Billy's recording of the song was made in January of 1970... and released on September 11th, 1970 George Harrison's recording of the song was released on November 23rd, 1970..
Your reaction to the George Harrison original was the best ever. Like meeting an old friend after many years. Nothing to be embarrassed about for sure lol.
"Concert for George"..Billy Preston was the 5th Beatle🎉🎉🎉 Harri, watch the whole Concert, from the Royal Albert Hall. This was 1 year after George passed. Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, evan the Pythons were there.
Harri, well worth your time.... watch this entire Concert For George. It was filmed in Royal Albert Hall exactly one year to the day after George's death. Impossible to not have a tear or two watching the love of his fellow musicians singing his songs.
Also, Billy had a lot of influence on George when he wrote this song. You can definitely hear it in the song itself. Very excited to see this group of musicians doing this song!
Thank You Harri . . . love this song. Billy Preston played piano on the Beatle songs 'Dig a Pony', 'I've Got a Feeling', 'One After 909', 'The Long and Winding Road', 'Don't Let Me Down' and 'Get Back', and organ on 'Dig It' and 'Let It Be' When the Rolling Stones needed a keyboard player for their world tour, he was their man.
Billy released a cover of this song on his 1970 album (produced by Harrison) several months before it appeared on George's own historic triple-album. Preston and James Taylor were both early signees to the Beatles' Apple Records.
That’s such a great concert. I got to see the Concert for Bangladesh when I was a kid at the theater when it came out, and this song was in there too. I think I was 13 or 14, and won the tickets from the radio station. It was powerful too. They have always been a great influence on my life and I’m sure many others.
They came together and raised their voices in song. Remembering the man they had lost. In the music he loved was their love a healing, for in loss there is pain, in remembrance is healing and a recovery of joy.
To your point about Billy Preston. . .can you imagine if the Beatles were not so unstable by that time and the sound system technology was improving to the point where just imagine a live lineup of the Beatles with Billy Preston on keyboards? One of my great regrets in life we never got to see that. But this is indeed great consolation here. Hits me in the heart that with all the complexities between Paul and George over the years that Paul is here quitely in the background doing his part in this song!!! We are privileged indeed to see this!!!!
Anne - This whole concert is my favorite. Billy Preston is fabulous here, as he typically is. I have a submission this month that features him stealing the show as they say. Great submission choice.👏
Hari, thank you for reacting to this celebration of a Life. A year after George passed, everyone he friended , and loved, including Olivia, and Dahni, wife and son, were able to share their grief and love , thru music. ❤❤❤❤
A great lineup and a great song. Billy Preston was often referred to as "the 5th Beatle." I especially like his work on Get Back. Dynamite keyboardist! Greg in TN 😀
Great song and all the performers in this version of the song. I used to wat the Princess Trust shows, and it was similar to this. I really those performances. I watch your reactions all the time. Good Job! 🎶🎤👩🦳🫶😀
George himself did this song in 1971's Concert for Bangla Desh, with Clapton and Preston in the band...charity concert you MUST see!!! George himself organized the concert, it was the first rock concert for charity, years later all others followed his example, USA for Africa, Farm Aid, Live Aid. George was the seed for all those...
The Beatles knew Billy had extreme talent, and after he sat in on the Let It Be and partially Abbey Road sessions, they released his album, and single "That's the Way God Planned It" and got him started on is solo career, even though he had played keys for stars like Ray Charles...
Your reaction when you first discovered this song was the one you loved as a child was amazing, it really hit me more than any other video I've seen. So glad to see you watching Billy Preston from the memorial too. It's worth checking out Preston's original release of the song with the Edwin Hawkins singers from 1970, it's all beautiful.
Was an amazing line up, this concert for George. Here Dhani Harrison, Eric, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynn, Paul and backing vocals Sam Brown, Tessa Niles and much more.
Hi Harri!! Love your channel. I want to recommend a couple (30) songs (3 albums🤭) by Crosby Stills Nash and Young. They have so many great songs that its difficult to recommend just one or two. You should just start from album number one and do all of them. Thats how good they are😅. If I had to pick one, it would be "The Cost of Freedom" and "Helplessly Hoping" and 😂😂I can't pick one. I just checked and you already did Helplessly Hoping.🥰Wooden Ships is great, too.
Another gem, my friend. Cheers. And ... Billy Preston was absolutely perfect. Have you done Ringo's tribute to George, "Never Without You?". Along with Paul's "Here Today" for John are incredibly emotional and sublime.
I dare you to react to "Photograph" sung by Ringo at this same Concert for George. The song was written by George and Ringo and the words will rip you up!
Hi there. Found your channel a couple of days ago and I have been enjoying them ever since. I love what you do. The music you play is mostly my kind of music. I love old jazz. Duke Ellington, and of course we cannot mention jazz without the greatest of them all, the infamous sach mo. Louis Armstrong. Thank you for what you do because you do it so well. I would say blessings to you from England, but I think you live in England. LOL. So blessings to you and your family from Weymouth.
If, in fact that was James Taylor, yet another member of the extended Beatles family, as James was one of the first artists the Beatles signed to their then new record label Apple.
This is from TGE Concert For George honoring him one year after his death. You should see the whole thing, it’s incredible, Billy was like a preacher. Loved him. No he wasn’t there z zThe resemblance if Dhani to George us stunning.
