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1957: Formation of the Rebels with brother
Peter and friend Arthur Kelly; 1958: Joining John Lennon's Quarrymen late 50ies: Composition of Cry For A Shadow with John Lennon and In Spite Of All the Danger with Paul McCartney; 1960: The band's name change into Beatles 1962: First single Love Me Do issued 1963: First LP Please Please Me issued; First US-tour; 1965: Appointment of the order of the MBE; Meeting Ravi Shankar and getting involved in indian music 1966: Getting married to Pattie Boyd Final tour with the Beatles 1967: LP Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band released 1968: First solo album Wonderwall Music Formation of Apple 1969: Last performance with the Beatles on top of the roof of the Apple Building; composition of the classic hit songs Here Comes The Sun and Something; Last recordings with the Beatles 1970: Dissolution of the Beatles; Hit album All Things Must Pass 1971: Composition of the world hit My Sweet Lord followed by a charge for plagiatism Co-Organisation of the star-studded Concert For Bangla Desh 1974: Establishing of the record label Dark Horse; First US-tour after The Beatles' split 1977: Divorce from Pattie 1978: Birth of son Dhani Purchasing movie production company Handmade Films 1979: Wedding to Olivia Arias 1980: Autobiography I Me Mine being published 1981: Writing and recording song dedicated to the late John Lennon All Those Years Ago featuring Paul & Linda McCartney as well as Ringo Starr 1988: Formation of The Traveling Wilburys with Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jim Keltner 1995: Release of Free As A Bird with the other two surviving Beatles 1998: undergoing larynx cancer treatment 1999: Surviving knife attack May 2001: undergoing operation due to lung cancer July 2001: undergoing radiotherapy in switzerland due to braincancer November 2001: George Harrison dies in LA after a long battle with cancer February 2002: Tribute concert held by friends and collagues November 2002: Posthomous release of final album Brainwashed |
