How Did George Harrison Impact The Musical World
When discussing the Beatles, most people first think of the music written by Paul McCartney, or John Lennon. Often forgot is George Harrison, whose impact on the musical world is still seen today. George Harrison is an English multi-instrumental musician/songwriter, most well known for being lead guitarist in the Beatles. His greatest legacy in terms of his music career was his additions to the “Great Sitar Explosion”, where a plethora of American and British music was flooded with Indian sounds.
Harrison's first exposure to Indian music was small. “I went and bought a sitar from a little shop at the top of Oxford Street called Indiacraft - it stocked little carvings, and incense. It was a real crummy-quality one, actually, but I bought …show more content…
It was there that Harrison partied with Dave Crosby, who had recently been to India. Harrison, Crosby and McCartney jammed with each other while tripping on acid, and Harrison was instantly intrigued by the unique sounds Crosby brought to the session.
In June of 1966, whilst visiting India with the other members of the group, Harrison received an invitation to visit the home of Mrs Angadi of the Asian Music Circle. It was there he first encountered Ravi Shankar, the renowned sitarist. Upon meeting him, Harrison asked for Shankar to take him on as a student, and was immediately accepted. He returned to India in September of 1966. Initially, Shankar and Harrison studied at Shankar's home in Bombay but eventually moved onto a houseboat on a secluded lake for six weeks, to get away from distractions.
Harrison continued learning the sitar on his own until 1968, when he met with Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, who convinced him to return to the guitar. He stated in an interview “I decided ... I should get back to the guitar because I'm not getting any better at it, and I'm not going to be a great sitar player ... because I should have started at least fifteen years earlier." In total Harrison recorded four songs that utilized the
Harrison's first exposure to Indian music was small. “I went and bought a sitar from a little shop at the top of Oxford Street called Indiacraft - it stocked little carvings, and incense. It was a real crummy-quality one, actually, but I bought …show more content…
It was there that Harrison partied with Dave Crosby, who had recently been to India. Harrison, Crosby and McCartney jammed with each other while tripping on acid, and Harrison was instantly intrigued by the unique sounds Crosby brought to the session.
In June of 1966, whilst visiting India with the other members of the group, Harrison received an invitation to visit the home of Mrs Angadi of the Asian Music Circle. It was there he first encountered Ravi Shankar, the renowned sitarist. Upon meeting him, Harrison asked for Shankar to take him on as a student, and was immediately accepted. He returned to India in September of 1966. Initially, Shankar and Harrison studied at Shankar's home in Bombay but eventually moved onto a houseboat on a secluded lake for six weeks, to get away from distractions.
Harrison continued learning the sitar on his own until 1968, when he met with Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, who convinced him to return to the guitar. He stated in an interview “I decided ... I should get back to the guitar because I'm not getting any better at it, and I'm not going to be a great sitar player ... because I should have started at least fifteen years earlier." In total Harrison recorded four songs that utilized the