August 1, 2015 marks the 44th anniversary of George Harrison’s groundbreaking Concert for Bangladesh, as well as 10 years since former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan approached the Harrison family and created the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF to formalize UNICEF’s longstanding relationship with the Harrisons. In the tradition…
On this day, 1st August 1971, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar were joined on stage by their friends Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and many more, to perform at the first major music benefit concert for a humanitarian cause, The Concert For Bangladesh. The…
As part of the Smithsonian Institution’s new exhibition Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians In Popular Culture, George Harrison’s Concert For Bangladesh footage and photos will be featured. The 1971 concert that George organized to help victims of the Bangladesh floods produced an extraordinary contribution to UNICEF exceeding $15…
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 marks the 35th Anniversary of George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s Concert For Bangladesh. The event took place on August 1st 1971 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, and featured performances by George, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy…
The Concert for Bangladesh was the first benefit concert that brought together an extraordinary assemblage of major artists collaborating for a common humanitarian cause, setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher cause. Click HERE to visit the official site of Concert for Bangladesh.
Apple Corps To Release The Concert For Bangladesh – George Harrison And Friends On DVD Landmark Benefit Concert Featuring Performances By George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton And Ringo Starr. Apple Corps is proud to announce the autumn 2005 release of “The Concert For Bangladesh – George…
