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Friends & Family Friday 5.10

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Many rock fans will undoubtedly remember the only child of George Harrison when the then 24 year old Dhani Harrison appeared at the Concert For George in 2002. Two years later he was at his father’s 2nd induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (once as a Beatle and then for his solo work) where Dhani performed “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” alongside Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and Prince.

Dhani Harrison has since released a great deal of work as a solo artist, as part of the bands thenewno2 and Fistful of Mercy. Thenewno2 have been credited with the album design for George Harrison’s “Brainwashed” and “Dark Horse Years” box set, the Concert for George and the menu design for the 2005 Concert for Bangladesh DVD. Dhani Harrison has also scored many movies and television shows.

Of course the physical resemblance to his father is incredible but the similarity in voice and stage presence is undeniably strong. During an interview, George once commented that he said to Dhani “You look more like me than I do”; that was George’s humor to a T. I chose to feature one of the Beatles’ songs on which George sang lead so you can experience just how strong the Harrison family genes really are.

This is Dhani Harrison with “Savoy Truffle” from 2014’s “Georgefest” at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood.

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28 thoughts on “Friends & Family Friday 5.10”

  2. love this and of course the song, Nancy. Great sense of humor alright: ““You look more like me than I do”; that was George’s humor to a T. I chose to feature one of the Beatles’ :💕🤗😉

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    1. In fairness, all the Beatles’ sons look a great deal like their fathers except for James McCartney; that privilege belongs to Paul’s grandson Arthur. Dhani, however, is a clone of his dad in many ways and I love that because I love George. At Concert for George, Olivia Harrison remarked that seeing Dhani on stage with George’s peers looked like “everyone got old but George stayed young”.

      Thanks so much, Willow! 🩶

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