In the photo, George and his brother Harry.

DECEMBER 25, 1965 – George Harrison officially proposed marriage to Patti Boyd at their home “Kinfauns” a bungalow-style house, on Claremont Drive in Esher, Surrey, England on the Claremont Estate. Harrison first met Boyd during the filming of “A Hard Day’s Night” in which she was cast as a schoolgirl. Her only line in the film…

NOVEMBER 21, 2003 – An acoustic guitar on which the late Beatle George Harrison learned to play fetched £276,000 at an auction sale at London’s Hard Rock Cafe by auctioneers Cooper Owen.In one account, Harrison bought this “Beginner’s Guitar,” a 1956 Rosetti 276 – Egmond 105 which was made in Holland by Egmond and distributed by…

Harrison’s earliest musical influences included musicians such as Big Bill Broonzy, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry, Ry Cooder and Buddy Holly. In 1965, he was a pioneer in introducing Indian music to the West through instruments such as the sitar, which he played on songs like “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” and “Within You Without…