Dec 23, 2021 · Inspired by George’s efforts more than 10 years later, Geldof formed Band Aid, a supergroup full of some of Britain’s musical elite. They recorded the famous Christmas hit, “Do …

Nov 6, 2022 · George Harrison thought Bob Geldof's Live Aid was 'brilliant.' However, he knew what Geldof went through after it was all over. Without George Harrison, Live Aid might never …

The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country's name was originally spelt) [1] was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and the Indian …

Oct 9, 2022 · Long before Band Aid 1984 released 'Do They Know It's Christmas', George Harrison released the first ever charity single in aid of the Bangladeshi people.

Aug 1, 2021 · George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh was a groundbreaking exercise in altruism that paved the way for charitable spectaculars such as Live Aid that would appear …

Feb 9, 2023 · A single by Harrison, ‘Bangla Desh’, was recorded in Los Angeles in early July 1971, and released at the end of the month just before the Madison Square Garden shows. It …

By August 1971, when George Harrison, Ravi Shankar and friends took the stage at Madison Square Garden to play The Concert for Bangladesh, 10 million East Pakistani refugees had …

Nov 25, 2014 · "Band Aid and Live Aid were a great contradiction to what people thought, another side of the decade," says Boy George. "The Eighties were about greed and excess – we were …

Nov 19, 2021 · In the summer of 1971, Harrison corralled his musical friends to answer the call for humanitarian aid to Bangladesh. Two of his closest companions nearly left him hanging.

Jul 19, 2018 · On 1st August 1971, the Concert For Bangladesh, organized by George Harrison to aid victims of famine and war in Bangladesh, took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden.