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GEORGEHARRISON ZEMAITIS
GeorgeHarisonBiography
GeorgeHarisonwasborninLiverpoolon25thFebruary1943.HisfamilywereRomanCatholicandhewenttoschool,closetoPennyLane–latertobe immortalisedasaBeatlessong.Atschool,hebecamefriendlywithPaulMcCartney.ItwasPaulMcCartneywhointroducedGeorgeHarisontoJohnLennon andGeorgewasgradualyinvitedtoplaywiththepre-Beatlesband–TheQuaryman.
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r,towardstheendofthe1960s,Georgebecameincreasingly interestedinsongwriting,andLennonandMcCartneystartedtoaceptacoupleofGeorge’ssongsonBeatlealbums,suchasHelpandAbbeyRoad.His
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