A comprehensive voyage through the life loves career songs records concerts andchievements of the late George Harrison From his working class upbringing in Liverpool to his emergence as the quiet Beatle and his development as a student of Indian music and philosophy this encylopedia follows his inspiring life the legendary groundbreaking Concert For Bangla Desh the composition of classic songs such as Something and My Sweet Lord becoming the first ex Beatle to top both the album and singles charts his role as a champion of the British film industry with his unique HandMade films the creation of the supergroup the Travelling Wilbury s and his years as a simple gardener on his beautiful Henley estate Friar Park Harrison s life was not without drama and his efforts to establish himself as a songwriter against the powerful duo of Lennon McCartney the loss of his first wife Patti to his best friend Eric Clapton his flirtation with drugs his struggle against a knife wielding intruder and his courageous battle against cancer arelso detailed The George Harrison Encyclopedia.