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tinymontgomery

(2,861 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2014, 11:00 PM Aug 2014

August 1, 1971 - George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's Conert for Bangladesh took place at New York Cit

August 1, 1971 - George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's Conert for Bangladesh took place at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy Preston all performed along with other greats.

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August 1, 1971 - George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's Conert for Bangladesh took place at New York Cit (Original Post) tinymontgomery Aug 2014 OP

Still have the album. malthaussen Aug 2014 #1

I didn't make this one tinymontgomery Aug 2014 #3

george IcyPeas Aug 2014 #2

More George tinymontgomery Aug 2014 #4

Also still have the album HeiressofBickworth Aug 2014 #5

malthaussen

(18,629 posts)

1. Still have the album.

Reply to tinymontgomery (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 10:16 AM

Aug 2014

Couldn't make the concert, though.

My favorite moment: Ringo Starr forgetting the words to a song he wrote himself. Stoned, much, Richard?

-- Mal

tinymontgomery

(2,861 posts)

3. I didn't make this one

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 05:16 PM

Aug 2014

but did see him and Ravi Shankar in 74 at the Spectrum.

IcyPeas

(25,781 posts)

2. george

Reply to tinymontgomery (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 01:47 PM

Aug 2014

we need more george's in this world

tinymontgomery

(2,861 posts)

4. More George

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 05:20 PM

Aug 2014

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)

5. Also still have the album

Reply to tinymontgomery (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 02:15 AM

Aug 2014

Vinyl, in a box. Haven't played it in years.

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