Latest George Harrison Stories
ICONIC BAND TO EXPAND MERCHANDISE OPPORTUNITIES BY UNIFYING RIGHTS UNDER UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP LONDON and NEW YORK, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Corps Ltd., and Bravado, Universal Music Group's global merchandising company, announced today that they have signed an agreement granting Bravado International Group the rights to offer official Beatles merchandise in North America. This agreement, which is effective July 1st 2013, brings together the iconic band's North American...
One of the Last Great American Multi-Generational Family-Owned Businesses Honors its Past and Makes Plans for its Future SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gretsch Company, a great American family-owned business, celebrates its 130th anniversary this year and is making plans for its next 100 years. In 1883, German immigrant Friedrich Gretsch launched what would one day become an iconic American guitar and drum maker for such well-known artists as Chet Atkins, George...
NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New York College of Health Professions doesn't have a sports team, but it is about to make sports history with the development of a new line of functional acupressure clothing and accessories called MyChi®. The line, which can help athletes compete at their best and also provide benefits outside of sports, has been tested by the College President and her former roommate, both of whom are world-class athletes and former professional tennis...
The Beatles classic 1967 Feature Film in HD and commercial-free on Oct.19 at 9pm ET TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Hollywood Suite viewers will be treated to the Canadian TV premiere of The Beatles' classic 1967 feature film the Magical Mystery Tour, a dreamlike story of a coach day trip to the seaside on Friday, October 19 at 9pm ET on Sony Movie Channel. Only Hollywood Suite viewers can tune in to watch the film The Beatles starred in, wrote, and directed in September 1967, in...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer, featuring Fitz and The Tantrums as the house band, the show will broadcast live for the fifth year in a row on VH1 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. "Hugo" and...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The GRAMMY Museum, in cooperation with Estate of George Harrison, will debut a major new exhibition, George Harrison: Living in the Material World opening on October 11, 2011. The exhibition will open the week following the broadcast premiere of Martin Scorsese's documentary of the same name, showing on HBO in two parts on October 5 and 6, and will be the first major museum exhibition to explore the extraordinary life and career of 12-time GRAMMY...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Just as the crowds gathered in Washington, D.C. in February of 1964 to see The Beatles® first live concert performance in America, thousands of people from all over the world will once again flock to Washington, D.C. to be a part of the largest Fab Four tribute festival in America - Abbey Road on the River. More than 50 bands will perform on eight stages, each with their own story and inspiration for being there. Some will be outfitted in black...
GRAMMY-Winning Concert for Bangladesh Album Makes its Digital Debut on iTunes for the 40th Anniversary of Legendary Show; Sales Benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEFNEW YORK, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Concert for Bangladesh, the first major music benefit for a humanitarian cause, the music community is coming together yet again for UNICEF, this time to help provide emergency relief for children in famine and drought-affected...
LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- George Harrison's GRAMMY-winning Concert for Bangladesh album makes its exclusive digital debut on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) today, 40 years after the historic concert event on August 1, 1971. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110726/LA41660) To celebrate the anniversary and honor Harrison's legacy of giving back, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announces a special 'Month of Giving' donation campaign in August for the George...
LAS VEGAS, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon, Olivia & Dhani Harrison, Sir George & Giles Martin, along with Cirque du Soleil President & CEO Daniel Lamarre, LOVE Director Dominic Champagne and Artistic Guide Gilles St-Croix, joined celebrity friends and family at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the 5th Anniversary celebration of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil. Ringo Starr is currently on tour in Europe and sent a...
