![]() According to several sources, McCartney initially agreed, but only if Lennon also performed, with the two playing separate solo sets. Harrison had actually asked his feuding ex-bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney to perform at the concert as well. ![]() With the world's eyes on him, Harrison planned rock's first global fundraiser, as well as his debut as a solo performer. Harrison sprang into action and rounded up a veritable who's who in the rock community, including fellow Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, the semi-reclusive Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Badfinger, and well over a dozen horn players and singers. Harrison organized the shows at the urging of his mentor, sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who asked Harrison to help raise and awareness for his native, famine stricken East Pakistan, by then renamed Bangladesh. ![]() It was 50 years ago Sunday (August 1st, 1971) that George Harrison and friends performed the legendary Concert For Bangladesh at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
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