George Harrison (Brian Jones Lives)

George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 - 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer who achieved fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

Association with Brian Jones
Harrison's friendship with Brian Jones dated back to the early sixties when The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were in the midst of friendly rivalry with their music. Both musicians also shared an interest in the sitar and classical Indian music.

One of the main factors that would inspire Jones to begin planning his return to music in early 1971 was Harrison's triple album All Things Must Pass released the previous year. Harrison was one of the first people Jones would contact to inform about recording new material, and the pair began work on the song "Keep On That Road". The finished product would be included as the second track on Jones' album Being There.

Harrison and Ravi Shankar had began planning what would become The Concert For Bangladesh in the spring of 1971. It was around this time, during the writing of "Keep On That Road", that Harrison discussed with  Jones about the cause and invited him to perform in the afternoon show at the event itself, to which Jones accepted.

The pair would remain close friends until Harrison's death in 2001. The following year, Jones appeared  performing "Keep On That Road" and backing other musicians at the tribute event The Concert For George.