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By 1985, through revenue raised from the Concert for Bangladesh live album and film, an estimated $12 million had been sent to Bangladesh, [6] and sales of the live album and DVD release of the film continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF. Decades later, Shankar would say of the overwhelming success of the event: "In one day ...
The Concert for Bangladesh also features in Sean Egan's 2006 book 100 Albums That Changed Music [157] and in The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Collection. [158] It was ranked number 1 in Spanish Rolling Stone ' s list of "The 30 Greatest Live Albums of All Time", published in 2013.
On Aug. 1, 1971, George Harrison leveraged his status as one of the biggest rock ‘n’ roll stars on the planet to help fight a humanitarian crisis that few in the Western hemisphere knew ...
In 1971 Harrison recorded pop music's first charity single, "Bangla Desh", [6] and released the Concert for Bangladesh triple live album (credited to George Harrison & Friends) to raise further funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
A triple album, The Concert for Bangladesh, was released by Apple in December, followed by a concert film in 1972. [ nb 9 ] Credited to "George Harrison and Friends", the album topped the UK chart and peaked at number 2 in the US, [ 107 ] and went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year . [ 108 ]
"The Concert for Bangladesh" – George Harrison & Friends (15th Grammy Awards in 1973) " Innervisions " – Stevie Wonder ( 16th Grammy Awards in 1974) " Fulfillingness' First Finale " – Stevie ...
The Concert for Bangladesh is a film directed by Saul Swimmer and released in 1972. The film documents the two benefit concerts that were organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar to raise funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War, and were held on Sunday, 1 August 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
While organising the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, Harrison recorded the charity single "Bangla Desh". [8] [9] The Concert for Bangladesh live album included three of Harrison's best-known Beatles songs: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something". [10]