At times overshadowed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, George Harrison was no slouch in the talent department, as both a musician and a songwriter. He was born February 24, 1943 in Wavertree, Liverpool, England and sadly, he died of cancer on November 29, 2001. He formed his own group known as The Rebels when he was only 13 years old. In 1958, he joined Paul McCartney and John Lennon in The Quarrymen, later evolving into The Beatles, with George as their lead guitarist.
In the post-Beatles years, George appeared 17 times on the Billboard chart as a solo artist. His "debut" was My Sweet Lord, which remained at #1 for four weeks and became a Gold Record.
This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice features George Harrison with two of his beloved and thought provoking songs: What Is Life and Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth.
Cast your vote for the song you'd like to hear by coming to the Voice Your Choice page and casting your vote. We'll play the winning song in Hour 3 of next week's show.
