Description
How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music? This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo careerWithin You Without You is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison's essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination of his guitar playing in the Fab Four and his songwriting both in and out of the Beatles, author Seth Rogovoy demystifies the enigma of this most reluctant of rock stars. Drawing upon the insights of the author--a rock critic and historian of over forty years standing--as well as those of expert observers including Beatles filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg and English rock singer-songwriters Robyn Hitchcock and John Wesley Harding, among others, this book extensively examines George Harrison's contributions to the musical world. Within You Without You will forever change the way readers hear the music of the Beatles and view Harrison's role in the group, as well as enhancing appreciation of Harrison as a cultural figure above and beyond his work as a musician.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction1. I Saw Her Standing There2. The Sheik of Araby's Three Cool Cats3. The Reluctant Beatle4. Leave Me Alone5. Do You Promise Not to Tell?6. The Chord7. Eight Arms to Hold You8. On One Condition9. The Black Album10. I Know What It's Like to Be Dead11. The Space Between Us All12. Gone for Baroque13. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part14. The Love There That's Sleeping15. Take a Piece, But Not Too Much16. When George 'Quit' the Beatles17. Standard Time18. That Ice Is Slowly Melting19. The Declaration of Independence20. Hare Krishna, Yeah Yeah Yeah21. What I Feel I Can't Say22. My Friend Came to Me23. The Constitution24. Running on a Dark Racecourse25. The Ghost of Ronnie Spector26. Could Be 'Sugar Pie Honey Bunch'27. George Goes to the Movies28. Why Peggy Lee Matters29. In the Eyes of the Lonely One30. You've Got to Leave to Come Back31. Everybody's Got Somebody to Lean On32. Brothers in Arms33. The Great Depression34. The Art of Dying Endnotes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
