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George Harrison 1943-2001

Will Hermes, Spin, February 2002

THE YOUNGEST member of the world's most revered rock group, George Harrison — who died of cancer on November 29 at age 58 — worked forever in the shadow of John Lennon (whom Harrison taught to play guitar as a teenager) and Paul McCartney.

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