The concerts of solidarity for the victims of natural disasters or wars are no longer common. Concerts for the…
raising money for the survivors of hurricanes, famines, mass murders, but also to raise awareness around socio-political or economic issues, it seems like there always has been, in accordance with LIFE. However, there were no.
In 1971, George Harrison brought together as many of his famous friends could – Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton , Ringo Starr, Ravi Shankar, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and others – in order to make a concert of solidarity for the refugees of Bangladesh. The concert was on Sunday 1 August 1971.
The concert was held in front of tens of thousands of fans and in fact there were two concerts that took place one afternoon and the other in the evening. The purpose was to raise money for the refugees of Bangladesh and raise public awareness around refugee crisis resulting from the civil war, hunger and natural disasters, such as floods and cyclones.
In such a significant size concert had years to play and George Harrison and Bob Dylan until the day of the concert I wasn’t absolutely certain if Bob Dylan showed up. Finally, not only appeared, but his appearance was particularly electrifying. The Clapton from the other already had a problem with drugs, he managed to shine, especially when she sang with the Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”.
The audience of both concerts, he did not know until the last minute the artists who will appear. When they announced the names became a panic.
The “clu” mean? Due to “legal obstacles” the biggest part of the money collected was confiscated. At the same time the concerts were a triumph. Followed a music album and a documentary about the concert.
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When George Harrison sang for Bangladesh [photos]
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