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THE FIRST BEATLE IN AMERICA
Moogmodule:
Is there any detail why George went to the US then and why Benton, Illinois in particular?
Bobber:
--- Quote from: Moogmodule on December 18, 2013, 10:34:06 AM ---Is there any detail why George went to the US then and why Benton, Illinois in particular?
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He visited his sister Louise, who lived there at that time.
"I'd been to America before, being the experienced Beatle that I was. I went to New York and St Louis in 1963, to look around, and to the countryside in Illinois, where my sister was living at the time. I went to record stores. I bought Booker T and the MGs' first album, Green Onions, and I bought some Bobby Bland, all kind of things." George Harrison in Anthology
Hello Goodbye:
George also bought a Fireglo Rickenbacker 425 at Fenton's Music Store in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He had it refinished in black to match John's recently-painted 325 before he picked it up He debuted the 425 on Great Britain's "Ready, Steady, Go!" TV show the following month...
The Beatles - Twist And Shout (Ready, Steady, Go! 1963)
4 October 1963
You Won't See Me George Harrison Purchases a Rickenbacker
Hello Goodbye:
George also visited New York City and the Empire State Building before his flight back to Great Britain...
Moogmodule:
--- Quote from: Hello Goodbye on December 19, 2013, 03:05:04 AM ---George also bought a Fireglo Rickenbacker 425 at Fenton's Music Store in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He had it refinished in black to match John's recently-painted 325 before he picked it up He debuted the 425 on Great Britain's "Ready, Steady, Go!" TV show the following month...
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You know if there's one real regret I have of not becoming a rich and famous musician it's probably the ability to just wander in to a music store on some trip and buy any expensive guitar that takes my fancy.
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