Here, on the anniversary of the landmark event, LIFE.com presents photos — none of which ran in LIFE magazine — from the first-ever rock ‘n’ roll benefit show: the Concert for Bangladesh.

George Harrison was always known as the quiet Beatle, but the moment he stepped out of that shadow at the Concert for ...

George Harrison's Grammy-winning humanitarian project, The Concert for Bangladesh, is now available to stream globally for the first time in the last 53 years. It can be streamed for free on all ...

His last major show, other than guest-sideman shots, had been the Beatles’ final concert in 1966. Saul Swimmer, who directed the Bangladesh movie, says Harrison initially wanted to do the show ...

Tellus360 is doing its part by announcing a wide range of shows ... Lancaster luminaries for a full 50th anniversary tribute to George Harrison's "Concert for Bangladesh" concert on Sunday ...

You can finally listen to George Harrison‘s star-studded Concert for ... trailer for the film shows Harrison singing his final performance of the night, “Bangla Desh,” and highlights the ...

In 1971, the former Beatle organized a benefit concert ... Bangladesh. He brought in an all-star lineup -- Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar and Eric Clapton -- for two shows ...

By the time George started planning Concert for Bangladesh, Dylan had played only a hand full of shows since 1966 and none in the previous two years. George struggled to get Dylan to sign on to ...

In 1971, his Concert for Bangladesh was the ... Spector didn’t get to see the show. He was stationed in the Record Plant truck getting the perfect mix of a full horn section, two drummers ...

In Dhaka, the sprawling capital of Bangladesh ... that by being a friend of John's." The concert, Harrison added, ran on "pure adrenaline," without a full rehearsal. Who needs to rehearse ...

After he consulted with an astrologer—as one does—it was decided that the Concert for Bangladesh would take place on August 1 at Madison Square Garden. There would be two shows, an afternoon ...