Ticket proceeds for the Concert for Bangladesh totaled $243,418, which went to UNICEF. That seems modest in an age of megabenefits (Live Aid raised $60 million in a single day), but Olivia ...

On the surface, Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh was him helping his friend Shankar get aid to his ancestral homeland. The former Beatle handled a lot of the organizing, including getting stars ...

George said the Concert for Bangladesh was a ‘stroke of luck’ because there was no rehearsal . George consulted an Indian astrologer to find the perfect date for the benefit concert. He set it ...

Stream / purchase The Concert for Bangladesh"here. All net proceeds (after taxes), will be donated to the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

George Harrison's Star-Studded 'Concert for Bangladesh' Live Album Available for Streaming at Last. Jordan Runtagh. Fri, August 9, 2024 at 1:15 PM UTC. 3 min read.

Considered the first real act of great benevolence by the rock community, the Concert for Bangladesh was held 50 years ago, on August 1st, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

He knew what he should do and he went out and did it. The result was the first, and perhaps the greatest, concert-for-a-cause ever staged.

Saul Swimmer, 70, who directed the concert film organized by former Beatle George Harrison and sitarist Ravi Shankar to benefit refugees in Bangladesh, died March 3 of heart failure in Miami.

A triple album,The Concert For Bangladesh, was issued during December of 1971. It would reach the number two spot on the American album charts and attain the number one slot in The United Kingdom.

George Harrison's 'Concert for Bangladesh' album cover. All net proceeds (after taxes), will be donated to the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

George Harrison’s Grammy award-winning The Concert for Bangladesh has arrived on streaming platforms for the first time. Considered one of the most significant benefits of its day, the event ...