Neil Harrison

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Neil Harrison
Live at Wellington Country Park, Berkshire (2006)
Live at Wellington Country Park, Berkshire (2006)
Background information
Born (1950-12-04) 4 December 1950 (age 73)[1]
GenresPop, rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, vocals
Years active1973 – present
Websitebootlegbeatles.co.uk

Neil Harrison (born 4 December 1950) is a British musician and dramatist. He was a founder-member of

tribute band, The Bootleg Beatles, in which he played John Lennon
.

The Bootleg Beatles

In 1979, aged 28, Harrison had joined the cast of the

Vox amplifiers, four black polo-necks and a wig.[3]

On 26 March 2011 at a gig in

Imagine" after shouts of support and thanks from the crowd and was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a further gift from the band. The Bootlegs then performed "Back in the U.S.S.R." followed rather fittingly by the medley of songs from the Abbey Road album that culminates with "The End
". The band left the stage to a standing ovation and further shouts of thanks to Neil.

Meet the Beatles

Harrison has stated that he has met two original Beatles, on three occasions.

His first experience was in 1968, when he and some friends sang

the Wirral
. A photograph taken at the time exists.

The second meeting was in 1996 at

Australian Pink Floyd Show as he'd "always wanted to have the Beatles support Pink Floyd".[citation needed] George Harrison was in the audience and quipped "you probably know the chords better than I do" and "Where's the Bootleg Brian Epstein? 'Cos he's got all the money!"[2]

The third meeting was at the Party at the Palace for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2002, where McCartney headlined.

Other works

Outside the Bootleg Beatles, Harrison released an album in 1974 on Deram Records called All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go.[4]

He was an exclusive producer for the best selling Yugoslavian rock band Bijelo Dugme in period between 1975 and 1979.

He also wrote several songs for Lulu's album Don't Take Love for Granted, including the title track and "I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)", which was released as a single in 1981 and also included on her 1981 self-titled album Lulu. He has released another solo album entitled Richmond Hill.

He sang an acoustic version of "Strawberry Fields Forever" for the 2013 Spanish movie Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed.

References

  1. ^ Bite it Deep: Neil Harrison – All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go (1974), Biteitdeep.blogspot.co.uk
  2. ^ a b Cast of Beatlemania: Neil Harrison, Rhythm Guitar, Beatlemaniaalumni.com
  3. ^ The Bootleg Beatles Souvenir Programme 2004–2005
  4. ^ "Neil Harrison". Discogs. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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