George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour was a 45-showMadinger & Easter, p. 446. concert tour of the United States and Canada, undertaken by English musician

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and Indian

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ist

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in November and December 1974. It is often referred to as the Dark Horse Tour,The Editors of ''Rolling Stone'', p. 44. since the concerts served as a launch for Harrison's record label

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, to which Shankar was one of the inaugural signings, and Harrison's concurrent single was the song "

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".Spizer, p. 259. The release of his delayed album, also titled ''

'', followed towards the end of the tour. The shows featured guest spots by Harrison's band members

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and Tom Scott.

History

The 1974 tour was the first in North America by a former member of

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since the band's 1966 visit. Raising expectations further among fans and the media, it marked the first live performances by Harrison since his successful staging of the 1971

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shows, which had also featured Shankar and Preston. Harrison had no wish to revisit his Beatles past, however. He also stated in his pre-tour press conference in Los Angeles, in October 1974: "it's definitely not going to be a Bangladesh Mark II, if that's what people are thinking."Anne Moore, "George Harrison On Tour – Press Conference Q&A", ''

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'', 13 November 1974; available a
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(subscription required). At the same press conference, in reply to questions about a rumoured Beatles reunion, he said that his former band " eren'tthat good", relative to musicians he had worked with since, and he dismissed the idea of ever being in a group with

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again. According to author

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, these remarks created "the same sense of shock" as

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's 1970 lyric "I don't believe in Beatles" (from the song "

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"). Harrison biographer Simon Leng writes that the ensuing tour represented "a whirlwind of pent-up

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" in North America, "where the group had a status way beyond that of mere icons". In his set list for the tour, Harrison included just four Beatles songs: his own compositions "

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" and "

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", and the

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song "

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". Aside from Scott and Preston, the musicians in Harrison's band included the soul/R&B

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and

Andy Newmark Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950)

, Scott's

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bandmate

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(on guitar), jazz percussionist

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, and horn players

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and

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. Among Shankar's orchestra of top

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musicians were

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and Sultan Khan. All of Shankar's musicians had recently participated in his Music Festival from India tour of Europe, which Harrison presented under the auspices of his

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. Harrison also recorded a studio album by Shankar's orchestra and helped promote his other Dark Horse Records act,

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. These commitments left him behind schedule with his own album, ''

'', which he was forced to complete in Los Angeles in October, when not rehearsing for the tour. During the concerts in North America, the two ensembles performed separately and as one, mirroring the East–West fusion of Shankar's first Dark Horse album, '' Shankar Family & Friends''.

Reception

The response from music critics varied significantly throughout the tour. Some reviewers were scathing in their assessment: Harrison was criticised for failing to respect the public's nostalgia for the Beatles, his choosing to afford considerable stage-time to Shankar's ensemble, his spiritual pronouncements and on-stage demeanour, and particularly the rough quality of his singing voice, caused by overexertion in the months leading up to the opening concert. Other reviews were highly favourable, admiring Harrison's humility in sharing the spotlight with his fellow musicians and the lack of overly theatrical presentation, and praising the breadth and adventurousness of the musical programme.

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of ''

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'' magazine wrote in 2002 that the tour was "almost universally savaged by the press". Leng, having researched the contemporary coverage for his book ''While My Guitar Gently Weeps'', concludes that "the majority of reviews were positive, in some cases ecstatic …" Leng contends that "the 'given' view of the tour" – namely, that it was "the most calamitous road show in the history of the genre" – has come from a series of unfavourable articles in ''Rolling Stone'', culminating in the magazine's review of ''Dark Horse''. Author Robert Rodriguez summarises the critical reception as follows: "Smaller press outlets without axes to grind tended to review the shows the best, whereas rock establishment coverage, such as ''Rolling Stone''s, tended to spin the tour as something close to an unmitigated disaster (something that George never forgave them for)."Rodriguez, p. 59. Aside from critics' opinions of the musical content, Harrison took exception to their reports that the shows were not being well received by audiences.Clayson, p. 338. Some 750,000 people attended the concerts, which grossed a total of around $4 million. In his 1997 autobiography, '' Raga Mala'', Shankar says that despite the mixed critical reception, "financially it was not a failure", and all the musicians "immensely enjoyed the performing and especially the touring together". A double live album and a documentary film of the tour were planned but neither release took place. In his 2014 article on the tour, for the website ''

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'', Nick DeRiso writes: "Ultimately, Harrison came to see the tour's issues as more a matter of media perception than anything. Bootlegs, to some degree, back up that notion – as fans appear to receive the dates with no small amount of enthusiasm." Writing for ''

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'' in 2001, Peter Doggett said that the available bootlegs reveal the full extent of Harrison's damaged vocal cords, but equally, "tapes of the better nights of the tour prove that the enterprise deserved a better fate." DeRiso quotes Harrison's later recollection that "The public as a whole enjoyed it; it was always standing ovations – even for the Indian section … But they got on my case, the press – some of them anyway."Nick DeRiso
"40 Years Ago: George Harrison Begins Ill-Fated 1974 North American Tour"
''

'', 2 November 2014 (retrieved 8 June 2015).

Legacy

Due to the scrutiny he received from the media, Harrison remained wary of giving live performances. After 1974, he did not tour again until 1991, when he played a series of concerts in Japan with

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.Lavezzoli, p. 196. More recently, the 1974 Harrison–Shankar tour has been recognised by some commentators as a forerunner to the 1980s world music genre,Rodriguez, p. 60. popularised by Western artists such as

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and

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. Referring to critics of the tour in a 1977

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interview, Harrison said: "It's a pity that a lot of people missed out on something that went above their heads." Nick Hasted of ''

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'' views the reworking of the Beatles' "Something" as "unforgivable" but deems the programme "in retrospect, an admirable show" and a precursor to

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Tour dates

The tour itinerary was as follows:

Setlist

The

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for the shows was taken from the following songs (the name of each selection's main performer appears in parenthesis):Madinger & Easter, p. 447. * " Hari's on Tour (Express)" (

) * "

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" (Harrison) (cut from setlist after opening night) * "

Who Can See It "Who Can See It" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1973 album ''Living in the Material World''. The lyrics reflect Harrison's uneasy feelings towards the Beatles' legacy, three years after the group's Break-up of the ...

" (Harrison) (cut from setlist after opening night) * "

" (Harrison) * "

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" (

) * "

Sue Me, Sue You Blues "Sue Me, Sue You Blues" is a song written by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1973 album ''Living in the Material World''. Harrison initially let American guitarist Jesse Ed Davis record it for the latter's ''Ululu'' album (197 ...

" (Harrison) * "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" (

) * "Naderdani" (Shankar) * "Cheparte" (Shankar) * "

" (Harrison) * "

Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the opening track of his 1973 album ''Living in the Material World''. It was also issued as the album's lead single, in May that year, and beca ...

" (Harrison) * "Sound Stage of Mind" (ensemble jam) * "

" (Harrison) * "Tom Cat" ( Tom Scott) * " Māya Love" (Harrison) * "

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" (Preston) * "

" (Harrison) * " Nothing from Nothing" (Preston) * "

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" (Harrison) * "Anurag" (Shankar) * "

I Am Missing You "I Am Missing You" is a song by Indian musician Ravi Shankar, sung by his sister-in-law Lakshmi Shankar and released as the lead single from his 1974 album '' Shankar Family & Friends''. The song is a rare Shankar composition in the Western pop ...

" (Shankar) * " Dispute & Violence" (Shankar) * "

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" (Harrison)

Tour personnel

Harrison's band: *

– vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals *

– vocals, organ,

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, backing vocals * Tom Scott – saxophones, flute *

– electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals *

– saxophones, flute *

– trumpet, flute *

–

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, percussion *

– bass *

Andy Newmark Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950)

– drums *

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– drums (from 27 November) * Kumar Shankar – percussion, backing vocals Shankar's orchestra: *

–

, conductor *

– vocals,

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; conductor (in Ravi Shankar's absence) *

–

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* T.V. Gopalkrishnan – vocals,

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, khanjira *

–

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–

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, backing vocals * Kartick Kumar –

* Sultan Khan –

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–

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, backing vocals *

– South Indian violin * Satyadev Pawar – North Indian violin * Rijram Desad – pakavaj,

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, huduk,

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–

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, duggi tarang, madal tarang *

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–

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, gubgubbi, backing vocals * Viji Shankar – tambura, backing vocals

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Nicholas Schaffner Nicholas Schaffner (January 28, 1953 – August 28, 1991) was an American non-fiction author, journalist, and singer-songwriter. Biography Schaffner was born in Manhattan to John V. Schaffner (1913–1983), a literary agent whose clients includ ...

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Bruce Spizer David "Bruce" Spizer (born July 2, 1955) is a tax attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana, who is also recognized as an expert on the Beatles. He has published thirteen books, and is frequently quoted as an authority on the history of the band and ...

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Gary Tillery Gary Tillery is an American writer and artist known for his biographies focusing on the spiritual lives of famous figures, and for his public sculptures. His 2009 book, ''The Cynical Idealist'', was named the official book of the 2010 John Lennon ...

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External links

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