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After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather.

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George Harrison
Age: 58 †
Born: 1943
Born: February 25
Died: 2001
Died: November 29
Actor
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Bass Guitarist
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Film Score Composer
Guitarist
Horticulturist
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City of Liverpool
The Quiet Beatle
Nelson Wilbury
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Leather

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