George Harrison was born on this day in 1943 in the Wavertree section of Liverpool to a father that served as a bus conductor and had been a ship's steward on the company that had operated the Titanic and a musical mother that would offer her youngest child a considerable amount of support and encouragement for his interest in music.  The sound of Elvis Presley singing Heartbreak Hotel wafting out of a window as the 13 year old Harrison rode his bicycle instantly focused the future Beatles member's musical ambition and fate. In short order he got his first guitar, started a skiffle group dubbed the Rebels and met Paul McCartney.  At 15, George auditioned to join the Quarymen, the skiffle group John Lennon was in and McCartney would join.  Lennon thought George was too young to be in the band, but Paul persuaded him to let Harrison try-out again and he impressed John enough to let him fill-in on some dates and soon he was welcomed as a regular member.

 

Other noteworthy Classic Rock events on February 25 include...

 

1950 Emitt Rhodes born.

1964 The Beatles record Can't Buy Me Love.

1970 Rod Stewart releases An Old Raincoat Will Never Let You Down.

1972 Led Zeppelin does its first concert in New Zealand.

1973 Alice Cooper releases Billion Dollar Babies.

1977 Peter Gabriel releases his self-titled solo debut.

1980 Bob Seger releases Against The Wind.

1981 Bob Seger wins Best Rock Performance Grammy for Against The Wind.

1981 Pat Benatar wins Best Female Performance Grammy for Crimes Of Passion.

1985 U2 does the opening date of its first arena tour in Dallas, Texas.

1985 Phil Collins releases No Jacket Required.

1993 Toy Caldwell of the Marshall Tucker Band dies.

1998 Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison honored with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.

2002 Billy Joel gets MusiCares Person of the Year recognition.

2003 Doobie Brothers release Divided Highway.

2006 John Lydon announces the Sex Pistols would skip their Rock Hall Of Fame induction ceremony.

2010 Judge rules that a suit filed by Ozzy Osbourne against Tony Iommi over use of the name Black Sabbath can go forward.

2020 Mick Fleetwood stages a Peter Green Tribute concert at the London Paladium.

2022 Scorpions release Rock Believer.

2022 Guns N' Roses releases Hard Skool (EP).

2022 Beth Hart releases A Tribute To Led Zeppelin.