- in Entertainment News by Mike
Conan To Present George Harrison Tributes
CONAN To Celebrate George Harrison the Week of Sept. 22 with Performances by
Beck, Norah Jones, Dhani Harrison & Friends and More
Week-Long Musical Tribute to Mark the Release of
George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75
TBS’s late-night show CONAN is set to honor George Harrison with a week of performances by some of the biggest names in music. Beck, Norah Jones, Dhani Harrison & Friends and others will stop by Stage 15 at Warner Bros. the week of Sept. 22-25 to perform a live version from Harrison’s catalogue. The celebration will coincide with the release of George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75, a major reissue of the artists’ first six solo albums.
Available on CD and digital download on Sept. 22, George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75 is designed to complement Harrison’s 2004 collection, The Dark Horse Years 1976-92. The set spans Harrison’s solo work for The Beatles’ Apple Records from 1968 to 1975 and features an exclusive DVD with several video pieces, including a new seven-minute film with previously unreleased footage. The Apple Years box also features an exclusive perfect-bound book with an introduction by Dhani Harrison, new essays by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett and rare, previously unpublished images. George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75 can be pre-ordered at http://po.st/GHAppleYears.
George Harrison Week is presented by AT&T.