George Harrison, (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of
the Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian
mysticism and helped broaden the horizons of his fellow Beatles as well as their Western audience by incorporating Indian instrumentation in their music. Although the majority of the Beatles' songs were written by
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. His songs for the group included "
Taxman", "
Within You Without You", "
While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "
Here Comes the Sun" and "
Something", the last of which became the Beatles' second-most
covered song.