George Harrison
Member of The Beatles
1943-2001
LOS ANGELES, California – Stars and fans around the world are mourning the death of former Beatles guitarist George Harrison, who died aged 58 after a long fight against cancer.
Harrison died in Los Angeles at 1:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) on Thursday, spokesman Geoff Baker said, but further details were not available. His former band-mate Sir Paul McCartney said: “I am devastated and very very sad. We knew he’d been ill for a long time.
“He was a lovely guy and a very brave man and had a wonderful sense of humour. He is really just my baby brother.”
