“My Sweet Lord” was religious from the start. In his 1980 memoir, I Me Mine, George wrote that the Edwin Hawkins Singers’ funk and gospel version of the 18th-century hymn “Oh Happy Day” inspired him ...

George Harrison had enough to deal with during the making of All Things Must Pass, and deciding whether or not to make “My Sweet Lord” into a single was just another dilemma. George had just left one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harrison knew the song was both a departure and a commercial risk, both in its spiritual theme and its specific references to the ...

George Harrison was often labeled “the quiet Beatle” in the heyday of the British quartet’s career. Perhaps this nickname came about because of Harrison’s role as lead guitarist or the backseat he ...

One of the most iconic rock stars of the 1970s spent almost that entire decade battling in court off and on over his biggest solo hit song ever. On November 28, 1970, George Harrison's "My Sweet ...

Originally published in Uncut Take 199 [December 2013 issue], George's collaborators reveal all about a deathless, controversial classic... Originally published in Uncut Take 199 [December 2013 issue] ...

The Weeknd’s controversial, 5-episode show The Idol is over. And with it, viewers of the HBO series got to hear Troye Sivan reimagine “My Sweet Lord,” the beloved, guitar-backed 1970 song by Beatle ...