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On August 8th, 1969, The Beatles were photographed by Iain Macmillan at a crosswalk on Abbey Road, just outside EMI’s St. John’s Wood recording studios. The anniversary gives us a chance to celebrate the songwriting of George Harrison who contributed two classic compositions to the album: “Something”, the LP’s first single, and the opening track to side two, “Here Comes The Sun”, which we’ll share today in a 1976 performance by George with Paul Simon. "Abbey Road" was produced by George Martin o

If you’ve been captivated by the new Beatles documentary, you might enjoy this clip from around the same era depicted in the film. George Harrison appeared on the CBC’s “The Way It Is” to talk about their newly formed Apple Corp. and how he disagreed with John and Paul’s vision for the company. For more great CBC archival content check out cbc.ca/archives | CBC

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