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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 1, 2012 2:23:50 GMT -5
On this day 1st August 1971, the Concert For Bangladesh, organized by George Harrison to aid victims of famine and war in Bangladesh, took place at New York's Madison Square Garden. The two concerts, one afternoon and one evening, played to over 40,000 people and featured the all-star cast of Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar, Klaus Voorman, and Badfinger. Full story: www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/concert_for_bangladesh
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Post by winstonoboogie on Aug 2, 2012 20:30:45 GMT -5
Did the money ever get to the victims? I heard the money was tied up in the courts for years...
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