George Harrison was brought into the band by Paul McCartney specifically because he could play this song. John Lennon recalled in 1970, Paul introduced me to George and I had to make the decision whether to let George in. I listened to him play and said, Play Raunchy. I let him in and that was the three of us then, and the rest of the group was thrown out, practically. Paul McCartney recalled, I told John and the other Quarry Men about this guy at school called George: he is a real good guitr player, so if youre thinking of guitar - this is your boy. They said, OK, lets hear him, then. George could play Raunchy so well it really sounded like the record. We were all on the top of an empty bus one night and I said, Go on, George. He got his guitar out and sure enough he could play it, and everyone agreed, Youre in. Youve done it. It was rather like me knowing the words to Twenty Flight Rock. With George it was: Hes a bit young, but by God he can play Raunchy well. George was like our professional guitarist from then. Later, John did play some Chuck Berry-style solos, but he gave over the solo chair to George and became known as rhythm guitarist. beatleswiki.org/wiki/Raunchy
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:47:55 +0000
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