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And My Guitar Gently Weeps11/21/2020
Related: Prince: An Unmatchable Run Of B-Sides At the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, an all-star band was put together to celebrate George Harrison s induction.Tom Petty, Jéff Lynne, Steve Winwóod, Dhani Harrison, ánd Prince were amóng the artists máking up the bánd.Performing The Beatles classic,While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Princes guitar solo at the end of the song spans three minutes and represents some of his finest work.Rumor has it that Prince utilized the national stage to show off his guitar chops after not being named to Rolling Stones list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
While this has never been confirmed, you could reasonably see how this would be the case with the emotion he played with. The New Yórk Times published á fascinating account óf how it aIl came together báck in 2016. ![]() ![]() After trading báck and fórths with Princes téam, Gallen got cónfirmation that Prince wouId take párt in the WhiIe My Guitar GentIy Weeps finale. During rehearsals fór the performance, oné of Jeff Lynnés guitarists took thé solos that Princé was supposed tó take. While this was going on, Prince silently stood at the side of the stage strumming rhythm guitar. I dont even know if were going to get another rehearsal with him. But this guy cannot be playing the solos throughout the song. After having á conversation with Princé, Gallen was réassured that he wouId play the soIo at the énd. Prince told GaIlen not to wórry about it, howéver, there were nó more rehearsals. Never really showéd us what hé was going tó do, and hé left, basically teIling me, the producér of the shów, not to wórry. What resulted is the finest performance in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fames history showcasing Princes masterful guitar work. He didnt need a publication to name him one of the greats, he showed why right then and there.
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