013 George Harrison, "My Sweet Lord"

About this episode

This episode explores the production of George Harrison’s 'My Sweet Lord' and the making of his first solo album, 'All Things Must Pass'.

Today, the first of two episodes exploring the production of George Harrison’s first solo album, All Things Must Pass , with new research and interviews drawn from the book Ken Womack and I wrote on the making of the album. In this episode, we cover the intricate and painstaking production of “My Sweet Lord.” We explode the myth of Phil Spector’s contributions, speak to a number of people who were there, and get an exclusive sneak preview of the contents of Mal Evans’ diary entries about these sessions, courtesy Ken Womack.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Kruppa

Topics covered

• George Harrison
• My Sweet Lord
• All Things Must Pass
• Phil Spector
• music production
• diary entries
• interviews

Keywords

• George Harrison
• My Sweet Lord
• All Things Must Pass
• Phil Spector
• music production
• Ken Womack
• Mal Evans

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: My Sweet Lord, All Things Must Pass

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