Index
Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations.

Abbey Road
All Things Must Pass
“All Things Must Pass,”
“All You Need Is Love,”
“Any Road,”
Apple Corp.
Arias, Olivia Trinidad. See Harrison, Olivia
Arjuna
Aronowitz, Al
“Art of Dying,”
Asher, Jane
Aspinall, Neil
Autobiography of a Yogi (Yogananda)
“Awaiting on You All,”

Babaji, Sri Mahavatara
Babiuk, Andy
Badfinger
Band, the
“Bangladesh,”
Barham, John
Beatlemania
Beatlemania: The Musical
Beatles
backlash against
bickering among
breakup of
at the Cavern
chemistry among
and death of Stuart Sutcliffe
and disabled children
drug experimentation by
early success in Liverpool
on The Ed Sullivan Show
and Brian Epstein’s death
Brian Epstein as manager of
fan hysteria surrounding
financial success of
first meeting with Bob Dylan
first meeting with Elvis Presley
first trip to America
first trip to Hamburg
first TV appearance of
in Greece
in Japan
and Krishna devotee Shyamsundar
last concert performance of
licensing opportunities missed by
and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
movies starring
music critics on
on retreat in India
and return of Beatlemania
second trip to Hamburg
and the Sergeant Pepper album
at Shea Stadium
Ringo Starr joins as drummer
Beatles Anthology, The
“Behind That Locked Door,”
“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite,”
“Beware of Darkness,”
Best, Pete
Bhagavad Gita. See also KRSNA Book
Bhaktivedanta, Swami. See Prabhupada
Bhaktivedanta Manor
Bicknell, Alf
Blackler’s
“Blowin’ in the Wind,”
Boyd, Pattie
and Eric Clapton
courtship and marriage to George Harrison
marital problems of
Braceland, Francis J.
Braun, Icke
Bright Tunes Music Corporation
Brainwashed
“Brainwashed,”
Broonzy, Big Bill
“Bye-Bye Love,”

Caine, Michael
Calder, Tony
Caldwell, Iris
Cavern, the
Cavett, Dick
Chaitanya
Chakravarty, Viswanath
chanting
album of with Ravi Shankar
George Harrison’s belief in power of
with the Krishna devotees
in “My Sweet Lord,”
Prabhupada’s belief in power of
See also “Hare Krishna Mantra”
Chants of India
Chevalier, Maurice
“Circles,”
Clapton, Eric
and Pattie Boyd
in performance with George Harrison
Clark, Ossie
Clayson, Alan
Cleave, Maureen
Cloud Nine
Coleman, Ray
Coltrane, John
Concert for Bangladesh
Cousin Brucie. See Morrow, Bruce
Crisp, Frankie

Dark Horse
reviews of
tour following release of
Dark Horse Records
“Dasha Avatar,”
Dasi, Janaki
Davies, Hunter
“Dear Prudence,”
Decca Records
“Deep Blue,”
Dietrich, Marlene
Domino, Fats
“Don’t Bother Me,”
Dorn, Joel
“Dream Away,”
“Drive My Car,”
Dylan, Bob
and the Concert for Bangladesh
first meeting with the Beatles
as influence on the Beatles
as influence on George Harrison

Eastman, Linda
Ed Sullivan Show, The
Edwin Hawkins Singers
Elizabeth, Queen
Ellwood, Robert
Elwood, Phil
Emerick, Geoff
EMI Studios
Engbers, Konrad
Epstein, Brian
death of
as manager of the Beatles
Evans, Arthur
Evans, Mal
Everett, Kenney
Extra Texture

Farrow, Mia
Farrow, Prudence
Feinstein, Barry
Fleetwood, Jenny
Fleetwood, Mick
Fong-Torres, Ben
Food for Life
Ford, Gerald
Ford, Jack
Ford, Robben
Friar Park
“From Me to You,”

Gandhi, Mahatma
Garry, Len
Geller, Larry
George Harrison
Gerson, Ben
“Getting Better,”
Gilliam, Terry
Ginsberg, Allen
“Give Me Love,”
“Give Peace a Chance,”
Glass, Philip
Gone Troppo
Gopal Bhatta Goswami
“Got My Mind Set on You,”
“Govinda,”
Grafton-Green, Paddy
Grant, Michael. See Mukunda
Gurudas

Haight-Ashbury district
Haley, Bill
Hammond, Ian
HandMade Films
Hard Day’s Night, A
“Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall, A”
“Hare Krishna Mantra,”
Hare Krishna movement. See also Krishna devotees
Haridas, Swami
Harivilas
Harrison, Dhani
Harrison, George
attacked by intruder
at Blackler’s
cancer diagnosis and treatment
and Chants of India
childhood years of
and the Concert for Bangladesh
and Dark Horse album and tour
death as anticipated by
and death of John Lennon
and deaths of friends and family members
drug use by
Bob Dylan as influence on
early fans of
early health problems of
early love of music
early musicmaking with Paul and John
early religious experiences of
and Brian Epstein’s death
expresses doubts about spiritual commitment
father’s concerns about
final album of
financial success enjoyed by
first exposure to rock and roll
at first meeting with Elvis Presley
and gardening
girlfriends of
in the Haight-Ashbury district
and Olivia Harrison
honors bestowed upon
Indian music as influence on
in Japan
and the Krishna devotees
and KRSNA Book
at the Liverpool Institute
and LSD
and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
marital problems of
marriage to Pattie Boyd
meditation as important to
meets John Lennon
meets Paul McCartney
meets Ravi Shankar
memorials to
mother as fan of
music critics’ response to songs of
and nature as goddess
in Paris in 1970
in performance with Eric Clapton
plagiarism charges against
and Prabhupada
response of to fame
retreat to private life
and return of Beatlemania
return to performance in 1985
scary dreams of
separation and divorce from Pattie Boyd
and the sitar
son born to
as songwriter
spiritual beliefs of derided
spiritual rebirth in India
spiritual symbols on album covers of
voice problems during Dark Horse tour
in Vrindavan
See also Beatles
Harrison, Harold, Jr.
Harrison, Harold, Sr.
concerns of about George’s life as a musician
health problems of
pride at George’s success
Harrison, Irene
Harrison, Louise (George’s mother)
death of
and George’s fans
illness of
Harrison, Louise (George’s sister)
Harrison, Olivia
Harrison, Pattie Boyd. See Boyd, Pattie
Harrison, Peter
Harry, Bill
“Hear Me, Lord,”
“Heartbreak Hotel,”
Hell’s Angels
Help!
“Hello, Good-bye,”
Hendrix, Jimi
“Here Comes the Sun,”
“He’s So Fine,”
“Hey Jude,”
Hinduism. See chanting; Krishna; reincarnation
Holden, Stephen
Hopkin, Mary
Huxley, Aldous

I Ching
“If I Needed Someone,”
“I Need You,”
“Inner Light, The,”
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
“I, Me, Mine,”
“I’m in Love Again,”
“Isn’t It a Pity,”
“It Don’t Come Easy,”
“I Want to Hold Your Hand,”
“I Want to Tell You,”

Jackson, Michael
Jagger, Mick
Jamison, Judith
Japan
the Beatles in
George Harrison in
Jiva
John Wesley Harding
John, Elton
Julia (John Lennon’s half-sister)
Justis, Bill
“Just Like a Woman,”

Kamala
Karnamrita
Kaufman, Murray “the K,”
Keltner, Jim
Khan, Ali Akbar
Khan, Allauddin
King, Tony
“King of Broken Hearts,”
Kirchherr, Astrid
Koschmider, Bruno
Krishna
Krishna devotees
at Friar Park
and “Hare Krishna Mantra,”
at the Lennon estate
in Vrindavan
KRSNA Book

Landau, Jon
Leary, Timothy
Leitch, Donovan
Lennon, Cynthia
Lennon, John
close friendship with Paul
controversy over “Jesus” comment
death of
early musicmaking with George Harrison and Paul McCartney
and the Krishna devotees
meets George Harrison
and Prabhupada
on retreat in India
as songwriting partner with Paul
See also Beatles
Lennon, Julia (John’s mother)
Let It Be
Lewis, Jerry Lee
Life of Brian
“Like a Rolling Stone,”
Little Richard
Liverpool Institute
Living in the Material World
“Long Tall Sally,”
“Long, Long, Long,”
“Love Me Do,”
“Love You, Too,”
LSD
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,”
“Lumberjack Song, The,”
Lush, Richard
Lynne, Jeff

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Mahasaya, Lahiri
Malati
Mann, Derek
Mann, William
Manson, Charles
Marcos, Imelda
Martin, George
Marwick, Arthur
Mascaro, Juan
Max, Peter
Maxim’s
McCartney, Linda
McCartney, Paul
meets George Harrison
close friendship with John
early musicmaking with George and John
on retreat in India
as songwriter
as songwriting partner with John
See also Beatles
meditation and mantras
“Mellow Yellow,”
Menon, Bhaskar
Mersey Beat
Mimi (John’s aunt)
Molland, Joey
Monty Python
Morrow, Bruce
“Mr. Tambourine Man,”
Mukunda
“Mystical One,”
“My Sweet Lord,”

Nancy (Ringo’s girlfriend)
Natural Law Party
Newby, Chas
Newmark, Andy
“Nobody’s Child,”
“Norwegian Wood,”
“Not Guilty
“Nothing from Nothing,”

O’Dell, Chris
“Oh, Happy Day,”
“Old Brown Shoe,”
Oldham, Andrew Loog
“One Meatball,”
Ono, Yoko
Orbison, Roy
Othen, Rod
“Outta-Space,”

Paar, Jack
Palin, Michael
Pariser, Alan
Parker, Colonel Tom
Parlophone label
Parsons, Alan
Patanjali, Sage
Peat, G. J.
Pelz, Carl
Perkins, Carl
Petty, Tom
“Piggies,”
Plastic Ono Band
Prabhupada (Swami Bhaktivedanta)
in Haight-Ashbury
as George Harrison’s spiritual guide
illness and death of
Presley, Elvis
Presley, Priscilla
Preston, Billy
Prithu Das
“Purple Haze,”

Quantick, David
Quarry Men

Radha
Radha Krishna Temple
Radio India
“Raga Palas Kafi,”
ragas
Ragunath Das Goswami
Raja-Yoga (Vivekananda)
Ramayan
“Raunchy,”
reincarnation
Revolver
Ringo. See Starr, Ringo
Robb, Mina
rock and roll, early days of
“Rock Around the Clock,”
Rodgers, Jimmie
“Roll Over, Beethoven,”
Rowe, Dick
“Run of the Mill,”
Russell, Leon

“Sad-Eyed Lady of the Low Land,”
Saltzman, Paul
Sanders, Pharoah
Saraswati
“Sat Singing,”
Scaduto, Anthony
Self-Realization Fellowship
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sergeant Pepper: The Musical
Shankar, Ravi
asks for George’s help
and Chants of India
and John Coltrane
at the Concert for Bangladesh
first meeting with George Harrison
as George’s spiritual guide
at Vrindavan
Shea Stadium
“She Loves You,”
“Sheik of Araby, The”
Sheridan, Tony
Shrivatsa Goswami
Shyamsundar
and the Beatles
and the Concert for Bangladesh
at Friar Park
as George’s friend
in Paris with George
in Vrindavan with George
Silver, Murray
Silver Beatles. See also Beatles
Smeaton, Bob
Smith, Norman
“Someplace Else,”
“Something,”
Sommerville, Brian
“So Sad,”
“Sour Milk Sea,”
Srima-Bhagavatam
Starkey, Elsie
Starr, Maureen
Starr, Ringo
becomes drummer for the Beatles
financial success enjoyed by
on retreat in India
See also Beatles
Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Storm, Rory
Subramaniam, L.
Sullivan, Ed
Sutcliffe, Stuart

Tansen, Mian
Tao Te Ching
Taylor, Alistair
Taylor, Derek
Tenets, Robert
Thank Your Lucky Stars
“That’s the Way God Planned It,”
“That’s What It Takes,”
“Think for Yourself,”
33 & 1/3
“Those Were the Days,”
“Tomorrow Never Knows,”
Tonight show
Trailanga Swami
Transcendental Meditation
Traveling Wilburys
Tree, Penelope
“Tutti Frutti,”

Vivekananda, Swami
Voormann, Klaus
Vrindavan

“Wah-Wah,”
Weeks, Willie
“What Is Life?,”
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps,”
White, Josh
White Album
“Within You Without You,”
Whitman, Slim
Williams, Allan
Williams, Hank
Williams, Richard
Wonderwall
Wooler, Bob
“World of Stone,”
Wynne, David

Yamuna
Yardbirds
Yellow Submarine
“Yesterday,”
yoga
George Harrison’s study of
See also meditation and mantras
Yogananda, Paramahansa
Yoga Sutras
“You Like Me Too Much,”