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    • May 1, 1970
    Charlie Daniels sits in on a most auspicious recording session in New York. He plays bass alongside drummer Russ Kunkel for Bob Dylan and George Harrison. The tracks are never officially released, although they appear widely on bootlegs
    Oct 28, 1970
    Frank Sinatra records the George Harrison-penned "Something" in Hollywood. The song becomes a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez in 1974
    Aug 1, 1971
    Ex-Beatle George Harrison holds the Concert For Bangladesh at New York's Madison Square Garden, joined by Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and Ravi Shankar. Harrison performs "Something," which goes on to become a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
    Mar 23, 1972
    Johnny Paycheck records George Harrison's "Something" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. The song will become a country hit two years later in the hands of Johnny Rodriguez
    Mar 3, 1973
    "The Concert For Bangla Desh," organized by George Harrison and co-produced by Phil Spector, wins Album of the Year during the 15th annual Grammy Awards at the Tennessee Theater. Others receiving trophies include Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar and Eric Clapton
    Dec 18, 1973
    Johnny Rodriguez records the George Harrison-penned "Something" at the Mercury Studio in Nashville
    Nov 2, 1974
    George Harrison becomes the first ex-Beatle to launch a solo concert tour. Earlier in the year, Johnny Rodriguez had turned his composition "Something" into a country hit
    Dec 13, 1974
    George Harrison, the author of Johnny Rodriguez' hit "Something," meets president Gerald Ford on a visit to the White House
    Sep 7, 1976
    Ex-Beatle George Harrison loses a copyright infringement suit that charges his "My Sweet Lord" borrows from Lonnie Mack's "He's So Fine." Harrison's "Something" had become a country hit two years prior for Johnny Rodriguez
    Jun 9, 1977
    George Harrison divorces Patti Boyd. During their 11-year marriage, he wrote "Something," which became a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
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