Editing George Harrison (section)

==Legacy==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by George Harrison}}
[[File:George Harrison cu, Pier Head.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|left|Close-up of Harrison from the Beatles statue at [[Pier Head]], Liverpool]]
In [[1965 Birthday Honours|June 1965]], Harrison and the other Beatles were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire ([[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]).<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The London Gazette]] (supplement)|title=Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|date=4 June 1965|pages=5487–5489|url= http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/43667/supplements/5488|access-date=11 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111234623/http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/43667/supplements/5488|archive-date=11 January 2009}}</ref> They received their insignia from [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 26 October.{{sfn|Lewisohn|1992|pp=203–204}} In 1971, the Beatles received an [[Academy Award]] for the best [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Original Song Score]] for the film ''[[Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be]]''.<ref name="academyaward">{{cite web|url= http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp;jsessionid=5B9074098B63AD89C2BE3E9CB757FE98?curTime=1356770613701|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130415124425/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp;jsessionid=5B9074098B63AD89C2BE3E9CB757FE98?curTime=1356770613701|url-status=dead|archive-date= 15 April 2013|title= Results Page – Academy Awards Database|access-date= 29 December 2012|publisher= Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref> The minor planet [[4149 Harrison]], discovered in 1984, was named after him,<ref name="planet">{{cite web |url= http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/special/rocknroll/0004149.html |title= (4149) Harrison |publisher= Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100409062610/http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/special/rocknroll/0004149.html |archive-date= 9 April 2010}}</ref> as was a variety of [[Dahlia]] flower.<ref name="dahlia">{{cite web|title=Dahlia Name Origins|url=http://www.dahliaworld.co.uk/dnamesv.htm|publisher=Dahlia World|access-date=3 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420075328/http://www.dahliaworld.co.uk/dnamesv.htm|archive-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> In December 1992, he became the first recipient of the [[Billboard Music Award|Billboard Century Award]], an honour presented to music artists for significant bodies of work.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2005/century/archive.jsp |title=Billboard Century Awards&nbsp; Music Artists Biography&nbsp;– Music Artist Interviews |magazine=Billboard |access-date=19 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430083553/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2005/century/archive.jsp |archive-date=30 April 2008}}</ref> The award recognised Harrison's "critical role in laying the groundwork for the modern concept of [[world music]]" and for his having "advanced society's comprehension of the spiritual and altruistic power of popular music".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Timothy|last=White|title=George Harrison, First Recipient of the Century Award|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=5 December 1992|page=21}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him number 11 in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". He is also in number 65 in the list of "100 greatest songwriters of all time" by the same magazine.{{sfn|Petty|2011|p=58}}

In 2002, on the first anniversary of his death, the [[Concert for George]] was held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. Eric Clapton organised the event, which included performances by many of Harrison's friends and musical collaborators, including McCartney and Starr.{{sfn|Harry|2003|pp=138–139}} Eric Idle, who described Harrison as "one of the few morally good people that rock and roll has produced", was among the performers of Monty Python's "[[The Lumberjack Song|Lumberjack Song]]".<ref>{{harvnb|Doggett|2009|p=262}}: "one of the few morally good people"; {{harvnb|Harry|2003|pp=138–139}}: Eric Idle performed Python's "[[The Lumberjack Song|Lumberjack Song]]".</ref> The profits from the concert went to Harrison's charity, the [[Material World Charitable Foundation]].{{sfn|Harry|2003|pp=138–139}}

[[File:Los Angeles (California, USA), Hollywood Boulevard, George Harrison -- 2012 -- 4991.jpg|thumb|right|"George Harrison" Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in Los Angeles]]

In 2004, Harrison was posthumously inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a solo artist by his former bandmates Lynne and Petty, and into the [[List of Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame Inductees|Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame]] in 2006 for the Concert for Bangladesh.<ref>For his posthumous induction into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame see: {{cite web |last=Carter |first=Rachel Bonham |url=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/bangladesh_35176.html |title=George Harrison honoured on 35th anniversary of 'Concert for Bangladesh' |publisher=UNICEF |date=1 August 2006 |access-date=19 December 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211010701/http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/bangladesh_35176.html |archive-date=11 December 2008 }}; For his posthumous induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a solo artist see: {{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/ceremonies/2004/ |title=George Harrison |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |access-date=25 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505004936/http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/ceremonies/2004/ |archive-date=5 May 2013 }}</ref> On 14 April 2009, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded Harrison a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame|Walk of Fame]] in front of the [[Capitol Records Building]]. McCartney, Lynne and Petty were present when the star was unveiled. Harrison's widow Olivia, the actor [[Tom Hanks]] and Idle made speeches at the ceremony, and Harrison's son Dhani spoke the Hare Krishna mantra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/george-harrison-honoured-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-1.832038|title=George Harrison honoured on Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=15 April 2009|access-date=29 December 2012|publisher=CBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210003344/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/music/story/2009/04/15/harrison-george-walk-fame.html|archive-date=10 February 2013}}</ref>

A documentary film titled ''[[George Harrison: Living in the Material World]]'', directed by [[Martin Scorsese]], was released in October 2011. The film features interviews with Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Klaus Voormann, [[Terry Gilliam]], Starr, Clapton, McCartney, Keltner and [[Astrid Kirchherr]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-14931924|title=Scorsese's George Harrison film gets Liverpool premiere|work=BBC News|date=15 September 2011|access-date=10 October 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924144114/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-14931924|archive-date=24 September 2011}}</ref>

Harrison was posthumously honoured with [[The Recording Academy]]'s [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] at the [[Grammy Awards]] in February 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jambands.com/news/2014/12/28/george-harrison-honored-with-lifetime-achievement-grammy|title=George Harrison Honored with Lifetime Achievement Grammy|publisher=jambands.com|date=28 December 2014|access-date=28 December 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229014126/http://www.jambands.com/news/2014/12/28/george-harrison-honored-with-lifetime-achievement-grammy|archive-date=29 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/2015-lifetime-achievement-award-george-harrison|title=2015 Lifetime Achievement Award: George Harrison|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|date=6 February 2015|access-date=28 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929030532/http://www.grammy.com/news/2015-lifetime-achievement-award-george-harrison|archive-date=29 September 2015}}</ref>

An [[Illinois State Historical Society]] marker in [[Benton, Illinois]], commemorates Harrison's visit in the town in 1963 to see his sister, making him the first Beatle to visit the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marker Details |url=https://www.historyillinois.org/FindAMarker/MarkerDetails.aspx?MarkerID=444 |access-date=16 March 2023 |website=www.historyillinois.org |archive-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316201419/https://www.historyillinois.org/FindAMarker/MarkerDetails.aspx?MarkerID=444 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, a mural installation was unveiled in the town of Harrison<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Harrison Commemorative Mural {{!}} Welcome to the City of Benton |url=https://bentonil.com/?page_id=2909 |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316201423/https://bentonil.com/?page_id=2909 |url-status=live }}</ref> painted by artist John Cerney.<ref>{{Citation |title=George Harrison Mural by John Cerney [Beatles Tribute on Interstate 57 in the United States] | date=16 October 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4ELCWk-IZ8 |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=en |archive-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316201417/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4ELCWk-IZ8 |url-status=live }}</ref> Statues of Harrison can be found around the world, including several across his native Liverpool and a [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] in the Shadhinotar Shagram Triangle Sculpture Garden in [[Dhaka|Dhaka, Bangladesh]], commemorating Harrison's contributions to Bangladeshi culture.

On 24 May 2024 a [[Historic England]] [[blue plaque]] was unveiled at Harrison's childhood home at 12 Arnold Grove in Wavertree by his wife Olivia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/24/george-harrison-childhood-home-liverpool-blue-plaque-beatles|title=George Harrison's childhood home in Liverpool gets blue plaque|first1=Robyn|last1=Vinter|date=23 May 2024|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indy100.com/news/george-harrisons-widow-hails-plaque-at-his-birthplace-as-source-of-pride|title=George Harrison's widow hails plaque at his birthplace as 'source of pride' &#124; indy100|website=www.indy100.com}}</ref>