As the youngest member of the Beatles, George Harrison was initially less prominent as a songwriter than John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A talented songwriter in his own right, in time Harrison had grown to the point where he was able to hold his own as a writer alongside Lennon and McCartney. His songs for the Beatles included Taxman, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Something, and Here Comes the Sun, a number of which have become enduring fan favorites from the Beatles’ latter period. As the band member with the greatest interest in Indian music and a close friend of the celebrated Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar, he brought a new dimension to the Beatles’ music and helped introduce Indian classical music to millions of Western listeners.

Harrison went on to have a very successful solo career after the Beatles. His triple album, All Things Must Pass, released in 1970, reached number one on charts around the world. Its hit single My Sweet Lord made Harrison the first ex-Beatle to reach number one as a solo artist in both the US and UK. A number of songs on All Things Must Pass had been written or developed during his later years with the Beatles, giving Harrison an opportunity to finally record material that had accumulated during that period. He followed with Living in the Material World in 1973, while his return to major commercial success with Cloud Nine in 1987 confirmed his enduring relevance as a solo artist.

Harrison also extended his scope beyond his own recordings. In 1971, he collaborated with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar to put on the pioneering Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden in New York. In 1988, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Beatles. In 2004, three years after his death, Harrison was inducted again as a solo artist. He also collaborated with Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne in the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.

Whether connected to Harrison’s Beatles days, his solo career, or his later collaborations with artists such as Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne, George Harrison guitar picks and memorabilia offer collectors a connection to the different chapters of an extraordinary musical career. From one of the Beatles’ most distinctive songwriters and guitarists to a successful solo artist and member of the Traveling Wilburys, Harrison left behind a body of music that continues to attract generations of fans. Browse our collection of authentic George Harrison guitar picks and memorabilia below.