While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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While My Guitar Gently Weeps

from the album The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live Song details Performer: Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison and Prince First Released: 3 November 2009 - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum: Live DVD (video version) 15 March 2011 - The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live album (audio version) Album(s): The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live Writer(s): George Harrison Producer(s): Information needed Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 15 March 2004, 19th Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, USA (guesting with Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and Dhani Harrison, only known performance) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 2004

While My Guitar Gently Weeps is a track originally written by George Harrison and recorded by The Beatles, included on their 1968 album The Beatles, more commonly known as "The White Album" (in the same way Prince’s untitled 1987 album became known as “The Black Album”). A live version by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison and Prince, recorded on 15 March 2004, was broadcast during the 2004 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and in 2009 was included on both a 3 DVD set and a 9 DVD set both titled Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum: Live (a slightly different mix of the video, with Prince’s guitar lower in the mix, was streamed on www.georgeharrison.com). An audio version of the track was released on the 2011 digital album The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live, released exactly seven years to the day after the performance itself. The performance came at the end of the show in which both Prince and George Harrison (posthumously) were inducted into the Hall of Fame; the show is traditionally capped off with an all-star jam, and this track, mostly performed by George Harrison’s friends (and his son, Dhani Harrison) acted as a tribute to Harrison while also showcasing Prince as an inductee. Prince has not performed this song at any other point, and is not known to have recorded a studio version. Of note is that this is the earliest performance by Prince of a song by The Beatles; he has since performed Come Together, The Long And Winding Road and With A Little Help From My Friends (Prince had also worked on a studio cover version of Day Tripper for the unreleased Flash album), although While My Guitar Gently Weeps is the only George Harrison-written track he has performed. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 15 March 2004 Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, USA Live recording Recording Personnel Tom Petty - co-lead vocals, guitar Jeff Lynne - co-lead vocals, guitar Marc Mann - guitar Steve Ferrone - drums Scott Thurston - bass Steve Winwood - keyboards Jeff Young - piano Dhani Harrison - background vocals and guitar Jim Capaldi - percussion Prince - guitar solo Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info While My Guitar Gently Weeps 6:20 The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Live, Volume 1 Live 15 March 2004, 19th Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, USA Video Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info While My Guitar Gently Weeps ?:?? Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum: Live 3 DVD Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum: Live 9 DVD Live 15 March 2004, 19th Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, USA; see Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum: Live for more details Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info While My Guitar Gently Weeps 6:20 www.georgeharrison.com video stream Live 15 March 2004, 19th Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, USA; performance as above, with Prince’s guitar lower in the mix While My Guitar Gently Weeps 6:21 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame video stream Live 15 March 2004, 19th Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, USA; performance as above, Remastered in 2021 and with different angles

Additional Information See also Trivia The Best Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum Live album Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame + Museum: Live DVD References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) www.georgeharrison.com www.rockhalldvd.com

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