CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH 1972 Original 1 sheet poster 27x41 George Harrison

Description: This is an authentic original 1-sheet movie poster, folded, 27"x41" Posters were used in my family's privately owned single screen movie theaters in small towns in Upstate New York. They may have pinholes or tape marks or tape are noted and speak to the authenticity of the poster which was The graphics are not affected (please see condition above and inspect photos). This is an important film from the Golden Age of Hollywood when going to the movies was a weekly event and when movies and their stars were a major part of American culture. This is an opportunity to own an important piece of authentic American movie history. For the movie lover or serious collector. Movie Info: The Concert for Bangladesh is benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international awareness of, and fund relief for refugees from East Pakistan, following the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide. The concerts were followed by an Apple Films' concert documentary, which opened in cinemas in the spring of 1972.The event was the first-ever benefit of such a magnitude,[2] and featured a supergroup of performers that included Harrison, fellow ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell and the band Badfinger. In addition, Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan – both of whom had ancestral roots in Bangladesh – performed an opening set of Indian classical music.

Price: 96.66 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

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