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 | | Harrison was the first of the Beatles to arrive on American soil when he visited his sister, Louise, in rural Illinois in September, 1963, some five months before the group appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show." During this visit, George frequented a record store and inquired about his group's music. |
 | | Harrison quickly became fascinated with the instrument, immersed himself in Indian music and was pivotal in popularizing the sitar in particular and Indian music in general in the West. |
 | | Harrison married model Pattie Boyd on January 21, 1966 at Leatherhead and Esher registry office, and is reputed to have written the song "Something" for her in 1969, although he himself denied this, saying he was actually thinking about Ray Charles. |
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