Within You Without You

How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music? This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo career Within You Without You is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison's essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination of his guitar playing in the Fab Four and his songwriting both in and out of the Beatles, author Seth Rogovoy demystifies the enigma of this most reluctant of rock stars. Drawing upon the insights of the author--a rock critic and historian of over forty years standing--as well as those of expert observers including Beatles filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg and English rock singer-songwriters Robyn Hitchcock and John Wesley Harding, among others, this book extensively examines George Harrison's contributions to the musical world. Within You Without You will forever change the way readers hear the music of the Beatles and view Harrison's role in the group, as well as enhancing appreciation of Harrison as a cultural figure above and beyond his work as a musician.

Seth Rogovoy is the author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet and The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music and contributing editor for The Forward.

- Preface - Introduction - 1. I Saw Her Standing There - 2. The Sheik of Araby's Three Cool Cats - 3. The Reluctant Beatle - 4. Leave Me Alone - 5. Do You Promise Not to Tell? - 6. The Chord - 7. Eight Arms to Hold You - 8. On One Condition - 9. The Black Album - 10. I Know What It's Like to Be Dead - 11. The Space Between Us All - 12. Gone for Baroque - 13. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part - 14. The Love There That's Sleeping - 15. Take a Piece, But Not Too Much - 16. When George 'Quit' the Beatles - 17. Standard Time - 18. That Ice Is Slowly Melting - 19. The Declaration of Independence - 20. Hare Krishna, Yeah Yeah Yeah - 21. What I Feel I Can't Say - 22. My Friend Came to Me - 23. The Constitution - 24. Running on a Dark Racecourse - 25. The Ghost of Ronnie Spector - 26. Could Be 'Sugar Pie Honey Bunch' - 27. George Goes to the Movies - 28. Why Peggy Lee Matters - 29. In the Eyes of the Lonely One - 30. You've Got to Leave to Come Back - 31. Everybody's Got Somebody to Lean On - 32. Brothers in Arms - 33. The Great Depression - 34. The Art of Dying - Endnotes - Bibliography - Acknowledgments - Index