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Joe Matera

“I had just done 9 months with Joni Mitchell… But that whole Dark Horse tour was a really weird thing. George was uncomfortable being a band leader”: Robben Ford on the highs and lows of touring with George Harrison

George Harrison and Robben Ford perform live in 1974. Here, Harrison plays his Fender Stratocaster, while Ford is on a semi-hollow electric guitar.

George Harrison’s 1974 North American tour was the former Beatle’s first tour following his former band’s 1970 breakup. The 45-show trek – which included November and December dates throughout the U.S. and Canada – was in support of Harrison’s fifth solo album, Dark Horse, which was released that December.

The tour put Harrison under extreme pressure to prove himself as a live solo performer under his own name. Sadly, things didn’t necessarily go according to plan.

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