George Harrison has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - becoming the 2,382nd to be commemorated.

 

Paul McCartney, currently performing in the states, joined guests including Harrison's widow Olivia and son Dhani outside the Capitol Records building.

 

Harrison, who died in 2001, is the second Beatle to be honoured individually on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 

In 1988, Lennon received a star on Vine Street, just down from where his former band mate was today remembered.

 

Sir Paul has been approved for a star, but no date has been fixed yet for a ceremony.

 

The Beatles have also been honoured as a group, with a Hollywood star offered as a gift to their fans during a 1998 ceremony.

 

At the event, Sir Paul waved to screaming fans who had turned out to honour Harrison.

 

But he left it to Idle, a long-time friend of the late guitarist who worked alongside him in the Beatles parody film The Rutles, to speak.

 

The comedian said: "I'm very honoured to be here to speak on behalf of George, and when Olivia asked me to do this I was a bit worried because I didn't know quite what I could say.

 

"I was thinking, what would George think about a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and I thought I heard his voice say "It's a load of old b******s".

 

"And I didn't want to say that so I asked Ringo, what shall I say about George's star and Ringo said "What about mine?".

 

The Beatles drummer is the only member of the band not to be nominated for the honour.

 

Harrison's honour comes as Capitol and EMI announce plans for the release of a new posthumous album by the guitarist.

 

Film-maker Martin Scorsese is currently directing a documentary feature about Harrison's life and work.

 

Source:Sky News

Wednesday, 15 April 2009 08:46 UK

Harrison honoured on Walk of Fame

BBC Entertainment News

 

Former Beatle George Harrison has been honoured with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

 

Sir Paul McCartney attended the unveiling outside the landmark Capitol Records building, joining Harrison's widow Olivia and son Dhani.

 

Olivia paid tribute to her late husband, describing him as "a beautiful, mystical man living in a material world".

 

Harrison, the youngest of the Beatles, died of lung cancer in 2001 aged 58.

 

Other stars including Monty Python actor Eric Idle, Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and musician Tom Petty attended the ceremony.

Idle described the Beatle as a "remarkable person" with a "wonderful sense of humour".

 

Hanks also addressed the hundreds of fans that turned up for the event.

He said: "George Harrison held the future in the guitar in his hands and it had six strings. Let us thank Leo Fender, who brought electricity to music.

"Let us thank them all for bringing us George. Every record was an event, every cut was an opera, the entire story told ours. All things must pass, sure. But George is going to live forever."

 

Harrison is the second Beatle to be honoured individually on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

He already shares a star with the rest of the group, but only he and John Lennon - who was also posthumously awarded a star in 1988 - have their own.

 

Sir Paul has been approved for a star, but no date has been fixed yet for a ceremony.