Tom Petty Said George Harrison 'Invented the Idea of Rock 'N' Roll Giving Back to the People'

Tom Petty said George Harrison “invented the idea of rock ‘n’ roll giving back to the people.” George sprung into action when his friend Ravi Shankar asked him for help with the humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh in 1971. With George’s star power and a star-studded lineup, George organized the Concert for Bangladesh and raised thousands of dollars for the Bangladeshi people. A devastating cyclone had killed 300,000 people. After months of inaction from the West Pakistani government, people wanted a change, and Eastern nationals declared themselves the independent country of Bangladesh. It started a bloody war with the Western Pakistani troops committing genocidal acts on the Bangladeshi people.

Source: cheatsheet.com

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