The Beatles complete ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1968)


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(Friday, September 6, 1968, 7:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed recording George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at EMI Studio 2 in London tonight, adding numerous overdubs including Eric Clapton’s guitar solo.

Rolling Stone ranked “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” 136th on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”