George Harrison Remembered By Older Sister

 Louise Harrison, sister of late Beatles legend George Harrison, was one of the band's earliest supporters and now she's speaking about the group's early days. During a recent interview with the Times Record News, she says George was anything but the "quiet" Beatle.

"I had the opportunity to dispel some of the crazy stories that were being written about the Beatles. The stations also realized that if they brought me in and did a radio program where fans called in and chatted with me the day before the concert, it kind of got them heavy ratings," she says in the recent interview.

Louise was 11 years George's senior and worked hard to promote the band by calling radio stations and then offering weekly "Beatles Reports" on the radio.

"George being quiet is a myth. When he came to do The Ed Sullivan Show, he had just come in from Paris and he had a 104-degree temp and terribly bad strep throat," she adds.

"At that point, Brian Epstein just about had a conniption and said 'you can't let the press know there's anything wrong.'"

by RTT Staff Writer