The Date: January
11
The Movie: The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
What Is It?: In
1971, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar staged Rock’s first big all-star benefit
concert. The proceeds may not have
all gone to the Bangladesh refugees who deserved them (perhaps it should have
been called The Concert for Allen Klein),
but the show did produce a major album and motion picture featuring luminaries
such as Harrison, Shankar, Bob Dylan, and Ringo Starr.
Why Today?: On
this day in 1972, East Pakistan
officially becomes Bangladesh.
