The Beatles' George Harrison was praised for his vocal performance on his iconic song 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' ...

Beatles fans hailed While My Guitar Gently Weeps”as George Harrison’s finest Beatles performance, calling the acoustic version an emotional masterpiece.

However, he almost didn't get it recorded until he started thinking outside the box. Harrison wrote While My Guitar Gently Weeps and at his mother's house in the 1960s and instantly knew he had a hit.

Listen to Jake Shimabukuro in the studio putting their own spin on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' by George Harrison for triple j's Like A Version ...

But with “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” Harrison (rightly) knew he had a hit on his hands. Unable to convince his bandmates, he employed the support and musical abilities of Eric Clapton. Why ...

According to The Official Charts Company, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” didn’t chart in the United Kingdom either. On the other hand, The White Album reached No. 1 in the U.K. for eight weeks.

George Harrison wrote While My Guitar Gently Weeps after his return from India. Maybe, like me, he visited Indian homes where guitars bought with passion ended up as decorative showpieces.

To emphasise his point, Prince was making it on a stage that also contained the likes of Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison (son of George Harrison, While My Guitar Gently ...

George Harrison let another rock star use the guitar Eric Clapton played on The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." The star used it on a tune from Apple Records.