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This Day in Rock History - Nov. 20th

1975: George Harrison shows up on Saturday Night Live where he asks for his share of the $3,000 producer Lorne Michaels offered the Beatles to appear on the show.

Later in the same show, Harrison performs with Paul Simon as they duet on Simon’s “Homeward Bound” and Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun.”

 

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