Dear Friends,

The Concert for Bangladesh was a groundbreaking benefit concert held on August 1, 1971, at Madison Square Garden. Organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, it was created to raise money and international awareness for the humanitarian crisis caused by war, famine, and millions of refugees fleeing what was then East Pakistan during the struggle that led to the creation of Bangladesh. The concerts featured an extraordinary lineup, including Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and Leon Russell. Widely regarded as the first major rock charity concert, it established the model for later benefit events such as Live Aid and demonstrated the power of popular music as a force for humanitarian action.

Today on Next To Silence, I’d like to do something a little different and share The Concert for Bangladesh almost in its entirety, with judicious edits to fit in the show’s 90 minute time slot.

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Playlist: for the week of July 6, 2026

“Introduction by George Harrison & Ravi Shankar” — George Harrison, Ravi Shankar

“Bangla Dhun” — Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Alla Rakha, Kamala Chakravarty

“Wah-Wah” — George Harrison

“My Sweet Lord” — George Harrison

“Awaiting on You All” — George Harrison

“That’s the Way God Planned It” — Billy Preston

“It Don’t Come Easy” — Ringo Starr

“Band Introduction” — George Harrison

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” — George Harrison

“Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Young Blood” — Leon Russell

“Here Comes the Sun” — George Harrison

“A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” — Bob Dylan

“Blowin’ in the Wind” — Bob Dylan

“Mr. Tambourine Man” — Bob Dylan

“It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” — Bob Dylan

“Love Minus Zero/No Limit” — Bob Dylan

“Something” — George Harrison

“Bangla Desh” — George Harrison

“Beware of Darkness” — George Harrison, Leon Russell