{"id":582984,"date":"2026-04-05T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/582984\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:00:09","slug":"watch-george-harrisons-last-public-performance-ever-filmed-at-carl-perkins-funeral-in-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/582984\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch George Harrison\u2019s Last Public Performance Ever, Filmed at Carl Perkins\u2019 Funeral in 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December 1991, George Harrison<\/a> mounted a 12-show tour of Japan with his good friend Eric Clapton. The outing was the second and last of Harrison\u2019s post-Beatles<\/a> career, following a brief 1974 U.S. solo trek.<\/p>\n

After 1991, the guitar legend only performed in public a few more times before his death from cancer at age 58 on November 29, 2001. His final full-length concert took place on April 6, 1992, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The star-studded show was a benefit for the Natural Law Party, a transnational political party based on the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: New 2026 Book To Feature Unseen Photos by George Harrison During His Beatles Heyday]<\/a><\/p>\n

The last concert event featuring George was an all-star show celebrating Bob Dylan\u2019s 30-year music career. It was held on October 16, 1992, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.<\/p>\n

Then, in 1997, Harrison performed a few songs during an appearance on VH1 while helping his friend Ravi Shankar promote his 1997 album Chants Of India, which George played on and produced.<\/p>\n

Many people widely believe Harrison\u2019s VH1 performance, which took place at the channel\u2019s London headquarters, marked the very last time that the Beatles legend performed in public. This, however, isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n

Harrison\u2019s final public performance actually took place on January 23, 1998, at rockabilly legend Carl Perkins<\/a>\u2019 funeral. George was among the many musical luminaries who attended the event, which was held at Lambuth University\u2019s R.E. Womack Memorial Chapel in Jackson, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

The funeral featured planned performances by several music stars, including Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, and Wynonna Judd. As seen in a grainy video posted on YouTube, near the end of the service, Judd unexpectedly invited Harrison to the stage to perform.<\/p>\n

About Harrison\u2019s Performance at Perkins\u2019 Funeral<\/p>\n

In the clip, Wynonna is heard saying to Harrison, \u201cGeorge, I don\u2019t want to put you on the spot or anything. Is there anything you want to request? Do you want to come up and be with us just for this? I think Carl would want that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Judd comments that Garth Brooks also is on stage, then quips, \u201cYou got to sing for your supper, son.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to reports, Harrison then grabbed Skaggs\u2019 guitar, and addressed the audience, \u201cWell, I think somebody out there must know this. It\u2019s from Carl\u2019s first album. And you all sing the answer voices, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

George then kicked into an inspired version of Perkins\u2019 1957 tune \u201cYour True Love.\u201d The mourners on stage, including Skaggs, Judd, and Cyrus, joined in by clapping and singing along.<\/p>\n

After Harrison finished the song, he said, \u201cThank you. God bless Carl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perkins, of course, was a major influence on The Beatles, and he became friends with Harrison during the 1970s. In October 1985, George took part in a star-studded concert celebrating Carl\u2019s music that was taped for a TV special in London. Harrison performed \u201cYour True Love\u201d with Perkins and Edmunds during the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour True Love\u201d was a hit on the U.S. country singles chart for Perkins in 1957, peaking at No. 13.<\/p>\n

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