Bush deely affected by George's Death

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WASHINGTON –– The death of former Beatle George Harrison

saddened President Bush, a baby boomer who

considered the British band

"one of the greatest groups of any time in music."

 

When Bush learned that Harrison, 58,

had died Thursday of cancer, he noted sadly that

now only two Beatles survive,

said White House spokesman Ari Fleischer.

 

Fleischer said the 55-year-old

president "considers the Beatles to

be one of the greatest groups of any time in music."

 

"The Beatles are a big part of the life of

all baby boomers, and he's very saddened by

the death of George Harrison," Fleischer said.

 

Ari Fleisher, a White House spokesman, said that President Bush had

been deeply affected by the news.

Dr Gil Lederman, a New York hospital doctor who treated him in the

final stages, said he had been playing the guitar only two weeks

ago. James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul", said: "George Harrison

was one of the world's few good men.

 

"I will, and the world will, miss him. He was truly loved."