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How The Concert For Bangladesh Changed The Celebrity Fundraiser

Considered the first real act of great benevolence by the rock community, the Concert for Bangladesh was held 50 years ago, on August 1st, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Leon Russell perform at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971.

Fifty years ago, on August 1, 1971, the music world descended on Madison Square Garden for an event like no other. It was the first major charity concert of its kind — the Concert for Bangladesh. In that corner of

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