For a time after the Beatles ' contentious break-up , George Harrison was the most popular and successful of the former group . His November 1970 three-disc set , '' All Things Must Pass '' , was a sales triumph , and produced hit singles in " My Sweet Lord " and " What Is Life " . In the spring of 1971 , Harrison learned from his friend and mentor , Ravi Shankar , about the desperate people of Bangladesh , who had been devastated both by military violence and a vicious cyclone . Harrison immediately set about organizing an event which would take place in Madison Square Garden within just five weeks — the Concert for Bangladesh — from which a live album could raise further funds for the Bangladeshi refugees . Klein hustled to get the invited artists , including Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton , to play for free while donating their shares of royalties to charity , and convinced Capitol Records to grant an unprecedented 50 % royalty rate . The '' Concert for Bangladesh '' live album and film raised over $ 15 million . Klein had failed to register the shows as a UNICEF charity event , however ; as a result , the proceeds were denied tax-exempt status in Britain and the US . The IRS attempted to tax the income , and $ 10 million of that amount was held back for years
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