How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music?

Within You Without You is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison’s essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination of his guitar playing in the Fab Four and his songwriting both in and out of the Beatles, author Seth Rogovoy demystifies the enigma of this most reluctant of rock stars.

Drawing upon the insights of the author–a rock critic and historian of over forty years standing–as well as those of expert observers including Beatles filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg and English rock singer-songwriters Robyn Hitchcock and John Wesley Harding, among others, this book extensively examines George Harrison’s contributions to the musical world. Within You Without You will forever change the way readers hear the music of the Beatles and view Harrison’s role in the group, as well as enhancing appreciation of Harrison as a cultural figure above and beyond his work as a musician.

SETH ROGOVOY is a writer, award-winning critic, book author, lecturer, teacher, musician, and radio commentator.

Seth’s BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet is a full-length analysis of Bob Dylan’s life and work. Seth has taught a variety of college-level and adult-ed courses on klezmer, Jewish music, and Bob Dylan, about whom he has written extensively.

Seth is the author of THE ESSENTIAL KLEZMER: A Music Lover’s Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music (Algonquin Books, 2000), the all-time bestselling guide to klezmer music. Since his book was published, Seth has continued to write, teach, and lecture extensively about klezmer. His live, one-man, multimedia program about klezmer, ROCKIN’ THE SHTETL, has been presented at universities, JCCs, museums, cultural centers, and synagogues across the U.S. and in England.

For nearly twenty years, Seth was a rock and jazz critic, primarily for the BERKSHIRE EAGLE, and also for dozens of other newspapers and magazines.

Seth’s cultural journalism has appeared in newspapers and magazines including NEWSDAY, the BOSTON PHOENIX, HAARETZ, the WOODSTOCK (N.Y.) TIMES, the BENNINGTON (Vt.) BANNER, EDUTOPIA, GASTRONOMICA, MOMENT, LEAK CD magazine, AUDITION, the BLACK AND WHITE CITY PAPER of Birmingham, Ala., and others.

Seth is also a singer-guitarist and leader of several bands, including the Rolling Rogovoy Revue and Seth Rogovoy and the Grove Street Band. He frequently performs at Bob Dylan tribute concerts throughout the Northeast United States. A graduate of Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., where he has taught courses on Dylan and klezmer, Seth lives in Great Barrington, Mass.