Peter Frampton says he owes his solo career to George Harrison. It all started when the former Beatle invited the young guitarist, then performing with the blues-rock band Humble Pie, to play on his first post-breakup solo album, All Things Must Pass.

        “He opened the door for me with all these great musicians and led to my first solo record including Billy Preston, Ringo (Starr) and Klaus Voorman,” says Mr. Frampton, who now lives in Indian Hill with his Cincinnati-born wife Tina.

        “We had a lot of fun in like '69, '70, '71,” he recalls of his friendship with Mr. Harrison. “We went down to the Isle of Wight (Festival) when (Jimi) Hendrix played. It was a great time, it really was.”

        A big part of it was that Mr. Harrison was a musician first, a Beatle second.

        “He loved to play,” Mr. Frampton says of his friend. “We'd sit down and have a little play now and again. It was really exciting.”

        Mr. Frampton's favorite Harrison memory is the overdub sessions for All Things Must Pass.

        “He called me up one day and he just said, "(Producer) Phil Spector and I want to put more acoustics on every track. Bring your acoustic down and it'll just be you and me and we'll just do two or three tracks on every song.' ”

        But Mr. Frampton's favorite playing was usually done when the recorders were off and the legendary producer was changing tapes.

        “We would just sit there in front of two mikes on two stools in the room where Sgt. Pepper was recorded, and we'd play Beatle numbers as they changed (tape) reels. It doesn't get any better than that! I'll never forget that. Who would?”

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