How a case of mistaken identity led to George Harrison's last public performance
The legend stopped by the VH1 studios with Ravi Shankar to chat about their new collaboration, leading to his impromptu solo ...
Anoushka Shankar brings genre-bending style to North Texas
Ahead of her Richardson show, the sitar virtuoso and composer talks about being drawn to electronic dance music, her ...
The Beatles pay tribute to Liverpool rock star after he died aged 77
The Beatles have paid tribute to Joey Molland, the Liverpool-born guitarist from rock band Badfinger who died earlier this ...
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3 Iconic Rock Songs That Feature a Sitar
When Ravi Shankar introduced Western musicians in the ... Indian instrumentation made its way onto albums by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, and many others. The sitar remains the ...
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Behind the International Chase for George Harrison’s Stolen Les Paul, Lucy
The theft of George Harrison's Gibson Les Paul, Lucy, led to an international, televised chase and the divisive sale of a "ransom guitar." ...
When George Harrison’s “Lucy” Les Paul was “kidnapped” in 1973, he went to extreme measures to get it back
The cherry-finished Les Paul —dubbed Lucy — had been owned by several famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, who gifted it to Harrison in 1968 ...