RIP Ravi Shankar

[Out of Order]

Sitar virtuoso dies at 92........

http://music.yahoo.com/news/indian-sitar-virtuoso-ravi-shankar-dies-92-045723085.html

[Becks19]

May he rest in peace.

[blunthead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gWCiLexilY

[hipmamajen]

Wow, I didn't know he was Norah Jones' father!

[Moderator]

Wow, I didn't know he was Norah Jones' father!

First I'd heard of it, too. :eek2:

[J.T. Adams]

Given the connection the man had with the Beatles and especially George Harrison, I saw wow.

Since I know how much he loved to listen to George and his music, I'll post this . . .


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kNGnIKUdMI

[the_last_gunslinger]

I don't know who this is...

[Out of Order]

Given the connection the man had with the Beatles and especially George Harrison, I saw wow.

Since I know how much he loved to listen to George and his music, I'll post this . . .


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kNGnIKUdMI

Thanks JT!!

[blunthead]

I don't know who this is...Here ya go...

Ravi Shankar

[kingricefan]

I remember listening to him on the 'Concert For Bangladesh' album- back when they were still called 'albums'.....

[J.T. Adams]

I remember listening to him on the 'Concert For Bangladesh' album- back when they were still called 'albums'.....

KRF, I still call them that. :)

[blunthead]

KRF, I still call them that. :)
I do to. My excuse is when I never know if they ever made a CD of the album, a phenomenon which has happened to me.

[Shasta]

My husband loves this guy. I was sad to have had to break the news. He hasn't responded....

[GNTLGNT]

back when they were still called 'albums'.....

...and strange one armed mechanical thingamahoochers called "turntables".....ooooooooohhhhhhh:oops:

...never cared much for the sitar, but I freely acknowledge that he was the best at what he did-and will leave a large hole in the fabric that is our lives...

http://www.alan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/la-famed-sitarist-ravi-shankar-dies-at-92-2012-001.jpg

[MadamMack]

First I'd heard of it, too. :eek2:

I knew that . . .big fan of Norah.

[kingricefan]

...and strange one armed mechanical thingamahoochers called "turntables".....ooooooooohhhhhhh:oops:

...never cared much for the sitar, but I freely acknowledge that he was the best at what he did-and will leave a large hole in the fabric that is our lives...

http://www.alan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/la-famed-sitarist-ravi-shankar-dies-at-92-2012-001.jpg

Is it just me or does George looked 'baked'??:eek2: :tongue:

[GNTLGNT]

Is it just me or does George looked 'baked'??:eek2: :tongue:

...yeah, kinda appears that he imbibed in a spliff or 4...