What was Ravi Shankar famous for? Ravi Shankar was born in Benares, India, on April 7, 1920. He spent his childhood studying music and dance, but he gave up the latter when he turned 18. He studied ...

The moment influenced George’s spirituality and his burgeoning solo musical career, as well as the Beatles'. It also propelled Ravi Shankar further into the limelight. The musicians remained lifelong ...

Ravi Shankar and George Harrison impressed each other when they met in the mid-1960s. The universe brought them together at the exact moment they needed each other. George craved change, for someone ...

- George Harrison This is how the interesting, unique and lifelong friendship began between Ravi Shankar and George Harrison. Collaborations," available on Dark Horse Records and distributed worldwide ...

Dark Horse Records announced today the October 19 release of a limited edition deluxe box set from George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, entitled Collaborations. The release honors the sitar master's 90th ...

When George Harrison’s "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Les Paul was kidnapped in 1973, he called on his former sitar mentor Ravi Shankar to issue an appeal for its safe return, such was their ...

In the 1970s, George Harrison was liberated from the band who consigned him to the subs bench. And one show helped spark a ...

The Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar taught the Beatles’ lead guitarist George Harrison the sitar, bringing classical Indian music to a western audience. Show more Following the Beatles final concert tour ...

Family, friends and fans have all congregated in California today to mourn the late Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar, who passed away earlier this month. Shankar will long be remembered for his ...